# Ditch That Textbook

> Practical teaching & tech ideas for class tomorrow

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## Posts
- [🗑 Slides, videos, apps & resources from ISTELive](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/7-9-2026): Full videos of my presentations plus more!
- [🗑 Tips, tools, and ideas for you from ISTELive](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/6-30-2026): PLUS: Come to our in-person / virtual DTT meet-up! 
- [🗑 How to "attend ISTE" virtually with me next week](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/6-25-2026): Where to get resources from the conference so it feels like you're there
- [🗑 What will your teacher legacy be?](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/6-18-2026): ... and more "Deep Thoughts" to ponder together during the summer!
- [🗑 2 fun ways to end a lesson strong](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/6-9-2026): Plus: a new challenge, a book discount, and a new app to try
- [🗑 The best of Ditch That Textbook ’25-’26](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/6-2-2026): Our best resources from the past school year
- [🗑 When to put the devices away in class](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-28-2026): Thinking through the classroom edtech backlash with some steps
- [🗑 Summer PD bingo, top summer reads + more](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-26-2026): Get geared up for a great summer with these resources!
- [🗑 30 sites for students with free time](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-21-2026): Plus: Summer reads, online course discount, and a new app!
- [🗑️ Learn NotebookLM with me this summer](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-18-2026): Our new course will teach you the basics, some great tricks, and classroom uses
- [🗑 15 tech-free activities to try tomorrow](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-14-2026): Plus year-end projects, a game, and more!
- [🗑 30 creative EOY Chromebook projects](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-11-2026): Plus an app to try and a live event to join!
- [🗑 The AI detector issue (and what to do instead)](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-7-2026): Practical strategies for addressing AI overreach by students
- [🗑 10 Slides/PPT templates for end of year](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/5-4-2026): Plus: Deals for Teacher Appreciation Week + a student AI literacy webinar
- [🗑 Test prep: 10 flashcard games + interactive activities ](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-30-2026): Use these to get repetitions -- and to make learning fun!
- [🗑 25 end-of-semester final projects](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-27-2026): Plus a discussion: What I wish I knew when I started teaching
- [🗑 Top secret NotebookLM tips and hacks](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-23-2026): Plus ways to use it AND a fun new Canva template!
- [🗑 Help your students ace their state tests](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-20-2026): Plus: Join our new (free) online teacher community
- [🗑 The DTT Community is LIVE. Join us!](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-16-2026): It's a free place to connect, share ideas, and learn from others!
- [Oops ... fixing your busted gift basket!](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-13-2026-part-2): Sorry, here's a link that works!
- [🗑 It's Reader Appreciation Week!](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-13-2026): aaaaaand we have a gift basket for you ...
- [🗑 Reader feedback on MagicSchool, SchoolAI, Brisk & others](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-9-2026): Your tips, suggestions, feedback and other suggested tools
- [🗑 MagicSchool vs. SchoolAI vs. Brisk Teaching](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-6-2026): Comparing the biggest AI platforms for teachers and students
- [🗑 Family Feud template for Google Slides (+ class ideas)](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/4-2-2026): Get our template -- and some ways to incorporate it in what you teach
- [🗑 When to turn the devices off in class](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-30-2026): How I manage digital balance in my own class
- [🗑 5 resources for National AI Literacy Day](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-26-2026): Plug-and-play lesson plans, activities, and ideas to use with students
- [🗑 Instagram template + ideas for class](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-23-2026): Create buzzworthy lessons your students will love
- [🗑️ My new book: AI Literacy in Any Class](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-19-2026): A comprehensive framework for teaching AI literacy through what you already teach
- [🧠 AI cheating: a better way to handle it [PART 4]](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-16-2026): Practical steps toward academic integrity in the AI age
- [🧠 A no-prep activity that keeps students thinking [PART 3]](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-12-2026): More practical examples of critical thinking in an AI-saturated world
- [🧠 How AI literacy actually helps you teach YOUR class [PART 2]](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-9-2026): Continuing a new email series about critical thinking in the classroom
- [🧠 How to keep students thinking in the AI age [PART 1]](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-4-2026): A new email series about critical thinking in the classroom
- [🗑 Video fun with the new Google Slides record feature](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/3-2-2026): Create YouTube-style top 10 videos with Google Slides
- [🗑 How to build your own AI teaching assistant](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/2-26-2026): Get help and save time for what matters most
- [🗑 1 video link ➡️ 10 interactive activities](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/2-23-2026): Change passive to active learning with these teaching ideas
- [🗑 15 digital whiteboard tools + activities](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/2-19-2026): Make learning hands-on, visual, and collaborative
- [🗑 Reclaim your class from the clutches of AI](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/2-16-2026): A simple shift you can make right now to get students thinking and working
- [🗑 Templates & escape rooms for class today](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/2-12-2026): Plug these resources right into your lesson plans!
- [🗑 I love this new AI whiteboard tool for students](https://ditch.beehiiv.com/p/2-9-2026): Show work visually and get immediate feedback