I learn from the Read/Write Web. I find lesson plans and activities from the web and use the comments and feedback to judge their effectiveness.
In my classroom, my students depend on the Read/Write Web to obtain information normally by going to sites where they can type in the info and someone else answers their work like the one here. They use Facebook, YouTube, and other social networks regularly.
I would love to use this skill to make a paperless class. I may use Edmodo or Blackboard. Making the class more interactive may keep the students interested more in the topics.
A paperless classroom would be interesting - no more lost papers or exploding notebooks. I agree that making the class more interactive,the students will be more engaged. They will feel like active participants in their learning rather than recipients of information.
ReplyDeleteI would love to use Edmodo in my classes. I love it's look and it's easy to learn. But once again, my school district put the kibosh on it claiming safety concerns. I must sound like a broken record! But if you can use it, I think it would really engage the students!
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ReplyDeleteWe will look at the possibilities of a paperless classroom in this class. As someone that teaches a paperless class now, I really love it. It's so much easier to stay organized, and I also believe it's more efficient.
www.readwriteweb.com is a great blog to check out, by the way!
I don't know if I could go totally paperless in a chemistry class. I would be cool, but students need to learn how to calculate values. I can't give feedback if I don't see them doing. Maybe there is something or someone that is doing it.
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