mountain moot: running a paperless classroom with moodle

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

Curriculum DirectorMontana Digital Academy

http://www.montanadigitalacademy.org

Blogging at:http://www.techsavvyteacher.com

Tweeting at:@techsavvyteach

http://www.workshophandouts.com/moodlepaperless2011

Running a Paperless Classroom with Moodle

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

This is closely related to...

Blended learning: utilizing face-to-face and online learning environments

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/

Critical Tool #1: Moodle

Critical Tool #2: Google Docs

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!

Don’t expect your students to be savvy to this; teaching required!

Educate parents, fellow teachers and administrators

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

Curriculum DirectorMontana Digital Academy

http://www.montanadigitalacademy.org

Blogging at:http://www.techsavvyteacher.com

Tweeting at:@techsavvyteach

http://www.workshophandouts.com/moodlepaperless2011

Running a Paperless Classroom with Moodle