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MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:01 PM EDT

Hi! @SEANJFAHEY & I had a great time reading what our Ss had 2 say about textbooks! Roll call...name, location & job description! #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Matt here, #DitchBook author and head textbook ditcher from Indiana. FASCINATED to see what these kids had to say!

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Hiya #ditchbook! Happy Friday Eve from SW Washington! Tweeting tonight with @nathanpryor by my side whilst eating tacos, of course.

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Sean Scanlon Dir of Instructional Tech On my couch in front of TV for the NFL opener #DitchBook

FHS_Anton Sep 8 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Brian from SW Mo. HS social studies teacher. #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Mandi, checking in with #DitchBook excited for a chat led by @MistyMitchellm & @SEANJFAHEY https://t.co/f1EpIwakp6

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Sean 4th grade teacher from Indiana and a co-moderator tonight #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@larkscience @nathanpryor Washington, tacos and good company. What a night! #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Here we go #DitchBook... Q1 @MistyMitchellm @jmattmiller @KarlyMoura https://t.co/304PNjnusg

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@TTmomTT Hi!!!! #ditchbook

KarlyMoura - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Karly, TOSA from SF Bay Area, CA. Popping in to say hello. Will be in and out tonight =) #ditchbook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Craig from Texas 1:1 instructional coach #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@larkscience @nathanpryor Wish I meant this. #DitchBook https://t.co/BMZBbvcsdp

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@TTmomTT @MistyMitchellm Welcome Mandi & congrats on #GoogleEI #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY @MistyMitchellm thanks! #DitchBook

brianrozinsky Sep 8 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Hiya, #ditchbook. I'm Brian in CO; I teach MS Ss English. I'm on the other end of virtual couch where @polonerd sits.

AssignmentHelpN Sep 8 @ 10:05 PM EDT

10 Promises of eLearning: Unrealized or Unrealistic ? https://t.co/tRv8R2gtzw #ditchbook #moedchat

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:05 PM EDT

A1: Textbooks were the first wireless educational device. Portable. (Just not updated often enough.) #DitchBook

FHS_Anton Sep 8 @ 10:05 PM EDT

A1: In my DC Am. Hst. class, s's comparing Zinn's Ppl's history with Patriot's History books and writing blogs to compare persp. #DitchBook

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Christy, high school media production teacher in SoCal #ditchbook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Hello from Central California! :) #ditchbook https://t.co/27esHefRz8

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1: other than a weight to hold my screen down? They can be a good resource for Ss who want more information. #DitchBook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1 - Sometimes Ss need us to limit the amount of info they have to week through to find something! #ditchbook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1: some textbooks, especially some AP classes, don't offer a digital version yet #ditchbook

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Hello all in #ditchbook land.Sandy-instructional coach from MN. Tweeting in between chapters of @gaepol's new book. https://t.co/wF1KARwaBR

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1 Spatial referencing is supported by remembering tangible, physical location recall - doesn't always translate in digital form #ditchbook

ToddShriver Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1: The new digital textbooks can be read aloud. Benefits the students who struggle with reading skills #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky #DitchBook https://t.co/CdwMlTlq9x

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1 New digital textbooks have many features to engage all learners including video and flash cards. #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:07 PM EDT

@ChristineMonge I like to call them #hyperbooks - #hyperdocs to the max! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:07 PM EDT

Whoa ... that was deep! I think that means there are pros to learning something in print, right?? :) #DitchBook https://t.co/LzqO9uLNYQ

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1 Spatial referencing is supported by remembering tangible, physical location recall - doesn't always translate in digital form #ditchbook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1: Textbooks can be a model of NF text to showcase and practice conventions (headings, caption) b/c Ss all have a copy #ditchbook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1: Students do complain about inability to flip back & forth like they're used to in physical book. #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1 for me textbooks can provide grade level appropriate text for Ss #DitchBook

brianrozinsky Sep 8 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1 Textbook as tip of vetted info info iceberg? #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:08 PM EDT

