1. Going Paperless Digital Classroom Spring 2013

2. Paperless classroom Digital devices Digital information Virtual connections Device neutral apps and programs

3. Why?  Environmentally-friendly  Reduce expenses for reams of paper & printer ink  Employ digital devices for learning rather than other non- productive uses  Develop digitally competent and technology literate learners  Promote 21 st century learning and teaching

4. How?  Install and use apps for paperless support  Edmodo, Evernote, Dropbox, Skitch, Socrative, Dropitto.me, Red Laser, Diigo, EasyBib, Penultimate, InkFlow, Today’s Meet, Haiku Deck, and Ask3  Gradually replace tasks, communication, instructions, assessment, and assignments that require hard copies (paper) with digital copies  ‘Hand out’ and ‘turn in’ assignments virtually  Design your own plan for reducing paper

5. Paperless Classroom – Plan of Action Virtually share monthly newsletter Create my newsletter in Evernote Email a link to parents to the Dropbox file Give handouts to students Create the handout in Evernote or take a photo of it Save it as a pdf and post to Edmodo Option to publish to a blog Turn in homework digitally Give link to my DropItTo.me account Maybe get a Moodle course for turning in Or let them turn in work via Edmodo Gather feedback or exit slip Create survey questions in Socrative Send a link for students to join the class or have them install the app Analyze the feedback and save the results to Evernote

6. An Overview of Evernote  Cloud-based storage for your files and photos  FREE program to install and app for your mobile devices  Sync among multiple devices including:  PC or Mac  Laptop  iPhone or Smartphone  iPad or Android tablet  Email files to your Evernote account from anywhere  Check out the Evernote Trunk for more apps to use  Search your notes and graphics with keywords  Install the new ‘Web Clipper’ tool on your browser toolbar

7. An Overview of DropBox  Install the software on your desktop or laptop  A DropBox folder will be placed in your My Documents  Install the DropBox app on your mobile device  Save documents or drag & drop them into your DropBox folder  Work offline & sync later or work on local drive

8. An Overview of Socrative  Engage the class using any device  Free web-based program and apps for teacher and student  Log in as a teacher and create activities  Students open their app or site and join your class with your ‘room number’  Start the quiz and let them respond; collect data and save  Limit of 50 users per activity