Slide notes and links for 'Going Paper Free' workshop. SAETA English Conference 2015.

1. A paperless way to get a copy
of everything you will be
shown during this workshop.
moourl.com/z680t

3. NOT To Print
0 Improved organisation, efficiency, and learning.
0 Handouts on hand – anything, anywhere, anytime.
0 Save money.
0 Save trees.

4. Assumptions
0 You’re keen. 
0 Students have a personal learning device (laptop,
tablets, etc).
0 There is consistent access to the internet at school.
0 Students can take their devices home (or they have an
alternate device at home). 83%*
0 Students can access the internet at home. 83%^
* 2010/11 ABS – on the rise
^ 2012/13 ABS – on the rise

5. Student Access
There are many online learning environments. These are just some places to start.
0 Office 365 Online learning environment. Free, but
bound to your place of work.
0 Wikispaces Collaborative learning environment. Free.
0 Edmodo Collaborative learning environment. Free.
0 TeachEm Collaborative learning environment. Free.

6. Wikispaces
What I choose to use. Compulsory for students to join.
0 Exemplar 1 – 12 English Communications
0 Exemplar 2 – 10 English
0 Exemplar 3 – Stage 1 English Communications by
Colin McKenzie

7. Planning
Year 10s and Year 12s.
0 Due date handout ✗ Embedded Google Calendar ✓
0 Term and semesters planners ✗ Uploaded word
document ✓
0 Introductory information ✗ Uploaded word / excel /
powerpoint / pdf documents ✓
*Paper saving tally is for Year 10 and Year 12 English and assumes a class size of 24.
48*
144
600

8. Independent Reading
Year 10s.
0 IR assignment sheet ✗ Wikispace page ✓
0 Printed supporting material ✗ Links, uploaded
documents, images, embedded videos ✓
*At a guess!
624
840*
Add 3 more terms-1560

9. Assignment
Year 12 Photobooks as example.
0 Assignment sheet ✗ Wikispace page ✓
0 Instructions ✗ Uploaded documents, uploaded videos,
uploaded photoshop templates, links ✓
0 Submit ideas in writing ✗ Post ideas in wikispace
discussion ✓
*At a guess!
1584
1848*
1872
Add 9 more tasks-4464

10. Activities
Year 10 Ethos as example.
0 Write down answers ✗ Publicly sharing answers on
Google Doc via wikispace ✓
0 Write down voting answer ✗ Vote online via
wikispace ✓
0 Take written quiz ✗ Fill in Google Form via wikispace
✓
4512
4536
4560

11. Assessment
One assignment for each class.
0 Print assignment ✗ Email assignment (I use email folders,
can use other methods like Google Drive) ✓
0 Write feedback ✗ Use assessment tool and send
feedback electronically ✓
*Assuming it uses two pages.
4656*
4704
Add 9 more assessments for each class-7296

12. Exams
0 Print exam ✗ Use online space for exam. ✓ Here is a
Stage 1 English Communications example
0 Students write exam ✗ Students submit exam
electronically ✓
0 Write feedback ✗ Use assessment tool and send
feedback electronically ✓
7320
7344
7368

13. Flipping The Classroom
Established online learning environments form the basis for flipping.
0 Wikispace with some information about flipping.
0 Blog entries about the Year 10 unit done as a flipped
classroom.

14. Web Tools
0 Tools solely to enhance teaching and learning.
0 Pick and choose effective tools for different needs. The
tools in the exemplar wikispaces were:
Google Calendar Google Form Discussion Thread
Goodreads Widget Embedded Videos Poll Maker
Todays Meet Google Doc Nearpod
0 Examples of tools to try next: Flubaroo,
Neat Chat and Doctopus.
0 Share your favourite tools.

15. Learning Difficulties
Teaching strategies for students with learning difficulties are generally effective
for all students.
A paperless classroom allows you to:
0 Provide visual support and use visual technologies.
0 Allow students to retain instructions, notes, charts, etc.
0 Present information in a multisensory way.
0 Provide direct access to video footage, web sites, etc.
0 Regularly draw student attention to due dates.
Flipping the classroom allows you to:
0 Check students’ understanding of the concept / task 1 on 1.
0 Control the delivery of information (eg pause, replay) and
have it delivered multiple times exactly the same.

16. Final Words
0 It is a gradual transition, not something you suddenly do.
0 It’s hard work to set up, but worth it and ultimately time
saving.
0 You still plan, prepare, and execute with the same care.
0 Master and use only a few online tools at once.
0 Become knowledgeable and comfortable with all online
tools first.
0 Dive in!

17. Bibliography
Images in order of appearance
0 Moourl Logo. Retrieved from http://moourl.com/
0 Armato, J. (2008). Assume. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/armatoj/2591181606/
0 Upadhyay, A. (2010). To print or NOT to print. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adarshupadhyay/4950965275
0 Ter Haar, K. (2010) Seeing My World Through a Keyhole. Retrieved from
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/network/authentication
0 Noble, D. (2007). Wikispaces. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/noble1885/877839966/
0 nickrate. (2010). Web 2.0 Collage v2. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickrate/4504163196
0 StarWatcher307. (2010). Toolbox in tackle box. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/starwatcher307/5931855835/
0 Emiliano. (2007). the brave pig is still undecided. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/loungerie/1524745711