@jmattmiller @larkscience but true. I can tell you where info is located on a page! #DitchBook

loudlearning Sep 8 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1. I like that textbooks are becoming harder to find in the classrooms. The Internet is opening amazint learning opportunities #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: I use them like a foundation for a house. Vocab and foundational info to build on and springboard off of in a way. #ditchbook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:09 PM EDT

@jmattmiller @larkscience I sure hope so, that's how we all learned in school #DitchBook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:09 PM EDT

❤️ focus on vocabulary of digital textbooks! Academic Voc so imp!! #ditchbook https://t.co/nGgHd5glRq

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1 New digital textbooks have many features to engage all learners including video and flash cards. #ditchbook

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@jmattmiller @larkscience Just like there will always be value in rdng print copy of any book. And I should know-I read A LOT. 😊 #DitchBook

loudlearning Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1. I like that textbooks are becoming harder to find in classrooms. The Internet is opening amazing learning opportunities. #DitchBook

mgrosstaylor Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

#EduGladiators series NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Sat w/@mccoyderek🌱#k12artchat #DitchBook #moedchat #resiliencechat https://t.co/pjaVJz2ofe

mgrosstaylor Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

#EduGladiators series NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Sat w/@mccoyderek🌱#k12artchat #DitchBook #moedchat #resiliencechat https://t.co/2Dmr7jTVww

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@larkscience Powerful answer. Bringing in heavy hitters for tonight's chat. There needs to be balance tech/paper for this reason #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1 Ss don't easily get distracted and chase rabbits. To many times I'm refocusing my Ss and getting them to stay on task #DitchBook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Here's Q2! #DitchBook https://t.co/vEuppCmPtI

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Yes,Erin! @larkscience When we manipulate screens, we lose constant ref to "that bold word at top left" #ditchbook https://t.co/T0MajkYrIj

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1 Spatial referencing is supported by remembering tangible, physical location recall - doesn't always translate in digital form #ditchbook

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Caution-most textbooks are at a rdg level far above their grade level. Our 5th gr SS text was at 8th gr level. #DitchBook

KarlyMoura - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1 There are some interesting articles or other nonfiction passages students can use for close reading. They aren't ALL bad :P #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY sometimes the same with a book. I would doodle or my mind will wander if it's not interesting. #DitchBook

loudlearning Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A1 #DitchBook Chromebooks have replaced textbooks in this 5th grade science class in Tennessee https://t.co/PZszQ2LBtK

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@RemScience have seen Ts use them effectively for project type learning..have to start somewhere. #DitchBook

brianrozinsky Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Huzzah to reading omnivorously & omniformatously. (I just made one of those words up.) #ditchbook https://t.co/jGSG0oaHJH

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@jmattmiller @larkscience Just like there will always be value in rdng print copy of any book. And I should know-I read A LOT. 😊 #DitchBook

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@craigklement @jmattmiller yes! I like to hold and orient. Some digital is getting better about supporting that! #DitchBook

Red819Love Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Stephanie Love, Instructional Coach, Dripping Springs, Texas #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Agreed. But can we put together our own text/resources before we need to purchase next set of books? #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@MistyMitchellm Absolutely! #DitchBook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:13 PM EDT

Truth. Digital doesn't replace print. Rather, transforms learning through connections- to people & ideas #ditchbook https://t.co/VkPZc4buEu

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@larkscience Powerful answer. Bringing in heavy hitters for tonight's chat. There needs to be balance tech/paper for this reason #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@sandyrotto @jmattmiller @larkscience And print journalism forever has a place. #ditchbook

loudlearning Sep 8 @ 10:13 PM EDT

A2. I dislike that the students that can't afford technology at home also have limited access to print books as well. #DitchBook

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@KarlyMoura True.They are ONE place for information. Ss need to learn how to analyze for accuracy and bias. Good place to start. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: Multimedia. Brain transfers words to pictures anyway ... why not start there? #DitchBook

