International Learning Conference welcomes The Paperless Classroom

In early June, the prestigious International Learning Conference welcomed nearly 400 speakers from all over the world, including yours truly, discussing web-based instruction and The Paperless Classroom. The beautiful University of Illinois at Chicago played host to this week-long conference, now 15 years old.  I must say it was exciting, if a bit daunting, to [...]

Wiki site is better than online grade book for class web site host

Our school uses the web-based grade and homework program, ProgressBook. This is an excellent program that gives parents and students the opportunity to view grades and activities in real time. When an administrator asked me why I don’t just use ProgressBook for all of my assignments and Paperless Classroom work, my response was quick and [...]

Class blog has many uses

I have found that the class weblog is fast becoming one of the most powerful tools for my everyday instruction. Not only do I use the blog as an events calendar and tips page, it also serves as a place for excellent extension of models I’ve used in class. For example, take a look at [...]

Twenty-first century students learning in The Paperless Classroom

I’ve seen a lot of articles on the use of wikis and blogs in the k-12 classroom.  However, I have yet to see anything that puts it all together quite like my own virtual classroom. This is not to pat myself on the back or say I’m a better teacher than anyone else.  I think there [...]