Paper is clearly important to the education process. By printing responsibly, students, teachers, and schools could easily save paper. I asked a few teachers about ways to be more responsible with paper use at school and this is what they suggested. Featured at PrintEco's blog, Less White, More Green, at http://blog.printecosoftware.com

1. How Can You Save
Paper at School?
Teacher Edition
Part 2
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2. I asked teachers the question:
What Are Some Ways Schools,
Teachers, and Students Can Be More
Responsible with Paper?
Here’s what they said…

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Sheet of Paper
“Our copiers allow for
double sided printing, which
saves paper.”
“Another way I try to save
paper is expanding margins to
fit more stuff on one sheet of
paper, or use a half sheet of
paper for small quizzes rather
than wasting a full sheet of
paper.”
Amanda, a high school
science teacher

4. Get Smart
“In
my
department,
we
have
really
tried
to
u5lize
Google
Docs
and
our
students'
Chromebooks
to
avoid
using
paper.
We
project
documents
onto
our
SmartBoards
instead
of
handing
copies
to
every
student.”
Kelly, a high school
Spanish teacher

5. The Sixth Sense
“Prin5ng
both
sides,
6
slides
a
page,
that
was
what
I
did
for
all
my
PowerPoint
slides.”
“Also,
teachers
would
ask
students
if
they
wanted
a
copy
of
answer
sheets
before
they
printed
them
off.”
Joe, a high school
math teacher

6. Terminator: Rise of the Machines
“The
primary
way
that
I
see
teachers
of
nearly
all
subjects
saving
paper
is
incorpora5ng
the
use
of
1:1
Devices
such
as
Google
Chromebooks
and/or
Apple
iPads
in
the
classroom.”
“Teachers
can
use
these
devices
to
electronically
distribute
worksheets,
study
guides,
and
countless
other
materials
that
formerly
required
prin5ng.”
Chris, a high school
choir teacher

7. The Social Network
“I
think
that
technology
has
made
it
very
easy
for
us
to
share
certain
documents
with
students
electronically
so
we
don’t
have
to
print
off
30+
copies
to
find
25
of
them
in
the
recycle
bin.”
“Certain
educa5onal
websites
like
Schoology
allow
teachers
to
set
up
class
"blogs"/
Facebook-­‐esque
sites
where
you
can
upload
documents
and
have
students
begin
a
conversa5on
about
said
document
online.
“I
also
know
of
many
teachers
who
scan
their
old
worksheets
or
materials
and
share
the
materials
with
students
using
Google
Drive,
which
is
accessible
to
everyone.”
Mary, a high school
English teacher

8. A high school
history teacher
Dead Paper Society
“I
think
schools
can
purchase
books
so
that
teachers
do
not
have
to
make
copies.
I
am
not
sure
how
to
prevent
wastefulness,
unless
you
ra5on
the
paper.
Schools
have
tried
to
put
in
teacher
codes
to
track
paper
use
but
I
don't
think
that
worked.”
“As
a
teacher
I
believed
that
the
informa5on
I
was
giving
my
students
was
more
important
than
saving
paper.
I
did
make
lots
of
copies
but
I
always
believed
it
was
for
the
greater
good
of
my
students’
educa5on.
I
suppose
teachers
can
give
online
tests
and
quizzes.
It
would
save
paper
and
be
faster
but
that
would
be
hard
to
get
used
to.”

9. X-Men Origins: ReCyclops
“The
school
I
work
at
has
invested
in
the
technology
to
make
our
school
more
paperless.
Most
classrooms
have
smart
boards
and
many
have
the
use
of
iPads
and
iTouches.
We
have
carts
with
laptops
and
notebooks
for
students
to
type
up
schoolwork
and
e-­‐mail
it
to
their
teachers.”
“A
solid
recycling
program
is
something
all
schools
can
do.
Our
school
has
a
recycling
club
that
collects
the
recycling
bins
from
classrooms
every
week.”
Michael, a high school
special education teacher

10. Papel Libre
“I
think
that
technology
is
one
of
the
best
ways
that
students
and
staff
can
be
more
responsible
with
paper.”
“I
know
for
me
personally,
I
have
started
displaying
informa5on
on
PowerPoints
and
having
students
write
the
informa5on
instead
of
passing
out
individual
sheets
(i.e.
oral
ques5on
study
guides).
I
can
show
this
mul5ple
5mes
and
I
don't
waste
the
paper
on
students
who
wouldn't
use
it
anyway.”
Maggie, a high school
Spanish teacher

11. A+
Thank You,
Teachers!