Refthinking Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

7 ways to mark #WTD2016 in school: https://t.co/a7kmh4OBvf #ditchbook #edchat #edtechchat https://t.co/DxNY3C3u3P

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

Provide rich materiel than what is just written on the page. Also, digital can address the needs of different kinds of learners #ditchbook

ToddShriver Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: Lack of updated material, especially US Government textbooks. Every 2 years leadership changes. #DitchBook

PodcastPLC Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@MistyMitchellm @jmattmiller I love NEWSELA, rding level can be changed so all readers can get same info w/ dif. text complexity. #ditchbook

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

Q2 #Ditchbook I love how technology lets Ss gain knowledge to access reading. We use videos, pictures, geo apps, & games to teach!

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: tech that reads text out loud. Tech that adjusts reading level without changing content #ditchbook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

Used google maps to explore & understand setting of our novel today #DitchBook https://t.co/PVmwQzp7Up

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky @jmattmiller @larkscience I love making up words. I'll find a way to use it in convo tomorrow.Challenge accepted. #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@polonerd @SEANJFAHEY This is definitely worth pursuing! I have to teach spelling yet have yet to find spelling text I like. #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@JuliePJones @larkscience This is a great opportunity to make Ss take ownership of content. Ss need to create links in other ways #DitchBook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A1: What I like about textbooks? I don't use them! #ditchbook

massignmenthelp Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

How to study Mathematics https://t.co/MyfYA03W0T #ditchbook #moedchat

brianrozinsky Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

For the record, Internet has "lots of words" in it too. (Also tools to ease understanding of said words.) #ditchbook https://t.co/rsMDNHTWvj

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Here's Q2! #DitchBook https://t.co/vEuppCmPtI

KarlyMoura - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2 Use @Seesaw to have kids take a picture, add their comments, thoughts, links to more info. Have a conversation about the topic #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2: I like that you can adjust how big or how many words are on a page with some tech. Textbooks can have lots of words/page #DitchBook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Oh yeah....great answer! Images images images! #DitchBook https://t.co/Cg7XH7i3FZ

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: Multimedia. Brain transfers words to pictures anyway ... why not start there? #DitchBook

lesahaney Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Lesa Haney, learning alongside the amazing @TandT3rdGrade near Ausitn TX #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@RemScience @SEANJFAHEY It takes time to get there, and you're best off by building this through collaboration #DitchBook

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@craigklement Love this, one of my favorite things about tech/books! #ditchbook

jeannietimken Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

So many more options are available...video, read aloud, even changing the color of the "page" #DitchBook https://t.co/oQ1e3p6kuw

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Here's Q2! #DitchBook https://t.co/vEuppCmPtI

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2: Students can't move, fix and make a textbook their own. Draw in them. Rearrange the info. Synthesize within the book. #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@polonerd @SEANJFAHEY Agree. Completely! #ditchbook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

Great resource! Ts at my campus ❤️ it!!! #DitchBook https://t.co/Qx4nHgGuyO

PodcastPLC Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@MistyMitchellm @jmattmiller I love NEWSELA, rding level can be changed so all readers can get same info w/ dif. text complexity. #ditchbook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2: Digital print provides the ability to define a word on demand-reducing cognitive load of stopping to look up words elsewhere. #ditchbook

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

A2 Dudes. Have you seen Learning Tools in #OneNote? Ss LOVE using them. #drool #ditchbook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@ChristineMonge @SEANJFAHEY Exactly. We need a bridge to get there, but if we put a little together as we go through the yr.... #DitchBook

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@TTmomTT My old eyes love that I can enlarge the text and I can ditch my reading glasses! #ditchbook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

I said this in a not-so-fancy way! #DitchBook https://t.co/JFTmLWEf8X

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT
Yes,Erin! @larkscience When we manipulate screens, we lose constant ref to "that bold word at top left" #ditchbook https://t.co/T0MajkYrIj
- larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:06 PM EDT
  
