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mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:00 PM EDT

Hey everyone! Welcome to #ditchbook chat! Happy to be your host for the evening. https://t.co/7C3IAKNSTh

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:01 PM EDT

I am your host Jed Dearybury Director of PD & Comm. for @PSTANews & a 13 year Vet. of the Early Childhood Classroom #ditchbook #artsED #LSG

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:01 PM EDT

3rd grade T from South Carolina joining #DitchBook and trying to out-tweet my best friend @mrdearybury1

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:01 PM EDT

Mandi from MO, HS Math. Thanks for moderating @mrdearybury1 excited to learn with you. #DitchBook

larkscience May 12 @ 10:01 PM EDT

Secondary science in the Portland Metro - happy Friday Eve! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

@TTmomTT Thanks Mandi! Glad to be here! #Ditchbook!

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Hey there, my arts-minded #DitchBook friends! Matt here ready to learn alongside you all!

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

@larkscience Welcome! #Ditchbook

MicheleCMueller May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Michelle from STL - tech coordinator Hi #Ditchbook Glad I made it.

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

Hi #ditchbook friends! Julie from upstate SC here- Edprof at #conversecollege

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

@MicheleCMueller Welcome! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:02 PM EDT

@larkscience Erin -- I think I'll be in your neck of the woods in just under 2wks! Keynoting a conf at Portland Doubletree! #DitchBook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Hi #ditchbook friends! Julie from SC here; Edprof at #conversecollege

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Q1: Let's get started! Go way back in the day & share the gems from your school days! #ditchbook https://t.co/aaK7jFBUiN

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

I spy @jmattmiller at #Ditchbook chat!!!! Woot!!!! Hey Matt!!1

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Reba from Dallas - Educ Consultant w/Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt Glad to be joining #DitchBook tonight #ntchat #teachers

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@MicheleCMueller Glad you made it too, Michelle! #DitchBook

JanaK_ART May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Jana K art teacher 3-5 from Pennsylvania Looking forward to learning from you #DitchBook

KelzBoldt May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Hi, I'm a business teacher ditching in Katy, TX #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@jghfoundation08 welcome! #Ditchbook

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

I'm Brian. I teach MS students English in CO where we just keep deepening a certain kind of #ditchbook.

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@JanaK_ART welcome! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@KelzBoldt welcome! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@jghfoundation08 Hey Reba ... welcome back! Glad to see you in #DitchBook again!

teachwpurpose May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

#DitchBook @teachwpurpose here to see what we can learn without our books!

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Evening everyone! Sean from Indiana - 4th grade T #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@JuliePJones Hmmmmm... welcome. :0) ;0) #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Q1: I'm "more experienced" no comment @SEANJFAHEY and the only creativity I remember was from art class. :-( #DitchBook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@mrdearybury1 Glad to be here. My 2nd time!! #DitchBook https://t.co/vSGztQRxTX

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

@jghfoundation08 welcome! #Ditchbook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

I remember making paper in elementary school- what a great science lesson that would be! #ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky Welcome to #DitchBook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

Adam, Tech Coach, Central CA #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@JanaK_ART Ooh, looks like we'll be learning from you, Jana! Thanks for joining! #DitchBook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

A1: I remember making paper in elementary school- what a great science lesson that would be! #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@KelzBoldt Hey Kelly! Welcome! #DitchBook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Thanks @jmattmiller Here to learn again from #Ditchbook chat. Love the ideas. https://t.co/zRPQZOq68u

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:04 PM EDT

@jghfoundation08 Hey Reba ... welcome back! Glad to see you in #DitchBook again!

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky Brian is in the house! Good to see you, sir. #DitchBook

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

Loved when computers came into the classroom..you know..the funky color Macs #DitchBook #oregontrail https://t.co/weQxpXFLyO

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Q1: Let's get started! Go way back in the day & share the gems from your school days! #ditchbook https://t.co/aaK7jFBUiN

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@JuliePJones sounds like fun! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@teachwpurpose Oh, there is plenty! :) #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY Hey Sean! #DitchBook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Hey all! Krista from SE Michigan, 5th grade teacher #DitchBook

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1 My view got warped pretty early on: most chances to write became opportunities for creativity. #ditchbook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

@TTmomTT @SEANJFAHEY Same here Mandi! My memories are mostly from art class. #ditchbook

