ditchbook Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/ditchbook/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:40:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Time savers for teachers: A more efficient you! https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:23:44 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6396 Time is always a factor for teachers. Looking for some time-management, productivity ideas to get more done? Look no further.It's something we're always looking for as teachers. Something always holding us back. Time.  We never seem to have enough of it. If we had more of it, we could get more done and do more for our […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/feed/ 0 Google Chrome extensions galore! 50+ for the classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-chrome-extensions-galore-50-for-the-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-chrome-extensions-galore-50-for-the-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-chrome-extensions-galore-50-for-the-classroom/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:52:22 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6430 Record a video of your screen. Split the screen of your web browser. Block ads. Keep digital sticky notes. Even make your phone ring to end a conversation that’s gone on too long. Google Chrome extensions turn your Chrome web browser into a veritable Swiss Army knife of versatile options. There are thousands of these […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-chrome-extensions-galore-50-for-the-classroom/feed/ 0 How to connect EVERY educator to awesome professional learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-connect-every-educator-to-awesome-professional-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-connect-every-educator-to-awesome-professional-learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-connect-every-educator-to-awesome-professional-learning/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:12:31 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6243 For me, professional development has often meant sitting through a staff-wide meeting about topics with limited interest and little time to practice hands-on. That kind of professional learning stinks. Thankfully, we have TONS of options for fun, hands-on, relevant professional learning — on our own terms. How can find this kind of professional learning — […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-connect-every-educator-to-awesome-professional-learning/feed/ 0 How to add Hour of Code to YOUR classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-add-hour-of-code-to-your-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-add-hour-of-code-to-your-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-add-hour-of-code-to-your-classroom/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:21:45 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6142 Coding is a skill that opens doors for students of all backgrounds. No matter where they live, what color their skin is, what their gender is or how much education they have, if someone knows how to code, he/she has opportunities. Companies are begging for coders. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, software developer […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-add-hour-of-code-to-your-classroom/feed/ 0 The Iceberg: Getting beneath the surface of #edtech fears (#DitchBook) https://ditchthattextbook.com/the-iceberg-getting-beneath-the-surface-of-edtech-fears-ditchbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-iceberg-getting-beneath-the-surface-of-edtech-fears-ditchbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/the-iceberg-getting-beneath-the-surface-of-edtech-fears-ditchbook/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:21:18 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6048 About 90 percent of an iceberg is underwater. Like an iceberg, what reluctant adopters say may only be 10 percent of what they’re feeling. For anyone that encourages educators to try something new — especially with tech — there are responses that we often hear … I’m not tech-savvy. I don’t have the time to […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/the-iceberg-getting-beneath-the-surface-of-edtech-fears-ditchbook/feed/ 0 20+ resources for engaging game-based learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:24:19 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3896 Our society thrives on games. They’re everywhere, from our social lives to our work lives to our school lives. People kill time on the bus, in a doctor’s waiting room and even in the bathroom (eww … but true!) playing games on their smartphones and tablets. The sports world is a force to be reckoned […]

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