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Reading on the computer OR on paper?

Wayne Zhang

I'm running into a lot of issues with my freshmen this year reading OER articles on the computer. In the past I've loved this because there are a lot of features for differentiation like the audio track and different Lexile scores. 

But I also feel like the second I give kids access to a computer, even if I give them a notecatcher or graphic organizer on paper, they're just distracted on the computer. I perceive that they're just instantly distracted by email or by random games or by God knows what else. 

I talked to a couple students and they said they were interested in doing readings on paper, but that just takes so much time and energy, not to mention physical paper, which can be hard to come by and annoying if the printer is broken. 

Any solutions to this problem? I've thought about doing an "Whitelist" using GoGuardian? Am I just crazy or are other people having issues with this as well? 

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    The dilemma of having students read on paper vs on the computer is real. In my AP classes, I start the term off by having students read printed hard copies of the articles. The first few times, we'll do the Three Reads together, so they can develop the habit. After a week, I'll transfer to having them read the articles online in class...guiding them in note-taking and develop questions (we rely on Harkness for much of our follow-up work). Reading in class is time consuming, though, and there is a lot to cover, so by week three, nearly all reading is done as homework. Some students request hard copies, so I always have a few copies available for them. In my district, printing 100 copies of every article over the course of the year is cost-prohibitive. 

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    The dilemma of having students read on paper vs on the computer is real. In my AP classes, I start the term off by having students read printed hard copies of the articles. The first few times, we'll do the Three Reads together, so they can develop the habit. After a week, I'll transfer to having them read the articles online in class...guiding them in note-taking and develop questions (we rely on Harkness for much of our follow-up work). Reading in class is time consuming, though, and there is a lot to cover, so by week three, nearly all reading is done as homework. Some students request hard copies, so I always have a few copies available for them. In my district, printing 100 copies of every article over the course of the year is cost-prohibitive. 

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