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

@jmattmiller hello friend! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

Ohhhh ... Matt just dropped the Oregon Trail reference! 50 #DitchPoints for you sir! #DitchBook https://t.co/TgmGRuSzyy

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT
Loved when computers came into the classroom..you know..the funky color Macs #DitchBook #oregontrail https://t.co/weQxpXFLyO
- mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT
  
  Q1: Let's get started! Go way back in the day & share the gems from your school days! #ditchbook https://t.co/aaK7jFBUiN

larkscience May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

A1 Writing and performing in an anti-drunk driving play w/drama class...in front of whole high school...and on the evening news 😬 #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT

@MattJohnson10 I reprogrammed Oregon Trail (Apple IIe) to say swear words when others played it. :-) #DitchBook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1 I recall making an episode of 20/20 (BC) for an ancient history activity in middle school #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1: Dioramas. I was killer at those things. Give me a shoe box and stand back ... #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1: My most creative lesson when I was in school was once in.... wait... sadly, I don't have enough of these memories. #DitchBook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1: NASA Explorer School Engineering Design Lessons #DitchBook https://t.co/1gtcZzTPs6 #STEM #ntchat

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

@zonie71 Hey Krista! Good to see you! #DitchBook

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

Hey #ditchbook!! Late gettin' here tonight - Evan Mosier, Tech Integrationist, 6th Gr. LA, Davenport, IA.

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1: We need creativity today more than ever. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

@larkscience Wow. Impressive! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

@jghfoundation08 This sounds awesome! Tell us more! #DitchBook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1: That was a longggg time ago. But we had a 3 day field trip over all of Northern Arizona. Grand Canyon, Sunset Crater, & more #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

@emosier3 right on time!!! #DitchBook Welcome!

techholly May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

Q1: Writing a menu for a make believe restaurant and designing advertisements. #ditchbook

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

#ditchpoints? Is that a good thing? I would have said the helicopter game but can't rem. the name of it #DitchBook https://t.co/AXuQpQ64hK

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:06 PM EDT
Ohhhh ... Matt just dropped the Oregon Trail reference! 50 #DitchPoints for you sir! #DitchBook https://t.co/TgmGRuSzyy
- MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:05 PM EDT
  
  Loved when computers came into the classroom..you know..the funky color Macs #DitchBook #oregontrail https://t.co/weQxpXFLyO
  
  mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT
  
  Q1: Let's get started! Go way back in the day & share the gems from your school days! #ditchbook https://t.co/aaK7jFBUiN

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1 Most creative lessons were from my 4th grade T. Did a lot of creating and acting #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

@emosier3 Evan, you're on quite a #DitchBook streak! Good to see you!

dominic_pirrone May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

A1 I remember designing a new sneaker, creating an advertisement for it, & taping a commercial. Wish I had that tape :) #DitchBook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

.@jmattmiller Thanks! I'm glad to be here, almost missed tonight!! #DitchBook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1- oooo.... decorating the homeroom door for a holiday contest. Oh, you meant academic. Oops. #ditchbook We won, though.

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: I took Home Ec. in 7th grade. I sewed a pillow of a clown. It was awesome. I still know how to sew! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

THIS is so true. Creativity will allow some ppl to feed their families now and going forward. #DitchBook https://t.co/Asf9hIl2pb

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:07 PM EDT

A1: We need creativity today more than ever. #DitchBook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1 I once adapted some kung fu movies to explain the parable of the 5 talents in high school #ditchbook #catholicedchat

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: Most creative lesson was 8th gr. science - breaking down food labels: calories etc. Very engaging! Not much else! :-( #DitchBook

MicheleCMueller May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

@mrdearybury1 I hear ya, I’m in the same boat..nothing really stands out. :( #ditchbook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

#DitchBook The student had to create a hydroponic system one time, then a lunar habitat and present it at the NASA center to astronauts

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

Joining late but happy to be at #ditchbook! Rachel, instructional coach, Bozeman, MT.

