This week’s reading allowed me to think about how much paper and time I would save through the use of classroom weblogs and wikis for many student activities and projects. The teachers at my school receive a box of ten reams of paper for the year along with any donated reams from parents of the students in your class. Needless to say, I and many other teachers run out well before the school year ends. And let’s not get into the spasms and breakdowns the copying machine endures each month and the sharp warnings we get from our tech person about running multiple copies on our workstation printers. I can see how using a weblog could not only cut down on my paper consumption and copying machine woes but the schools as well.
Another paper related issue Richardson (2006) unveiled was that textbooks are becoming a thing of the past. This is amazing because when I was in elementary school my parents had to pay a book rental fee for me. Does anyone know if standardized testing for elementary schools is or will go completely digital? My assistant principal, who’s charged with the security and accurateness of all the test booklets and scantron sheets would be elated.
Reference
Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.
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You may be interested to know that BookSwim.com, an online book rental club, is able to save on paper usage and disposal costs through their book rental model. www.bookswim.com operates like a "netflix" for books.
You can see an article about "green reading" here: http://www.bookswim.com/blog/2007/08/23/book-rental-the-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-way-to-read-%e2%80%93-bookswimcom-partners-with-recyclebank/
my apologies, the link was cut off. Green Reading
-George
Hi George,
No apologies necessary. That was a good example of what Richardson (2006) called "linkrot" (p. 94). This is a perfect opportunity for me to try out Furl, one of the bookmarking services Richardson (2006)recommended. Thanks for your effort and for giving me an actual problem to solve through its use.
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