twitter Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/twitter/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 A beginner’s guide to Twitter for educators https://ditchthattextbook.com/a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-for-educators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-for-educators https://ditchthattextbook.com/a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-for-educators/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:10:32 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9265 Thousands of educators around the world have grown by leaps and bounds professionally by getting connected on Twitter. But what about those that aren't on Twitter yet? How do you get started? Here is a guide to help you.The leap into the Twittersphere can be daunting. I hear even the most active Twitter users say […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-for-educators/feed/ 4 #BetterTogether: 3 steps for building a Personal Learning Network https://ditchthattextbook.com/your-vibe-attracts-your-tribe-3-steps-for-building-a-personal-learning-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-vibe-attracts-your-tribe-3-steps-for-building-a-personal-learning-network https://ditchthattextbook.com/your-vibe-attracts-your-tribe-3-steps-for-building-a-personal-learning-network/#respond Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:03:05 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8973 Sometimes we feel like we are teaching on an island. A personal learning network can help you feel less alone. Here are 3 easy steps to begin building your PLN. This post is written by Nyree Clark, an Edtech Curriculum Program Specialist in the Colton Joint Unified School District in California. You can connect with […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/your-vibe-attracts-your-tribe-3-steps-for-building-a-personal-learning-network/feed/ 0 30+ ways to Ditch That Textbook: Ideas for teachers by teachers https://ditchthattextbook.com/30-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook-ideas-for-teachers-by-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=30-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook-ideas-for-teachers-by-teachers https://ditchthattextbook.com/30-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook-ideas-for-teachers-by-teachers/#respond Sat, 05 May 2018 01:09:06 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=7349 How do you make your teaching different, innovative, tech-laden, creative and hands-on? Educators from all over the Twittersphere shared tons of ways they ditch that textbook with the #Ditchbook community. Aaron Hogan, the author of Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth, wrote that “Twitter is not going to change your life, but the educators you meet there […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/30-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook-ideas-for-teachers-by-teachers/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 50 people and hashtags you MUST check out on Twitter https://ditchthattextbook.com/50-people-and-hashtags-you-must-check-out-on-twitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=50-people-and-hashtags-you-must-check-out-on-twitter https://ditchthattextbook.com/50-people-and-hashtags-you-must-check-out-on-twitter/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:12:19 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4786 Getting connected professionally on Twitter was the single most important, most powerful thing I ever did as an educator. The most important. I’m not overstating that. And I can remember exactly when it happened. I was at the Indiana Conference on Learning in Indianapolis, and our state Superintendent of Public Instruction was giving the keynote […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/50-people-and-hashtags-you-must-check-out-on-twitter/feed/ 19 Frozen yogurt, Twitter and innovative learning spaces https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:48:23 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3710 If you visit a coffee shop, restaurant or ice cream shop that has a variety of furniture, what type of furniture draws you in most? Do you gravitate toward the plush, overstuffed chairs? The high bar stools? A basic table with chairs? I have a teacher friend named Matt Miller. (Funny story … we’re both […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/frozen-yogurt-twitter-and-innovative-learning-spaces/feed/ 5 Why branding shouldn’t be a dirty word in education https://ditchthattextbook.com/why-branding-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-in-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-branding-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-in-education https://ditchthattextbook.com/why-branding-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-in-education/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:45:40 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=2754 I’m a teacher, and for the last two years, I’ve been trying to promote my own personal brand. I know that by writing this, many in the education world will instantly equate me with a sleazy used car salesman peddling worn-out sedans. I’ve seen several blog articles and posts on social media calling out such educators […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/why-branding-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-in-education/feed/ 8 A blueprint for Twitter and cell phones in class from Joe Marquez https://ditchthattextbook.com/a-blueprint-for-twitter-and-cell-phones-in-class-from-joe-marquez/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-blueprint-for-twitter-and-cell-phones-in-class-from-joe-marquez https://ditchthattextbook.com/a-blueprint-for-twitter-and-cell-phones-in-class-from-joe-marquez/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:21:09 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=2663 “Twitter” and “cell phones” are bad words in many classes. In Joe Marquez’s classes, though, they’re a way of life. Marquez, a science teacher instructional technology specialist at Alta Sierra Intermediate School in Clovis, Calif., considers his students’ cell phones as important as textbooks. Maybe more important. Students record labs and engage in discussions about […]

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