creativity Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/creativity/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:58:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 15 ways to create unforgettable multimedia with Adobe Express https://ditchthattextbook.com/13-ways-to-create-unforgettable-multimedia-with-adobe-spark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-ways-to-create-unforgettable-multimedia-with-adobe-spark https://ditchthattextbook.com/13-ways-to-create-unforgettable-multimedia-with-adobe-spark/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:56:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4375 Creating great images, pages and video can spark students’ interest in learning. Adobe Express makes that possible for free. This post is written by Claudio Zavala Jr., an Education Evangelist at Adobe. He is passionate about fostering creativity in all and loves storytelling.Claudio is an accomplished photographer, avid cinematographer, YouTuber, professional musician and graphic designer. […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/13-ways-to-create-unforgettable-multimedia-with-adobe-spark/feed/ 13 10 ways icons from The Noun Project can impact learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-icons-from-the-noun-project-can-impact-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-ways-icons-from-the-noun-project-can-impact-learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-icons-from-the-noun-project-can-impact-learning/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:28:33 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5970 Icons can help students construct understanding and remember new ideas. The Noun Project has the hook-up. Here's how! (Icons via TheNounProject.com)Images are powerful and very brain friendly. The majority of people think in pictures -- and some think exclusively in pictures.  At times, including photos, illustrations and other images can be considered silly and unnecessary in education […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-icons-from-the-noun-project-can-impact-learning/feed/ 2 Destroy the box https://ditchthattextbook.com/destroy-the-box/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=destroy-the-box https://ditchthattextbook.com/destroy-the-box/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:26:32 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10591 [callout]This post is written by Jed Dearybury, the Director of Creativity & Innovation at MrDearybury.com in South Carolina. You can find Jed on social media @MrDearybury and on his blog. [/callout] As educators, we’ve all heard the phrase, “think outside the box.” It is a great mantra for those who want to think about traditional teaching […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/destroy-the-box/feed/ 0 10+ tech-free ways to Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-tech-free-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-tech-free-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-tech-free-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:37:56 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9329 Technology has revolutionized the way we teach. For most of us, we can’t imagine our classrooms without it. We can find ourselves depending on technology for our lessons. And then there are times when tech fails us. Have you ever been teaching a tech-dependent lesson when the wifi goes down? Suddenly you have a block […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-tech-free-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook/feed/ 0 3 ways to incorporate the 4 Cs into any class https://ditchthattextbook.com/3-ways-to-incorporate-the-4-cs-into-any-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-ways-to-incorporate-the-4-cs-into-any-class https://ditchthattextbook.com/3-ways-to-incorporate-the-4-cs-into-any-class/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:57:29 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8815 [callout]This post is written by Stephanie Howell, an Instructional Technology Coordinator in Pickerington, Ohio. You can connect with Stephanie on Twitter at @MrsHowell24 and check out her blog.[/callout] Technology has changed every aspect of our lives. Friends are at our fingertips and you can binge watch countless shows and movies without even leaving your couch. We as […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/3-ways-to-incorporate-the-4-cs-into-any-class/feed/ 1 Consuming vs creating: Is there room for both? https://ditchthattextbook.com/consuming-vs-creating-is-there-room-for-both/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=consuming-vs-creating-is-there-room-for-both https://ditchthattextbook.com/consuming-vs-creating-is-there-room-for-both/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:54:17 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=7585 Consuming vs creating, sounds like it’s one or the other. But don’t our students need to do both? Sometimes our students are consuming information and sometimes they are applying what they have learned by creating something. Its all about balance and knowing the why behind your lesson.  When should students be creating vs consuming? And what are […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/consuming-vs-creating-is-there-room-for-both/feed/ 1 5 ways to teach students to be future-ready https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ways-to-teach-students-to-be-future-ready/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ways-to-teach-students-to-be-future-ready https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ways-to-teach-students-to-be-future-ready/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:45:08 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5896 [callout]This post was originally published here on August 10 in EdTech: Focus on K-12 magazine.[/callout] Today’s students face a technology-infused, innovation-filled world in their future. We’re already looking at the possibility of widespread smart houses, autonomous cars and artificial intelligence that can talk to us and work on our behalf. Our parents’ and grandparents’ curriculum […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ways-to-teach-students-to-be-future-ready/feed/ 0 Sketchnotes of all 9 DTT Digital Summit presentations https://ditchthattextbook.com/sketchnotes-of-all-9-dtt-digital-summit-presentations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sketchnotes-of-all-9-dtt-digital-summit-presentations https://ditchthattextbook.com/sketchnotes-of-all-9-dtt-digital-summit-presentations/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:07:58 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5010 The first Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit reached educators all over the world with innovative teaching ideas. Thousands of teachers from dozens of countries signed up. The nine video presentations were viewed more than 15,000 times during the 16 days of the summit. The #DitchSummit Twitter hashtag was a flurry of activity, with hundreds of […]

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