  A1 Spatial referencing is supported by remembering tangible, physical location recall - doesn't always translate in digital form #ditchbook

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2: I love that there is an abundance of info for Ss to find and share. Not limited to the pages in a textbook. #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@ChristineMonge SAME! #DitchBook

KarlyMoura - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

That is one of my fav slides in our Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing #HyperDoc!!! https://t.co/huGeEsGyxY #DitchBook https://t.co/Z4ksaBKWfX

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:14 PM EDT

Used google maps to explore & understand setting of our novel today #DitchBook https://t.co/PVmwQzp7Up

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky true....brings to mind a great Chrome ext Read&Write to Hel Ss navigate word overload. #ditchbook

jeannietimken Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A2: So many more options are available...video, read aloud, even changing the color of the "page" #DitchBook https://t.co/oQ1e3p6kuw

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Here's Q2! #DitchBook https://t.co/vEuppCmPtI

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@JuliePJones And no excuse for not looking up a word! #ditchbook

brianrozinsky Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

Makes me think of Sketchnotes as 1 way to re-establish spatial understanding, gleaned from book or screen #ditchbook https://t.co/RdYMzMjzAY

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@JuliePJones @larkscience This is a great opportunity to make Ss take ownership of content. Ss need to create links in other ways #DitchBook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

Textbook companies also care about a bottom line, too. Something Ts don't always think of in terms of.. #DitchBook https://t.co/WB7ldrkIAA

sandyrotto Sep 8 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Caution-most textbooks are at a rdg level far above their grade level. Our 5th gr SS text was at 8th gr level. #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

Q3 is about Ss preferred learning activities #DitchBook @MistyMitchellm @jmattmiller @KarlyMoura https://t.co/YrTxibincF

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@ChristineMonge @TTmomTT Even on my Mac for Tweetdeck. CMD + + so much easier to read after a long day. #DitchBook

KarlyMoura - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

A2 LOVE @googlechrome Read&Write extension! Helps our SPED kiddos so much! #Ditchbook

Red819Love Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

A2-Technology offers differentiation on a topic. #ditchbook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@jeannietimken yes! Tech makes differentiation easier in many ways! #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:18 PM EDT

Love Google Dictionary extension, A quick double click & you have the def & sometimes pronunciation #DitchBook https://t.co/KDBOvquPrf

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@JuliePJones And no excuse for not looking up a word! #ditchbook

MrsHertzGHS Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A2: tech can help unleash the power of audio, visual and guided pacing to help students learn via modeling how to process text #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky Great tool to make connections & do it with spatial and personal connections. Even better than text #DitchBook

KarlyMoura - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A3 LOVE Numbered Heads Together https://t.co/LBi2L4Zz85 #Ditchbook

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@polonerd @SEANJFAHEY That is what I am doing, and the textbook gives me a guideline of what I want to add/delete #ditchbook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A2b: The ease of instant definitions empowers students to think, thus allowing for creativity. #ditchbook https://t.co/uu7NYCCqqV

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@JuliePJones And no excuse for not looking up a word! #ditchbook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A2: Video, presentations, hearing text read... #ditchbook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A2: @KarlyMoura @googlechrome And my ENL students! #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: This is goofy but we sometimes stop and take a lap in the room if the activity of the day is a non-movement one. #DitchBook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@ChristineMonge just set my gmail default to large the other day....sigh... #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A2: Just learned about hypothes.is, collaborative annotating of websites. Great way to make reading interactive! #DitchBook

RasaConklin1 Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

I use brain breaks. #ditchbook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: headbands game to distinguish differences in the properties of quadrilaterals #ditchbook https://t.co/Y84HC74vus

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:21 PM EDT

#awesomesauce #ditchbook https://t.co/lr4T1sJ0cC

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: This is goofy but we sometimes stop and take a lap in the room if the activity of the day is a non-movement one. #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Great idea!!!! #ditchbook

