pbl Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/pbl/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:21:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 20 video project ideas to engage students https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-video-project-ideas-to-engage-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-video-project-ideas-to-engage-students https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-video-project-ideas-to-engage-students/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:50:11 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=1308 Integrating video projects into the classroom can be as simple or complex as you want. Cell phone cameras can shoot high quality video and the webcam and microphone on laptops and Chromebooks will record video quickly and easily.  Video projects equal instant engagement. Students love to bring their own video project ideas to life. And when […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-video-project-ideas-to-engage-students/feed/ 34 How I used Project Based Learning to start a podcast https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-i-used-project-based-learning-to-start-a-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-used-project-based-learning-to-start-a-podcast https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-i-used-project-based-learning-to-start-a-podcast/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:34:28 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10938 [callout]This post is written by Cicely A, Day, a Fab Lab Coach in West Contra Costa Unified School District in California. You can learn more about Cicely and check out her blog at about.me/cicely.day. You can also connect with her on Twitter @cutenose76.[/callout] This past summer I had the opportunity to participate in a program […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-i-used-project-based-learning-to-start-a-podcast/feed/ 0 7 ways to ditch those traditional assessments https://ditchthattextbook.com/7-ways-to-ditch-those-traditional-assessments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-ways-to-ditch-those-traditional-assessments https://ditchthattextbook.com/7-ways-to-ditch-those-traditional-assessments/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:32:33 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10666 [callout]This post is written by Scott Nunes, a high school ELA teacher in Modesto, CA. He is a speaker, blogger, and graphic designer. Scott is also the co-host of the TNT EdTech podcast. You can connect with him on Twitter @MrNunesTeach. [/callout] For a couple of years now I have been wondering if there is a […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/7-ways-to-ditch-those-traditional-assessments/feed/ 1 12 ways to really make Genius Hour work in your class https://ditchthattextbook.com/12-ways-to-really-make-genius-hour-work-in-your-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12-ways-to-really-make-genius-hour-work-in-your-class https://ditchthattextbook.com/12-ways-to-really-make-genius-hour-work-in-your-class/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:11:21 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5238 Lots of schools and classrooms are making innovation a priority and changing how day-to-day school is done. Don Wettrick’s students take it to a whole new level. Don teaches “Innovation Class,” where students take on a project that connects with their passions. In this class, his students have created apps, designed new products and created […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/12-ways-to-really-make-genius-hour-work-in-your-class/feed/ 6 Tech Tuesday screencast: striking.ly https://ditchthattextbook.com/tech-tuesday-screencast-striking-ly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tech-tuesday-screencast-striking-ly https://ditchthattextbook.com/tech-tuesday-screencast-striking-ly/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:31:10 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=256 The first Ditch That Textbook Tech Tuesday screencast is about striking.ly, a good-looking and simple website creation tool. Link to striking.ly: www.strikingly.com Link to example project seen on the video: www.strikingly.com/ditchthattextbook How could you see striking.ly being used in classroom activities and projects? Leave a comment on this post to let us know what you […]

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