Handouts vs Student Portal
I have always made copies of everything for my students and have recently decided this is a waste of my time, paper and money. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can minimize the various technological excuses used by students? Most of my students are new to the school and won't get a laptop until the last week of my class. Is it reasonable to expect all students (regardless of their laptop situation) be responsible for online assignments, announcements and class content?
I also am trying to reduce the amount of paper we use so I have been trying port outlines and handouts to digital documents. I am considering using google docs for some of those. However, I do want to keep some items to handout only so students can not easily share with others who have not taken the course yet or did not show up to class. I would like to hear about other ways to protect documents from being shared.
I have done the same in the past and now found myself utilizing technology as my best-friend. I advise my students that they can submit online anytime of the day and have their assignments completed earlier. I also remind them of utilizing the school library computers before and after class. Then I reiterate the announcements in class after I have posted them on the portal.
