Paperless Classroom

It’s that time of year.  I have recently seen some emails going out about conserving paper when copying.

Please remember that technology can help with some of your copy problems.

Instead of making a copy for every student, you could put the handout or information on your class website or email it out.

Don’t have a class website?  Shame on You!  We have told you about a number of free options such as myschooldesk.net/rcs or Edmodo.com.

Many of you also have Gmail accounts.  You can also put documents in your Google Docs (now Google Drive) and share the link by email.

Need to get information out quickly?  Use Remind101.com to get parents and students to signup for text message blasts without either one of you knowing each other’s cell phone numbers.   According to the recent poll I did on texting access, 98% of the teachers who responded have texting.  I think you will find that a huge percentage of your parents also have it, even if they don’t have a landline phone at home!

Need responses from parents and/or teachers?  Do what I do, use Google Forms (also on Google Drive) to collect information instead of sending out a hundred pages and having to tally responses.  Need a schoolwide poll or survey?  Again use Google Forms.  Classroom teachers also have a polling option included in the myschooldesk.net websites.

Not every student and/or parent has internet access, but you could save hundreds or possibly thousands of copies with the ones who do!

There are many ways to save paper electronically!