MaggieKobewka May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

Listening to music and writing the story that went along with it. #DitchBook

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: I was taught how to sew..didn't necessarily learn it :( but I remember it being fun #DitchBook

KelzBoldt May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1: I have no memories of creative learning, which makes me committed to providing them to this generation #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Q2: Great answers for Q1. Bring it forward to your classroom. #ditchbook https://t.co/SqVdILwj6k

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

THIS would be a killer assignment. Student Matt would totally dig doing that. #DitchBook https://t.co/nYbaFZu8wC

techholly May 12 @ 10:08 PM EDT

Q1: Writing a menu for a make believe restaurant and designing advertisements. #ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

A1: I built a playground out of painted paper towel rolls. It went to the art show at the fair!! #DitchBook

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Of course! I'd hate to miss it. #ditchbook is a weekly highlight!

JanaK_ART May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Q1 it was a long time ago for me. Art was by 'the book'. So sad! My 11th grade English teacher helped me to write creatively.#DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@techcoachjuarez I am gonna need to know more!!! #DitchBook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

.@SEANJFAHEY Mine, too. That's why when I went into teaching I wanted 4th Grade. I ❤️5th and that's close!! #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

@jmattmiller I've seen a lot of great ideas. I feel very slighted in my education! #DitchBook

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

My brain is twirling around thinking about creativity in terms of making (e.g. hands-on science lab) & imagining (e.g. arts). #ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@rachelmarker YAY!!! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@MattJohnson10 Yes, #DitchPoints are my highest compliment. (Or BOOM.) Don't remember the heli game, so wouldn't have earned pts #DitchBook

curlsandasmile May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1) I loved and really remember the projects I did, hands on, interest based #DitchBook https://t.co/G0qSPa7rMs

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:03 PM EDT

Q1: Let's get started! Go way back in the day & share the gems from your school days! #ditchbook https://t.co/aaK7jFBUiN

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A1: 6th grade. Memorable: Creating a Time Magazine; outdoor ed time for life sciences. #ditchbook

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

A2: I LOVE using Google Drawing for different projects. Currently Ss are creating poster advertisements for novels read. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@JuliePJones I'll bet there were some valuable lessons from doing that though ... right? #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Q2: Checkout https://t.co/AC7JGdXSGg to see how we do arts integration in my class! #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Nice! Those were *not* my forte! #ditchbook

curlsandasmile May 12 @ 10:11 PM EDT

Hi! I'm Lynda, a fourth grade teacher in Texas. #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Impressive! Love this one, Adam! #DitchBook https://t.co/rKRK8t01oI

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

A1 I once adapted some kung fu movies to explain the parable of the 5 talents in high school #ditchbook #catholicedchat

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

#ditchbook Some of My Ss are creating a video on #Peru from my @FulbrightAssoc videos & photos I took last summer.

msHanane68 May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A1 in 5th grade writing a storyfrom the beginning to end and sharing it learned that I lived writing still do just don't do it #DitchBook

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Wrote a parody 2 an @Adele song (Set Fire to the Rain) helped teach changes in matter. Kids loved it! #DitchBook https://t.co/UxnOZCWeRU

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Q2: Great answers for Q1. Bring it forward to your classroom. #ditchbook https://t.co/SqVdILwj6k

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Q2: I had a piano in my classroom. We wrote songs for curriculum so the learning would stick! #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2: I try to incorporate songs or creative arts when possible. https://t.co/aEth1biKSM #DitchBook

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2 If learners can write it, they can sing it, dance it, act it, draw it, paint it, sculpt it, etc. #ditchbook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2: I was thinking of having kids make a podcast song and change lyrics for science BA review. #DitchBook https://t.co/KmyDRcs4na

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Q2: Great answers for Q1. Bring it forward to your classroom. #ditchbook https://t.co/SqVdILwj6k

SarahPLove May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Special Ed coordinator at a SC virtual school here.....Hey #DitchBook friends!

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Holy cow. What an experience! I'll bet they remember that one forever! #DitchBook https://t.co/eVVZENiHgs

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT

#DitchBook The student had to create a hydroponic system one time, then a lunar habitat and present it at the NASA center to astronauts

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

@curlsandasmile Welcome to #DitchBook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2- rewriting my course "Pop Quizzes" to be "Pop Creativity" Instead of looking for answers, I want Ss to look for understanding. #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

A2 Several schools here do big art fundraisers--yearlong indiv and group art pieces tied to curric. Powerful! #ditchbook

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

#ditchbook Mike from MD, ES librarian who has 26k books but cannot really use them effectively.

