The Paperless Classroom: Teaching and Learning in Cyberspace

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Rather than fight your students, when they want to spend most of their evenings on a computer, why not join them and teach them enriching lessons in math, science, social studies, language arts or anything else, at the same time. Introducing, The Paperless Classroom, a seminar that takes you through step-by-step procedures for creating an Internet-based Content Management System, weblogs, message boards, Internet-based workspaces and more, along with powerful information on creating activities that will excite your students and get them immediately turning in more assignments. This is education in the new millennium. Your students are multi-taskers, who don’t want to leave the amusement park in their computer for pencil-and-paper homework. Now, you can learn how to join them in their virtual world. Meanwhile, you’ll dramatically increase the turn-in rate for activities, improve student achievement exponentially – all while saving the environment by cutting paper use considerably. See how easy it is to create a paperless classroom that you can have up and running in days.

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Mark Barnes, the creator of the Internet-based Paperless Classroom, has a Masters Degree in education and has taught both middle and high school students for 15 years. Mr. Barnes has coached students at every level in five sports. A graduate of John Carrol University's Leadership Academy, Mr. Barnes has been teaching teachers in various areas for more than a decade. A recognized expert in academic teaming, Inter-disciplinary instruction, classroom management and technology use in the classroom, Mr. Barnes has served his school district as an academic team facilitator, a department coordinator, a classroom management consultant and a cooperating teacher. A published author and professional speaker, Mr. Barnes also conducts seminars on writing and publishing.