How NOT to Leave a Paper Trail

Part 1:
Participants will learn how to make the transition into a paperless classroom using these 4 simple tools; White Board App, PhotoPen, Infuse Learning, and Write about App. These tools (app and web-based) help students and teachers manage, submit, and collect their flipped classroom files between home and school.

Whiteboard App

Jot! is a fast whiteboard app that lets you sketch out your ideas and share them in real time. Draw or take notes on your iPad quickly and easily as soon as your ideas come to you. You can share your ideas via email, or share them as photos. With the paid version of this app ($4.99), you can save multiple jots and collaborate in real time over the internet with live sharing. Although the free version cannot edit the shared page, it can view it. The page can also be viewed online at jotwithme.com. If you don't have a smart board or Apple TV, this could be a great way to project a whiteboard from your iPad onto your screen.
The simplicity of this app makes it user friendly for every age.

PhotoPen

PhotoPen is free in the app store. Take a picture. Draw on it. Type on it. Try it! Go to the App Store and download it! There is a highlighter tool in the pen mode.

Infuse Learning

Infuse learning is a web-based tool that can be accessed on any iOS or Android Device. It is a great formative assessment tool for one-on-one, small group, or classroom setting. The teacher will create an account. Students log in using the the assigned room number. The teacher dashboard allows teachers to push out questions to student devices and collect responses individually. It also lets the teacher view the collective answers as graphs and charts.

Write About This App

Write About This App allows students to write about what they would rather do. When they are finished composing the story, students can compose themselves reading the story and play it back. With the paid app ($3.99), the students have the ability to email their story.

Uses:

These tools make it easier to create a paperless classroom.

Limitations:

Free versions of apps may have limitations.

Documentation:

Upload PDF documents here.

Links:

Jotwithme.com
Jot! Blog
PhotoPen
Write About This
Infuse Learning

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Part 2:
In this session educators will learn how to make the transition into a paperless classroom using these 3 simple tools; Google Drive, Google Sheets, and Google Docs. These tools (apps) help students manage, submit, and collect their flipped classroom files between home and school.

Google Drive:

Google Drive is a great resource to help you flip your classroom. It allows you to create class, small group, and individual student sharing folders. Google Drive allows you to add videos, pictures, spreadsheets, documents, surveys, etc. for centralized learning. It meets the Flexible Environment and Intentional Content Pillars of the Flipped Classroom.

Google Sheets:

Google Sheets is a way for students to collaborate and expand on their own learning. From jigsawing to notetaking to expanding on the objectives learned in class, students will benefit from Google Sheets. With the sharing capabilities through Google Drive, the students can manage and submit their assignments easily and efficiently.

Google Docs:

Google Docs is a way to create and share your documents online and access your documents anywhere. The student can create a document at home and access it at school the next. A teacher could create an assignment, have the students duplicate it, and complete, then share with back with the teacher to submit it.