Amy Bauman's Blog (3)

I am thinking celly could be useful in the school environment.  Although students at my school are not currently allowed to use cell phones during school hours, I think the tools available could be utilized outside the classroom.  I could use celly to remind students of important assignments or deadlines. I could also pass along calendar changes and/or additional alterations in the syllabus.  I also like the polling feature; I could poll the students on anything from whether to have a quiz…

I have a few podcast links to share...useful for teachers. 

A lesson on irregular verbs.
http://www.podcast.com/Education/Language-Courses/I-408279.htm

Several audio versions of William Shakespeare's sonnets.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/sonnets-william-shakespeare/id384530878

I have been reading about advances in the classroom in the 21st century, and I am wondering if an entirely paperless classroom is already a reality,  I have tried to reduce the paper used in my classroom and increase the technology utilized, but I am still not sure about how to proceed. I plan to network with other teachers in my school...those I know are tech savvy...to determine what basic things I can do to utilize more tech tools and less paper while maximizing learning. I think the best…