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@rachelmarker Hello ma'am! I'll bet that gorgeous Montana mtn range in your backyard is getting gorgeous as it gets warmer. #DitchBook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

A2 Ive been having Ss do improv and ad libbing to act out their own versions of stories and historical events #ditchbook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

#DitchBook STEM Educ. has added the "A for Art" Best thing ever!!!

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Yes... collaboration most of all. #ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:13 PM EDT

@SarahPLove YAY! Welcome! #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2 I do think tech has a place here: stop-motion, green screen, creating ebooks. All have art forms that help lrng stick. #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2: We used sketching to pair visuals with vocab terms. Plus drawing out our storytelling on the whiteboard. Lots of ways! #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A1: how about those edible projects! I made an edible animal cell once. #DitchBook

curlsandasmile May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A2) Doodling for notes as we read and learn about new concepts...stick people count right? 😃 #DitchBook https://t.co/1BuRIOn1zx

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Q2: Great answers for Q1. Bring it forward to your classroom. #ditchbook https://t.co/SqVdILwj6k

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky My Ss and & I are making an interactive floor via @makeymakey #ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@curlsandasmile I do love a doodle!!! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@rachelmarker Good ones! #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

@curlsandasmile I love sketch notes! I've tried using that this year too. #DitchBook

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@curlsandasmile Just read that @jmattmiller is the "King of Stick Figures!" #DitchBook

MaggieKobewka May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Have to run. Great questions. I'll be following the #DitchBook hashtag later. Thx

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@emosier3 Love Drawing! Ss love an 11x17 google slide, too! #ditchbook

JanaK_ART May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

I'm currently doing a 4th grade lesson on topographical maps of the US West in clay. They are amazing! There 160 of them!Awesome!#DitchBook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Lesson of the YEAR. S told me- we really read for @mrdearybury1 - we just skim your stuff. (why?) we have to know it for him #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@curlsandasmile Hey Lynda! Oh, you're "curls and a smile"! Love that Twitter handle. Glad to have you. #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2: I try to add songs w movement into learning adjectives. Always allowing Ss choice to be creative in the way show learning #DitchBook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Yes!! @jmattmiller NASA paid 4 the trip w/ 150 other Ss symposium. And tour the NASA Center #ditchbook https://t.co/V6Te8Ps087

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT
Holy cow. What an experience! I'll bet they remember that one forever! #DitchBook https://t.co/eVVZENiHgs
- jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:09 PM EDT
  
  #DitchBook The student had to create a hydroponic system one time, then a lunar habitat and present it at the NASA center to astronauts

KelzBoldt May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2: I can sing the Preamble because schoolhouse rock taught me in the '70's. I sang the bovine digestive system last week #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

A2: This is from a few years ago. We did this play in my class every year! Kids LOVED it. https://t.co/syzwdpJ0nl #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@JanaK_ART Sounds amazing! Take some pics and share with #ditchbook soon!

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@rachelmarker That's what their posters are. I then send to District print shop and print in color on cardstock! Ss love it! #DitchBook

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@mrterborg Say more please. (Because I'm picturing a floor that says, "Ouch" when stepped on harshly.) #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@mrterborg @FulbrightAssoc Awesome ... and using your first-person resources too! #DitchBook

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

Hence, reworking my entire course to embrace the arts. #ditchbook https://t.co/sYjStWMFAi

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

Lesson of the YEAR. S told me- we really read for @mrdearybury1 - we just skim your stuff. (why?) we have to know it for him #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY I've had Ss write math lyrics to songs and record them (back when I had iPads) Need to get back to that! It was great #DitchBook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

.@jmattmiller OH! I do that now with Sci Vocab! Ss draw illustration of investigation done in class! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@KelzBoldt Music makes the learning stick! :) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ... Now I know my ABCs... #DitchBook

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@jmattmiller @FulbrightAssoc That's my goal. Happy to share them too. #ditchbook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@emosier3 Yeah! I had mine add theirs to a class padlet as "comment only." Then they can add compliments to each others'. #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT

@mrdearybury1 When I talk about you, my daughter still says, "He's the one that makes up the songs, right?" #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

I had an Ed instructor in college that would play guitar during class #DitchBook https://t.co/kNJCS26ntr

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

Q2: I had a piano in my classroom. We wrote songs for curriculum so the learning would stick! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

Q3: Honor the work you do & the work of your students. Share some their creativity in pics or words. #ditchbook https://t.co/2ubhFThL8I

