The paperless classroom Joy Dewing

Agenda Why we’d go paperless Paperless differentiation Introductions Accessing PwPt on Canvas Why we’d go paperless Paperless differentiation Benefits for students, parents, and teachers Making a paperless classroom work from the first day of school Time to plan Share

Introductions Name Where you teach What you teach Your comfort level with the Literacy Standards What you’re hoping to learn today A book you want to read this summer Your super hero ability Your favorite super hero

Why go paperless? Save trees and time Differentiate more easily Meet kids’ interests Improve technology usage/ understanding Communicate efficiently Eliminate confusion for students who were absent

Differentiate easily Read a wikipedia entry and this article. Then read the 1957 newspapers from the high school. How is the wikipedia account similar to/ different from the 1957 articles? Watch this video. Summarize the events. How did different people react? Why? Do you think being on video affected what people said or did? Why/ why not? Explore this website from the National Parks Department Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site. What can you learn about this court decision from this website? Explore this website on the novel My Mother the Cheerleader. What can you learn about the Civil Rights Movement from this historical fiction novel? Find at least 7 pictures from Little Rock’s school integration. Write captions for each. Read this article from LIFE magazine on the 50th anniversary. How has history looked back on this event differently from when it first occurred? Research oral language – speeches, songs, poetry, etc. – that were important during the Civil Rights Movement. Research Claudette Colvin. Who was she? How was she involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Why do you think she’s lesser known today? Nelson Mandela fought for equal rights in South Africa. How was his struggle similar to and different from what occurred in the U.S.?

Provide Enrichment Easily Links to websites & videos Links to podcasts Links to educational games Additional texts to read

Help absent students Post assignments on Canvas Post Power Points/ notes Post podcasts Students can check online for the day’s assignment

Help parents Post information about assignments Post related websites/ ideas for extra help for their students Digital newsletters

Missing assignment? Just go to Canvas to find it!

Stop lugging home stacks of paper! Students can post journal on online Quizzes and tests can be created and graded on Canvas Assignments can be turned in on Canvas Projects can be created and graded online

What do you do on the first day of school? (brainstorm ideas)

The first day of school Procedures posted on Canvas in a “Classroom Information” tab & shown on projector Survey Monkey to get to know students’ interests Canvas Discussion to discuss a specific question or topic

What do you do the first week of school? (Brainstorm ideas)

The first week Scavenger hunt on class Canvas page Students find photos that represent them/ their interests and create a PhotoStory Introduce Class Dojo as behavior management system Students use voki to create an avatar to introduce themselves to the class Use Poll Everywhere and students’ cell phones to poll favorite books Use Follett Shelf for read aloud/ shared reading

The first week Online Learning Styles Inventory and group into Power School Use Symbaloo to help students link to websites Use survey monkey to survey students on a specific topic or on interests Check out ebooks from the Kokomo Public Library Create an Excel document for standards mastery (documentation for evals) Introduce Scratch for students to learn web coding

The first week Students create a word cloud to demonstrate background knowledge on a topic Students demonstrate their learning by creating an animation on animoto or Go Animate Teach students about acceptable use policies and classroom electronic usage expectations Set up e-portfolios to use throughout the school year with live binder Set up Remind 101 for your class

One week down, 35 to go…

Your Turn Think about what you usually do the first week of school How can you “go paperless”? Select a specific topic or unit you teach early in the year. Plan paperless activities for it. Explore different online tips and tricks to determine what would be useful in your classroom.

Share your ideas & findings

Information Literacy Standards American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/standards/steps#structure The information literate student: 4. individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. 5. understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally. This standard recognizes that students must be taught the social, economic and political issues surrounding information, specifically the ethical and legal uses of information and its technology.

Information Literacy Standards American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/standards/steps#struct ure The information literate student: 1. determines the nature and extent of the information needed. 2. accesses needed information effectively and efficiently. 3. evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.

ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

College & Career Readiness Literacy Standards History/ Social Studies Literacy Standards: http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/201 4-04-15-contentlit-historysoc.pdf Science & Technical Literacy Standards: http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/201 4-04-14-contentlit-sciencetech.pdf

Best practices

What’s next? Share something you learned that you can use in your classroom this fall Complete online survey