Creating the Paperless Classroom

1. Creating the Paperless Classroom Ben Smith Red Lion Area School District Thursday, February 26, 2009

2. Ben Smith: Physics Teacher K-12 Science Coordinator Technology Resource Teacher Science Curriculum Specialist for ISTE Keystone Technology Integrator Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Consultant EdTechInnovators About Me

3. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Presents:The National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) Washington DCwww.iste.org/necc EdTechInnovators named Best of the Best at NECC 08

4. 2009 NSTA Presentations • New Orleans, Convention Center, Room 242 • Integrating Technology into the Classroom • Thursday, March 19, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Room 242 • Digitizing the Science Classroom - Prepare Students for the Global Society • Thursday, March 19, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Room 242 • Wikis for Students and Teachers in Science • Thursday, March 19, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Room 242 • Podcasting for Students and Teachers in Science • Thursday, March 19, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Room 242 • Student Voices on Technology in Science • Thursday, March 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Room 242 • Emerging Technologies in the Science Classroom • Friday, March 20, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Room 242 • Using Technology to Break the Traditional Mold of a Lab Report • Friday, March 20, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Room 242

5. Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

6. Our Vision • Students will use technology seamlessly as a regular part of their education • Each student will come to class with their own computing device • All of the computing devices will be interconnected • Teachers and Students will have the skills necessary to appropriately use the Hardware and Software

7. National Educational Technology Standards for Students

8. All notes available online: www.edtechinnovators.com Take all classroom activities and put them in a digital format Storage Access Sharing Linking Together Paperless Classroom Movement http://nomorepaper.pbwiki.com/FrontPage Working Digitally

9. The World is Flat Google: Did You Know Video Change the way students work Create a Paperless Environment Move students from Digital Intuitives to Digital Natives Skills to Survive Why Go Digital?

10. Turn the printer off File Exchange Hand In / Distribute Drop Box Provide Templates Make requirements of students Working with students without access How to Make it Happen

11. Integrating Tools What you need Student Response System Homework Our Websites Print to PDF Snapz Pro / Camtasia Audacity / Podcasting Notebook Software Interactive Whiteboard iMovie / Videocasting iPods Microsoft Office Web 2.0 Apps Science Probes Cameras Digitizing the Science Classroom Classroom Activities What Teachers and Students Do Lectures / Demonstrations Discussions Question and Answers Solve Problems Demonstrate Software Write on the Board Meet in Groups with Teacher Meet 1 on 1 with students Students Work in Groups Complete Worksheets Grade Papers Assign Homework Work with Students returning from absence End

12. Student Response Systems • eInstruction (our brand) • Check for understanding • Pre-assessment • All students, all the time • Teacher Reports

13. WebAssign / Homework • Unique problems for each student • Immediate feedback • Faster grading

14. My Website Purpose • Provide students with access to: • Grades • Labs/Activities • Online Resources • Class Notes and Answer Keys Sites • Ben’s Site • Wikispace

15. Print to PDF • Mac OS X: Print…Save as PDF • Win XP: PrimoPDF (www.primopdf.com) • Create Read-Only documents from Word, PowerPoint, etc.

16. Microsoft Office • How to Interact with Student Files • Comments • Tracking Changes • Forms • Tabbed View (Mac only)

17. Web 2.0 Applications • Google Forms to quickly collect feedback from students • Google Docs to work collaboratively • Wikis to post course content • Blogs to record daily content • Concept Maps • Voice Discussions • Multimedia Presentations • Sharing Photos - Flickr

18. Screen / Video Capture • Snapz Pro X (OS X)/Camtasia (XP) • Tutorials for Programs • Instructions for Handouts • Applications • Videocast using iTunes • Reference Material • Apple-Shift-4 and hold Control

19. Podcasting • Homework Help • Lectures • Explanation of Solutions • Hints on Labs / Activities • Student Advice • Software - Audacity • Record onto iPod

20. Notebook • Record class notes • Digital Lab Book • Easily include photos, voice, drawings, and text • Mark up PDF files • www.circusponies.com

21. Interactive Whiteboard • Demonstrate programs prior to allowing student use • Create and archive all board notes and lessons • Alternatives • mimio • Wacom Bamboo Tablet

22. iMovie / VideoCasting • Teacher Use • Using digital video to capture lessons, demonstrations, etc. • Student Use • Digital Video Projects

23. Video iPods • Distribute Media • PowerPoint Movies • United Streaming Videos • Tutorials (Snapz Pro) • Mega VCR • Photos • PDF Files

24. Science Probes • Vernier and Pasco probeware used to collect and plot data • Digitizes the Lab Content

25. Cameras • Appeals to Visual Learner (Differentiated Instruction) • Easy to Share • Flickr • Common25show@photos.flickr.com • Field Trips • Cell phones work

26. Science Fair • Poster Session Template • Large Format Printer if needed

27. Questions • Email: • ben@edtechinnovators.com • Website: www.edtechinnovators.com • Click on CFF Collaboration Day Link