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Welcome to our website. This project was created as part of the requirements for EPS 415, Technology and Educational Reform at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Instructor: Cris Mayo). Members of the project include: Ryan Green, Melissa (Phillips) Calvert, Katie (Zawacki) Tosh, and Pam Stutzman.
Within this website and its corresponding links, we will explore the transition schools are currently undergoing as they increasingly integrate technology into classrooms while reducing dependence on paper-based instruction. We will examine what a paperless classroom is, as well as investigate the influence of applying technology-based instruction strategies as a complement to reducing the use of paper within instructional settings. Explore our pages on e-Readers for ideas of which may be best for you and your students as well as how to incorporate them into your classroom. The Engaging Students page is just that: a summary of the various ways you as an educator can inspire your students and expand their knowledge using the many forms of technology available. On the page about the Flipped Classroom, you will discover what this concept means and how to flip your classroom. For resources on educational games that will enhance your students’ learning and engage them more fully in their studies, visit the Educational Avatar page for some great ideas on where to start or supplement your current curriculum.
Our purpose is to inform readers about a variety of discussions pertaining to paperless classrooms, as well as provide a space for continued dialogue and input from our readers. We hope that our discourse will be thought-provoking, and provide strategies for readers to consider as they mold their evolving learning environments to reflect our ever-changing, technology-dependent world.
Throughout these resource pages, information will be framed and discussed using the following guiding questions:
1. What are the educational opportunities and challenges arising from these developments?
2. How do these problems relate to activities across different areas of life, not only in formal educational institutions per se, but also in informal contexts and activities of learning?
3. In what direction do you think these technological and social trends are taking the field of education? What are the educational and political implications of these trends?
Paperless Schools in Illinois 