PodcastPLC Sep 8 @ 10:21 PM EDT

#DitchBook I teach Native students, their stories are absent from textbooks. We have to search to find sources that honor their perspective

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A3: I love to get my Ss to make, create, design. We are constantly putting together info to present and share. #ditchbook

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A3 @GetKahoot is at the top of the list! I heard Go Noodle is good for younger kids. #ditchbook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY I've done this for history lessons. Need to do it for literature. #FantasticFahey #ditchbook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@MrsHertzGHS A2: I recorded a read aloud news story for my Ss tomorrow to listen to since I'm out. Posted in Canvas. #DitchBook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3: Google Docs- My Ss now design their own assessments, collaborating on the best ways to showcase understandings #ditchbook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3: been working w/my mom a K teacher... @GoNoodle #omygoodness #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Awesome! I've been trying to get our Soc Stud & Theology Ts to use this. I need to do some team teaching here. #DitchBook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3: sidewalk chalk! This lesson was about transversals and angles #ditchbook https://t.co/H2X0SW3676

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3: Review games are so much fun! My epic Olympics review: https://t.co/R0TeQJ79RE #DitchBook

ToddShriver Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3: Playing Monopoly by my rules to teach recession, inflation and depression. Teach about property and income tax. #DitchBook

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3 #DitchBook I love love love #GoNoodle! Especially #Kookookangaroo

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Have you seen Google Lit Trips? They are so cool! #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

Ss love @GoNoodle for active movement brain breaks. But I always try to have some lesson that involves manipulative or something #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@PodcastPLC Powerful story. Love that students will own that material because they'll be the ones to discover the story. #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@TTmomTT No I haven't will have to look them up now. #DitchBook

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A3: We love to do Just Dance for a break, we love to dance!! #ditchbook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

#ditchbook https://t.co/ki4LJcvJnk

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3: sidewalk chalk! This lesson was about transversals and angles #ditchbook https://t.co/H2X0SW3676

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

I LOVE this! Check it out #elemmathchat peeps. #ditchbook chat is FULL of ideas tonight. https://t.co/4vMIvbdG3g

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: headbands game to distinguish differences in the properties of quadrilaterals #ditchbook https://t.co/Y84HC74vus

Red819Love Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A3: We use GoNoodle to get students up and moving; Blogging a reading reflection; debating a topic in social studies. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Oh, a milkshake, a sticky sticky waffle, a mozzarella pizza, all the eggs all the eggs are broken! #DitchBook https://t.co/mGkXqLBROg

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3 #DitchBook I love love love #GoNoodle! Especially #Kookookangaroo

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A3: play doh for cross sections #ditchbook https://t.co/4jxj2mWT7q

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #ditchbook https://t.co/P1RFNq2Aj7

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:22 PM EDT

A3 #DitchBook I love love love #GoNoodle! Especially #Kookookangaroo

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@craigklement Hope my Ss don't see this. :-) Just taught this but no sidewalk chalk. How fun. #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@RemScience It was perfect the book stated the character's address and looked it up. Was right across central park as it stated #DitchBook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY @TTmomTT They've been out for a long time, but definitely quietly. #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:24 PM EDT

A3: Combined Math 360 concept w/ gallery walk. Ss work in teams. Solve math probs and then discuss as a class. #ditchbook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:24 PM EDT

And here we go....Q4! #DitchBook https://t.co/3HupElXhKi

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:24 PM EDT

.@jmattmiller Pick up your foot and stomp it stomp it! #ditchbook

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:24 PM EDT

Put Ss in groups, they decide on a place, & without words they have 2 minutes for the class to guess place they are acting out. #ditchbook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A3: pt2 Math class! #ditchbook https://t.co/R9kAGx499P

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@Red819Love A3: We turned on new Google Sites thru @googledrive. So easy to blog with! I should start as reflection tool. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: Cog sci tells us that chaos and scrambling to meet a deadline actually boosts the creative process. It's OK. Really. :) #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: When Ss have voice & choice it's loud and chaotic but Ss are learning more than they would in quiet rows. #DitchBook

