Team+B

Team B Members:

Brainstorm Questions Here: 1. How much paper does our school use? 2. How much paper does our class use? 3. What are other ways to do an assignment instead of on paper? 4. Do we have what we need to do assignments in other ways? 5. How much does it cost in energy and money to use paper? 6. Should every teacher have a limit on copies for the year? 7. How much does recycling help? 8. Should we just ban in altogether and make teachers think in different ways? 9. How much does the person cost that runs our copies? 10. Would it help if teachers just made their own copies? 11. Can we trust teachers to run the copier/machines well/safely? 12. Can local businesses help by donating time/copies/toner etc? 13. Copy machines vs. printers - - what is the cost? 14. What is the benefit of using paper? 15. How will parents take nothing coming home? 16. How can we communicate using less paper? 17. How can we evaluate/assess with less paper? Without paper? 18. How do we evaluate what really needs to be copied and what doesn't? 19. What needs to be one per student vs. one per group? 20. Are we just talking paper from the district or all paper - - notebooks, loose leaf, etc? 21. How can we educate parents.community about what we are doing? 22. For fliers/newsletters, etc. - - can we scan them and email them vs. sending a paper copy home? 23. How can we help families that don't have access to computers, internet, email, ESL, etc.? 24. How can we get the kids to take ownership of this? 25. How can we hold one another accountable? 26. How can we hold ourselves accountable? 27. Are there times when you just need to use paper and there's not another solution? 28. What about art projects that require construction paper? 29. How can we reduce the use of paper in Art class and artistic projects in the homeroom class? 30. What will happen to the world if we continue to use paper at this current pace? 31. Does paper effect the diversity of habitats? 32. What will happen to the district if we continue to use paper at this current pace? 33. What will happen to our building if we continue to use paper at this current pace? 34. How will this amount of paper consumption effect economics and jobs in Colorado? In the US? In the world? 35. Should the government take steps to reduce paper consumption by legal means? 36. How can we use alternatives to paper books - iPod, Kindle, eReader, CD for textbooks, etc.?

Question Formulation Technique and Rules for Questioning Brainstorm 1. Come up with as many questions as you can. 2. Do not stop to answer, analyze, or evaluate the questions.

Script: What is the message we want to send? - iMovie Presentation What are other ways to do an assignment instead of on paper? Images: IPod, Laptops, Kids talking/collaborating, How can we communicate using less paper? How can we get the kids to take ownership of this?

Order of Pics: 1. Stack of paper 2. Kids together in group 3. Field Trip 4. SMART Board 5. IPod 6. Kindle 7. Laptop 8. Email 9. Wiki 10. Blog 11. Podcast 12. Pictures of kids 13. Kids and technology

Team Work: Everyone must do a job to get this project done. Every 20 minutes switch roles so that each person experiences what it takes to be a researcher, media collector and presentation designer.

=__**Team Reflection about each role:**__=

What skills does it take to be the researcher?

What skills does it take to collect media - ETHICALLY?

What skills does it take to be the presentation designer?

Being able to communicate effectively, problem solve, and collaborate are important 21st Century global digital age skills. This learning opportunity included chances for you to practice these life skills. Rate your team on teamwork. Each person should fill out this teamwork reflection analysis independently.