Tracey Muise
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Joe,=0A=0AI'm curious. Please keep this public.=0A=0ATracey Muise=0A=0A=0A=
=0A--- On Tue, 10/20/09, Joe Frost <Joe.Frost@phoenixchristian.org> wrote:=
=0A=0A> From: Joe Frost <Joe.Frost@phoenixchristian.org>=0A> Subject: Re: T=
he "Green" (Paperless) Classroom=0A> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0A> Date: =
Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 6:17 PM=0A> Keith there is another way.=0A> =0A>=
Please contact me and I'll share with you what we do here=0A> at our schoo=
l=0A> with a number of classes.=0A> =0A> Thanks, =0A> ******* =0A> =0A> Joe=
Frost =0A> Director of Technology =0A> Department Chair Technology =0A> Ph=
oenix Christian Unified Schools =0A> 1751=A0 W. Indian School Road =0A> 602=
-265-4707 ext. 273 =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> -----Original Message----=
-=0A> From: Keith E Gatling [mailto:keith@gatling.us]=0A> =0A> Sent: Tuesda=
y, October 20, 2009 2:29 PM=0A> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0A> Subject: Th=
e "Green" (Paperless) Classroom=0A> =0A> With all the push for us to go "gr=
een" and as paperless as=0A> possible, has=0A> anyone thought about whether=
or not this really works for=0A> the kids?=0A> =0A> I tried starting out t=
he year by not giving the kids any=0A> handouts,=0A> telling them that they=
were all available online. Even=0A> showing them=0A> where to get them. It=
doesn't seem to be working. Or where=0A> it does work,=0A> it works becaus=
e they're printing out the handouts for=0A> themselves to=0A> have in front=
of them to refer to.=0A> =0A> I know from my own experience that if I'm tr=
ying to follow=0A> instructions=0A> on how to do something on a computer, i=
t's much easier to=0A> have those=0A> instructions printed out on a piece o=
f paper I can refer to=0A> as I'm doing=0A> the work. Going back and forth =
between screens on the same=0A> computer just=0A> doesn't work for me. And =
if it doesn't work for me, why=0A> should I believe=0A> it will work for my=
students?=0A> =0A> So I've started writing and giving out handouts again. =
But=0A> there's a new=0A> twist to it. Now I make them write their names on=
the=0A> handouts the=0A> moment I give it to them, and if I find it left b=
ehind or=0A> on the floor=0A> somewhere, they lose points for it.=0A> =0A> =
I just wrote a whole piece on this, that goes into greater=0A> detail, for=
=0A> my blog at http://wordfromg.blogspot.com.=0A> --=0A> =0A> keg=0A> =0A>=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A> Keith E Gatling=0A> Em=
ail: keith@gatling.us=0A> Blog: wordfromg.blogspot.com=0A> Website: www.gat=
ling.us/keith=0A> The fact that I'm open-minded doesn't mean that I have to=
=0A> agree with=0A> you.=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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