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@RasaConklin1 Cool! What's your favorite? #ditchbook

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: When we give Ss freedom to explore and to create, it gives them energy & excitement and that's contagious. #DitchBook

RasaConklin1 Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

Q4 WE use stations and sometimes the students get so excited about learning it seems like chaos. #ditchbook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@friEdTechnology and I were emaing about this today 😊 #ditchbook https://t.co/3F1QBdgRYF

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: Cog sci tells us that chaos and scrambling to meet a deadline actually boosts the creative process. It's OK. Really. :) #DitchBook

RemScience Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A3: pt3 History class! Drinking hot chocolate while discussing Mayans. #ditchbook https://t.co/f5KrHCnZbf

TTmomTT - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@craigklement Doing that next class with tape on the floor but I like the sidewalk chalk idea w/ it so I may adjust tomorrow :-) #DitchBook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4: Mini-conference, workshops, small groups working together to create magazine, yearbook, broadcasts. #DitchBook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4: chaos allows all types of learning to take place, not just one. Buzz word for chaos is differentiation #ditchbook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4: Chaos usually has a neg connotation, when in our definition, we mean active learning- not sit and get. #ditchbook

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4 #ditchbook I love chaos! It teaches kids that life is messy but that's part of the fun! Bring on the glitter, paint, and recorders!

larkscience Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4 Depends on the learner, some kids are too distracted by chaos (despite my loving it) to function. #ditchbook

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4: A T called my room "Disneyland" because of the flexible seating. I'll take it as a compliment, guess where Ss want to be? #ditchbook

ChristineMonge Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A4 I want my Ss to be excited. Lately they have been so engaged they have been dead silent! #ditchbook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

No wonder journalism helps boost test scores. And is amazing for students. #DitchBook https://t.co/3DD2iExzbg

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT
@friEdTechnology and I were emaing about this today 😊 #ditchbook https://t.co/3F1QBdgRYF
- jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT
  
  A4: Cog sci tells us that chaos and scrambling to meet a deadline actually boosts the creative process. It's OK. Really. :) #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

Exactly! #DitchBook https://t.co/BsjwFop7W2

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4: Chaos usually has a neg connotation, when in our definition, we mean active learning- not sit and get. #ditchbook

JuliePJones Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

When we're busy, we are focused, yes? #ditchbook https://t.co/lOkglTlWSe

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: Cog sci tells us that chaos and scrambling to meet a deadline actually boosts the creative process. It's OK. Really. :) #DitchBook

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A4: think Ss definition of chaos is same for Ts many times... Chaos to Ts is normal for kids. 😊 they function in busy places. #ditchbook

racheldswanson Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

yes! #trust #learning #DitchBook https://t.co/ZQrQjQMGlZ

polonerd Sep 8 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: When we give Ss freedom to explore and to create, it gives them energy & excitement and that's contagious. #DitchBook

brianrozinsky Sep 8 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A4 Entropy & surprise -- they're like chocolate & peanut butter, together making learning unexpectedly delicious. #ditchbook

Red819Love Sep 8 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A4: Chaos means students are engaged in conversations; meeting in groups; organized chaos meets more learning styles #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:29 PM EDT

One teacher's chaos is another student's focused attention. #DitchBook

craigklement - Moderator Sep 8 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@TTmomTT I've done tape too. One T used dry erase markers on the big windows to the front entrance of our school #beautifulmind #DitchBook

GarnerRockstars Sep 8 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A4: I always say it might look like chaos in our class, but engaged Ss aren't always neat and tidy! #ditchbook

the_vade_mecum Sep 8 @ 10:30 PM EDT

Classroom control is an illusion. Embrace chaos. #DitchBook #JournalismTeacher https://t.co/YyuZhrMe7b

MistyMitchellm Sep 8 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A4: think Ss definition of chaos is same for Ts many times... Chaos to Ts is normal for kids. 😊 they function in busy places. #ditchbook