Binders or Notebooks? By: Taylor Phillips
Imagine having people bring tape to your table every day because they know you're going to have a paper tsunami. Tables in the classrooms after class look like a tornado hit, causing teachers to become frustrated. All of this destruction is caused by the lack of organization the binders hold. notebooks have a better organization system, allowing no papers to become ripped or torn out. There are many reasons notebooks are a better choice rather than binders, such as binders breaking and losing papers, having all class assignments in one place and not being able to find the right assignment, and binders are a disadvantage to left handed people. What would it be like without the paper hassle, are notebooks the better option?
There are always two options on what you can use for your writing. Some individuals prefer to use binders while others would rather use notebooks. Students at a Jr. High School feel that students should be able to use whatever writing skill they
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Some may think organizing work like this is useful and makes life much easier, however a larger majority of individuals prefer to use notebooks rather than binders. Having all of your assignment work squeezed into one area is harder than a person may think. When you try to look for a specified class to get out an assignment, it becomes difficult because papers being to rip, get stuck in the rings, and many other disastrous things. It also becomes very time consuming while trying to get into a binder. When a student is looking in their binders for an assignment, it takes a long period of time to find what they're looking for, causing students to lose education time. However if you use a notebook you can simply pull it out of your bag, find the page you're looking for, and begin your work. No missed time or hassle at all! Maybe it's time to change your
Staying organized is essential for success. I suggest you use a calendar to keep track of when assignments are due. Use a planner to keep track of your activities and stay organized. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete assignments since that would only add more pressure to your life. It may also affect the quality of your work. Do you think I’m talking from experience?
makes it easier to take notes and faster to write papers. Students also find it easier to keep things
Having all the needed textbooks in one place is easier for the student and for organizational and practical reasons. Holding several textbooks, weighing a few pounds, throughout the day can cause back problems for the rest of your life. An iPad,only weighing one pound, can hold several textbooks and is more practical . It is also portable and easy to use. Many students who forget to bring textbooks home will not have any worries
After the initial investment of buying the computers and tablets for the students the school will save money every year on paper and not having to buy books. Stephanie Sorrell who wrote the article The Paperless School of the Future Is Here Now! Explains that the handhelds have also helped cut copy machine costs and saved time that she used to spend waiting to use the copier. Some people can say that students will have a hard time adjusting if they move to a school that is not paperless. I would say that they could use the computer skills to do their work at home. Also that they have already developed the skills to write on paper and that is not something you forget. Another reason why school should go paperless is that student learn better using
Actually, paper and a pen are my favorite writing tools; though, at the end I switch to revise and finalize my writing on a computer. The use of technology when writing, such as this one of using a computer to draft my writing, affects me in two ways.
Writing overpowers in the success of students retaining the information that they are taught. It's easier for a student to retain information when writing it down individually rather than typing everything their teacher has said or shown. Even with that being said, high school students as well as college students, are most likely required to turn in typed assignments rather than handwritten or cursive written
When I worked as a tutor/mentor for City Year in the Bronx, New York, I was in charge of collecting my whole team’s data. Our data included hours spent tutoring, classes attended, and the number of tutoring sessions. Having the ability the use Excel’s formulas to total each corps member’s weekly progress was indispensible. I could organize each person’s statistics on a different worksheet and still have every corps member on the same workbook. With Word, I would have had to create a different document for each corps member. And this would have increased my data input time substantially. Additionally, the organized structure of each cell on an Excel workbook made the aesthetics better for my teammates. Also, had I known about the Fill Handle
Do you usually have trouble finding papers from your binder? Find yourself losing HW or classwork? Have papers mysteriously disappear? Then this guide is just for you. This is the ultimate, in depth guide on how to keep an organized school binder. In only 10 steps, this guide will help you keep all your papers together. By the end of all 10 steps, you won't ever need to worry about losing your papers ever again.
Today, everything is electronical, so not many use hand writing anymore. Using computers and other ectronical devices is a big thing in our schools today. Most schools don't have paper back books anymore so they don't take notes from books. They type everything they hear.
One way we would be more organized is that we wouldn't have to carry around huge binders full of paper instead we would be able to have all safely stored in our devices.Another point would be that if we stored everything in our devices, we would be less prone to losing them than if they were in binders. Lastly, if anything was lost or damaged we would be able to reprint them because there would still be a copy on one of our electronics.
This controversy will have significant impact on students and teacher stakeholder in school. People are arguing about whether digital tools are effective in students’ writing. Some people argue digital tools have an impact on their writing and other people argue digital tools have no impact on students’ writing. There are some positive and negative impacts using digital tools. Digital tools help students fix their mistakes before students put their paper up online. Digital tools are tools that help improve people’s writing such as Google Docs which students can get feedback from teacher: “Teachers and other students can provide feedback on a document: You simply highlight a word or sentence and insert a comment ” (Sweeney sec.7). Google docs
according to Dennis McCafferty in Computers In The Classroom -- Want to learn the abc 's of the mobile computing space? and can carry enormous amounts of data.There are many forms of notebook computers, Laarni Ragaza provides a well developed review of different computers and how they work with educational services in her article “The Best Laptops for College Students.” Integrating PC’s into the school program will allow students to directly connect with their teachers, assignments, textbooks, and notes all on one device, in a much more efficient and organized manner.This negates the need for the cluttered backpacks and lockers students have to scramble through to find their assignments. Having PCS on hand will allow students and teachers to connect instantaneously to transfer assignments and go over lesson plans. The PC’s will also enable students to connect to the internet, allowing them to further research the topic at hand. With PCs students can have a more immersive and orderly learning environment. PC’s should replace
Teachers are always assigning homework in the textbook and of course every student complains. Not only because they have homework, but because they have to lug home multiple textbooks. Many school districts have been trying to find a way to solve this complaint. What school board officials have come up with is replacing the textbooks with notebook computers or tablets. It is the 21st century, there is technology booming everywhere. However, converting the notebook computers might not be the greatest decision.
Writing is key in my classroom, even more so than reading. I do not want my students to read the textbook word for word, I want them to use it as a guide, and use readable "Math for Dummies" books if necessary. Writing on the other hand, is the end all be all for my class. They will write in their notes, they will write on their homework, they will write on their quizzes and tests, etc. To even show up to my classroom without a pencil is already off to a bad start for the day. To say that writing is promoted in my classroom is an understatement. Although, there are other methods of writing that I will incorporate in my classroom not discussed here but in Week 4 Discussion 2. Vacca (2008, p.243) states; writing facilities learning by motivating
Cheap binders help students keep school work neat and organized. Pick a different color binder for each class so you know which one you need at a glance. In the kitchen binders are perfect for storing and organizing recipes. Print out your favorite recipes and give binders filled with them to your children and grandchildren