1. The Paperless English Classroom
Susan Cintra
@cintrizzle
PBS Lead Digital Innovator
Madison Central High School

2. What I teach according to the standards:
Sophomore English: PreAP and English II
Argument analysis
Argument development
Rhetoric
Persuasion
Public speaking
Literature analysis
Literary theory
Reading skills
Vocabulary
Vocal and written communication
Test taking skills (UGH)

3. What I really teach:
The 21st Century Learner:

4. Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Global Awareness
Accountability
Collaboration
Communication
Self-Direction
Failing

5. Down the Rabbit Hole
Why’d I choose the red pill instead of the blue? How deep does this rabbit hole go? --how it began for me

6. Technology shouldn’t drive your content, the content drives your use of technology. If an assignment is better to do on paper, do it on paper. If something you’ve done for years works without technology, don’t change it! The technology should be a means to a more public and authentic end. Don’t use tech just to use tech!
Mondo pad things...bob

7. Why Paperless
How does going paperless begin to develop the 21st century learner:
Problem Solving
Group dynamics and development
Creativity
Virtual relationships
Public speaking and outreach
Innovative ideas and different ways of thinking

8. Welcome to my classroom
Teach English II, PreAP English II, and Journalism/Yearbook
1:1 Chromebooks with 1:1 iPad capability as well
100% Paperless
Use Google Classroom daily
(Weebly)
Approach the standards from a different angle, with student driven PBL projects
Go to twitter page, go on tour of class through twitter FREEDOM

9. Three ideologies that guide the paperless classroom:
SAMR Model
Project Based Learning
Design Thinking

11. Jumping in! Substitution: handout to digital source
Augmentation: students can type instead of write
Modification: teacher has immediate access to their work, conferencing with 30 students in one class period, students are engaged
Redefinition: allowing other students to be group leaders and serve as the teacher in the group

12. Characterization through Memes

13. Other projects:
Collaboration with Bowlin’s class

14. Project Based Learning
Essential Elements of PBL:
Significant content-what content are you addressing and targeting
21st Century Skills: Critical thinking/problem solving, collaboration, and communication (all are taught and assessed)
In-Depth inquiry: rigorous and extended process of asking questions, using resources, and developing answers
Driving Question: open-ended question that students explore
Need to Know: students see the need to gain knowledge, understand concepts, and apply skills in order to create.
Voice and Choice: kids are allowed choice in what they create, how they work, how they use their time
Revision and Reflection: must include a process for feedback and changes (the evolution)
Public audience: must present work beyond classmates.

15. 5 Phases of Design Thinking
Discovery: I have a challenge, how do I approach it?
Interpretation: I learned something, how do I interpret it?
Ideation: I see an opportunity, what do I create?
Experimentation: I have an idea, how do I build it?
Evolution: I tried something, how do I evolve it?

16. What we did:

17. What I did: Learning Space Design
Project Outline
Presentation Rubric
Phase 3

18. Resources for Learning Space Design Project
Google Classroom
Google Docs
Google Hangouts/Skype
Sketchup 3D
PBS LearningMedia
Online Sources for research
Community Experts: architect, grant writer, learning space design and educational technology gurus
(Ken David

19. Radio Station Project Resources:
Shared docs, presentations, video notes, audio files in Classroom
Twisted Wave audio recorder (links to Google Drive)
Garage Band for editing
Weebly cite creation
Twitter for connection with WHJRE
Online sources for teaching broadcast journalism
PBSLM: Beyond the Front Page 2.0 (students using as research for show content)
Radio Station Creation: English II classes
Recording Arts Studio Initiative
Design Thinking to build and design shows for the radio station
connections with WHJRE, in Carmel, IN
storytelling through podcasting
speech presentations with pitch projects
goal is to have first two show episodes completed by May

20. Building your own Paperless Classroom:
GAFE, Classroom
Weebly
PBS LearningMedia
YouTube
Screencasting tools
Periscope
VideoNote.s
Social Media accounts
Flubaroo
SnapChat (new adventure!)

21. Quick Side Note:

22. Meet William.

23. His friends call him Will. But I birthed him, so I call him William.

24. William is incredibly smart, but he’s not very patient.

25. Mr. Gay, his 3rd grade teacher, assigned a research project on an animal of their choosing...
tell about the cobra and the megladon and how bored he was...and easily gave up

26. Momma introduces the tech...
glogster

27. William NAILS it!!!
sense of pride and ownership!

28. Stay involved: Become a PBS Digital Innovator
Attend EKUWP Tech Academies
Attend Twitter Chats on Thursday evenings at 8pm #kyedchat

29. Susan Cintra @cintrizzle www.susancintra.com
PBS Lead Digital Innovator
Madison Central High School