Comments on: Get. Off. Paper.

By: Blair Peterson

Blair Peterson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:52:33 +0000

In my present job search there are at least two organizations that require me to send hard copies of my documents. One position is leading an online graduate program. Go figure…

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Thing 20 - Google Docs | Travel Diaries of a Web 2.0 Newbie — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:59:24 +0000

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By: Steve Sokoloski

Steve Sokoloski — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:02:11 +0000

Not to put too fine a point on the tax on tea versus paper, but historically it was the Stamp Act of 1765 which did require a tax stamp on various forms of paper – legal documents, diplomas, almanacs, broadsides, newspapers and playing cards. This act in many a historian’s view taught the American colonists the rudiments of organization, protest, and put forward the principle of no taxation w/out representation. These lessons in the 1760′s set the stage for protests and rebellion against further acts of the British including the Tea Act of 1773.

By: Beth Still

Beth Still — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:34:20 +0000

@Sarah
After you gain more confidence and experience you will realize that you don’t need to throw worksheet after worksheet in from of your students to keep them busy. It sounds to me like you are in survival mode right now. Imagine you are the student for a moment. What would you rather do instead of worksheets? There are tons of other options out there to help you fill the voids between lessons.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:02:09 +0000

Being a new teacher (2nd grade), I am one of those people that you see at the copy machine day in and day out. I make copies of things so that I have back ups in case of things ending too quickly, in case I need to have a sub on short notice, etc. And then I find myself not using the paper copies that I make. However, my students are required to do a service learning project for social studies this year, and we have decided to collect and recycle all of the white paper that goes unused in our school and that the students do not take home with them. I know that does not compensate for my chronic and compulsive need to make copies, but it does somewhat make me feel better about what I am doing. I hope in the future that I will not be so dependent on the Xerox machine.

By: Geoffrey Bray

Geoffrey Bray — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:47:21 +0000

We’re in the middle of a transition and it’s going to take time. I’ve made the switch and am 95%+ electronic … but occasionally have to resort to paper.

Ebooks rock for various reasons:
- Always available b/c I carry my Treo 680 with me everywhere. Great for when I’m sitting stuck waiting somewhere for 10 or 20 minutes.
- Backlit so it’s easy to read in bed / dark
- I can carry many (i.e. hundreds) of books around with me and be reading a couple at a time
- I can take notes, etc. and then export them to a memo and send / share that any way I want.
- Not killing trees

It took me four years to do it but I’ve actually converted my father-in-law and others. As I said, we’re still in a transition. Not all books are available electronically. And, truthfully, not all books work as well electronically. If it has a bunch of graphs / diagrams then the screen is just too small.

I also use my 680 to take notes in Word and then can share them. That also handles the power issue since it can run all day. But it’s still not perfect because obviously I can’t type as fast as on my laptop … which when I try to use that has the power limitations. So, I typically start on my laptop until the juice runs out then beam it to my 680 to continue.

We’re all headed that way and need to press others to do so … but it will be a long time (if ever) before we make it totally paperless.

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Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Tech twos day — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:30:22 +0000

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By: Al Tucker

Al Tucker — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:03:48 +0000

I teach printing technology at the technical center where I work. I spent twenty-five years of my life shooting tree pulp through a printing press. I’ve been teaching paperless for the past five years – my students moved me in that direction – using Moodle has helped significantly in that effort. My lab runs a high speed copying center and my students have been making appeals to staff members to go digital rather than copy. We just bought a high speed scanner that is capable of scanning directly to pdf (36 sides per minute). A video is out on this site: http://www.netvibes.com/altucker#printing_technologies Now teachers are able to put their presentations, notes or whatever they used to use paper for, directly on their Moodle pages. I just makes sense.

By: A

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:33:21 +0000

My school district pretends that it is going paperless by “forcing” them to use e-mail and blogs and whatnot. The teachers don’t even have textbooks to use, but the teachers still print out literally thousands of pages of info and worksheets, etc. for the kids to use on an almost daily basis. Trees are still being killed by the thousands by districts that say they are going paperless.

By: debrennersmith

debrennersmith — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:33:10 +0000

I leave for NCTE in a few hours, one presenter posted that she hoped that everyone would be prepared for paperless and computers only. The problem was no free wireless except in the lobby of the hotel and not enough electricity. It is a complicated issue. Recently I was in the mountains with my Kindle. I could not access the cell network to download a new book. Computers and technology are wonderful…… when they work. Another example, I worked with a student teacher recently who had no idea how to teach a lesson without technology. Teachers need to know how to teach without the gadgets too.

By: Wendy Drexler

Wendy Drexler — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:26:55 +0000

You are absolutely right. Going paperless assumes that your students have access. You have little control over that situation and you obviously do the best you can with the resources available. Ensuring that every student has access is a topic for a whole other conversation. But, I think it’s a conversation that all districts should have. No doubt, in our current state of affairs, money will be even more of a problem. In that situation, the conversation becomes one of priorities. Many tough choices.

By: debrennersmith

debrennersmith — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:18:03 +0000

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While having access to the internet and computers is the norm for many of the readers and writers here, it is not the norm for my students. My students do not have computer access. I wish they did. The adults I teach are struggling to put gasoline in their cars and feed their children at times. If I went paperless in my presentations, and only provided computer support, I would not meet their needs. I think we need to consider our audience. Are we leaving some of our students behind without meaning to?

By: Wendy Drexler

Wendy Drexler — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:59:14 +0000

I’m proud to say that I teach two classes, neither of which requires any paper. My class is a NO PAPER ZONE!

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Paper is dead « Web 2.0 and Beyond — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:04:12 +0000

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