Probing the Prospects of a Paperless Pedagogy

Mr. Jason Neifferhttp://www.neiffer.com

Currently...Curriculum Director

Montana Digital Academyhttp://www.montanadigitalacademy.org

Formerly...History/Newspaper Teacher

Capital High School

http://www.workshophandouts.com/meamftpaperless

What does “paperless classroom” mean?

Largely reliant on digital digital resources

Largely reliant on digital media creation

Student and teachers are largely responsible for reporting progress digitally

I: My Personal Journey to Paperless

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II. Justifications

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II. Goals and Objectives

1.) Reduce Paper Wastehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/telstar/754414541/sizes/l/

2.) Reduce Paper Shufflehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kogakure/153741685/sizes/l/

3.) Prepare Studentshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cubicgarden/287753644/sizes/l/

III: Touring my Paperless Classroom

1: Newspaper Production... paperless

2. AP European History...paperless

3. World Cultures...paperless

IV: Results, Success and Failures

Success: Paperless Classroomhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/davidreber/3240091378/sizes/o/

Success: Increased Accountabilityhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pjern/2150873799/sizes/l/

Success: Increased Engagementhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/timmargh/3549774991/sizes/l/

Challenge: Accesshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/njla/3310011174/

Challenge: Equipmenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mimiw/1878701132/sizes/o/

Challenge: Implementation Speedhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cubicgarden/287753644/sizes/l/

V: What about you?

Don’t adopt everything at once!

Ask your students to be partners!

Embrace failure!

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Thank you!

Jason Neifferhttp://www.neiffer.com

neiffer@gmail.comTwitter: neiffer

Twitter: techsavvyteacherhttp://www.techsavvyeacher.com/