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đź“ş Ditch Summit Day 5: Classroom tech ideas / Book Creator
Use these teaching ideas in class right away!
Matt Miller
December 15, 2023
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Day 5: Classroom tech ideas / Book Creator
Yaritza Villalba took us into her Brooklyn classroom in her Ditch Summit yesterday. In a word: inspirational!
@YaritzaV_ & @jmattmiller perfect way to start my day! Sis, where is your PBL book? We need it! Write it! “The way students learn has changed, and teachers have to be flexible enough to change with those times.” “PBL is time to create!” #ditchsummit
🎉 All day, I've been looking forward to turning my full attention to @YaritzaV_ joining @jmattmiller on day 4 of #DitchSummit 🎉 Starting off strong with a concrete PBL example & emphasizing the importance of inviting admin in to see the level of engagement & impact themselves.
Remember: We have lots of contests going on right now! (Spoiler alert: I’m about to announce another in a second … 👇🏻)
Watch my AI session: Watch the “AI in the Classroom: Today, Tomorrow and Beyond” session. Then click the contest button below it. You can register to win two of my books, an item from the DTT merch store, and DTT stickers! We’ll draw THREE winners next Wednesday.
Refer friends to Ditch Summit: Win stickers, online courses, and merch by sharing Ditch Summit with others! Go to DitchSummit.com and enter your email address. In the welcome email you receive, you’ll get a unique referral link. Share it with others. The more people that sign up, the more prizes you’ll win!
Share what you’re learning in a Flip video: Reflect on Ditch Summit sessions using the “View/Record Flip Videos” button in any session. Each time you do, you’re entered to win a Flip prize pack including a stainless steel water bottle, stickers and tote bag!
Inside:
đź“ş New session: Our Best Ditch That Textbook Resources: 8 Ideas for Class Tomorrow! with Karly Moura
đź’ˇ Spotlight sponsor session: Boosting Literacy with Book Creator
đź“ş New session: Our Best Ditch That Textbook Resources: 8 Ideas for Class Tomorrow! with Karly Moura
At Ditch That Textbook, we have a TON of FREE practical teaching ideas you can use in class.
They’re on our website. They’re in our templates library. They’re in our emails and our new Ditch That Textbook podcast.
Sometimes, our readers don’t realize how much they have access to!
In today’s Ditch Summit session, it’s Team DTT!
I’m joined by Karly Moura, our blog and social media editor. We team up to share teaching ideas several times every single week.
We picked out some of our favorite FREE resources to tell you about.
Check it out. We may be helping you write your lesson plans!
PS: Win a free year of Shapegrams! Our friend Tony Vincent, creator of Shapegrams, is giving away a free year to people who watch our session! Shapegrams engages students’ creativity and builds key digital skills through pre-made lesson plans and activities. Just click the Shapegrams button on our session page to enter to win!
đź‘€ Browse and watch nearly 100 Ditch Summit video presentations any time the summit is open from the Ditch Summit Video Library page.
đź’ˇ Spotlight sponsor session: Boosting Literacy with Book Creator
Students can create digital books in Book Creator. But it’s so much more than that.
Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom. Students (and teachers!) can make all sorts of digital creations about class content with it.
In fact, Book Creator can help improve student literacy.
In this session, Book Creator’s Randi Ahrndt teaches us about the Science of Reading.
Then, she shows us how Book Creator supports it — and helps motivate students to improve their reading skills!
BONUS: Book Creator is offering a great discount! Get 3 months of Book Creator for just $1 each! Just use code DitchSummit at checkout — or use this link.
This session will show you how to start creating with Book Creator!
That’s a wrap on the first week of the Ditch Summit!
We’ll release our next new videos on Monday. See you in your inbox then!