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@brianrozinsky Yes, that. (https://t.co/pgMrUH7OHX) #ditchbook

dominic_pirrone May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

A3Sketch noting, graphic design tools, GarageBand. Love all have ss choosing their own path. Arts can do that for ya #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

ABSOLUTELY! Why put everyone in the "writer" box if they have other talents??? #DitchBook https://t.co/M7AWxcxtVb

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2 If learners can write it, they can sing it, dance it, act it, draw it, paint it, sculpt it, etc. #ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

WOW! Thanks @JuliePJones #DitchBook https://t.co/aOFXwpvGiC

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:16 PM EDT
Hence, reworking my entire course to embrace the arts. #ditchbook https://t.co/sYjStWMFAi
- JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT
  
  Lesson of the YEAR. S told me- we really read for @mrdearybury1 - we just skim your stuff. (why?) we have to know it for him #DitchBook

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

@rachelmarker Another fabulous idea courtesy of #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

Pop creativity. Brilliant. #DitchBook https://t.co/rl7QVLhTc8

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:12 PM EDT

A2- rewriting my course "Pop Quizzes" to be "Pop Creativity" Instead of looking for answers, I want Ss to look for understanding. #DitchBook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

#ditchbook A2 Used to do a play reenacting the failed Mongol invasion of Japan. Pretend samurai sword fight and everything

dominic_pirrone May 12 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@dominic_pirrone ugh A2, sorry #DitchBook

zonie71 May 12 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@techcoachjuarez That's an awesome idea!! Thanks!! #DitchBook https://t.co/b0bP10VPCk

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@zonie71 try having them find a dialogue on YouTube, mute the sound and screencast a content specific voice over. My Ss loved it

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Do you wanna read a story.... Who in the world wrote that snowman song??? #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:18 PM EDT

You did get to eat it afterward, didn't you? Or was it gross at that point? #DitchBook https://t.co/SmnaYhvLkB

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A1: how about those edible projects! I made an edible animal cell once. #DitchBook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:18 PM EDT

A2: Great art ideas!! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:18 PM EDT

@curlsandasmile Stick figures DO count! They provide the same brain benefits as elaborate figures! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@emosier3 @curlsandasmile Oooh, you're paying attention, Evan! :) #DitchBook Five #DitchPoints for you.

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

Sean! Nom nom nom... :) #ditchbook https://t.co/XYAQDqGVLO

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:14 PM EDT

A1: how about those edible projects! I made an edible animal cell once. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@MaggieKobewka No problem. Thanks for popping in! #DitchBook

KelzBoldt May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

Designing his original tennis shoes for #geniushour #DitchBook https://t.co/fo7dWoWab3

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

@MViTDiTeach Better to start augmenting one's own reality before resorting to tech fireworks? #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A3: I've shared this CYOA often but it's awesome. Ss wrote story, drew pics, and created equations. https://t.co/Uhn6kTb2Dv #DitchBook

theteachingjedi May 12 @ 10:20 PM EDT

Kevin from Fresno here. A1: It wasn't a lesson for me, it was teachers. In HS I only really enjoyed 2, they invested & cared. #DitchBook

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:20 PM EDT

@jmattmiller @curlsandasmile Read that part of the book during SSR in class today! :-) Love my #DitchBook reading time, plus the PDF guide!

edubabbIe May 12 @ 10:20 PM EDT

Making Assessment Work: Values and Expectations: Core Components of Quality Assurance Agency. #ditchbook

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: this student made her own drums at home and brought for her share time. I didn't assign this #DitchBook https://t.co/CsseHXw2Bx

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: Here is a little something for our virtual bulletin board! https://t.co/UzZ1x1qbqq #DitchBook

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Cross-pollination opportunities: Create & then write about what you did + why. Power in artist's statements! #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@SEANJFAHEY We do that first so they get ideas. I also use them as a hook sometimes. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@TTmomTT @SEANJFAHEY My wife's Ss did raps/song parodies w/soc studies lyrics. Very cool stuff! #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A3: Ss write (tall tale/poetry/short story, anthing), illustrate (paper or electronic), then cre8 dig story w/ voice. Share. #ditchbook

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@dominic_pirrone I let my Ss draw in my classes as long as it's about a book or movie we're listening to or watching #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

@emosier3 Love it. Glad to see my mom isn't the only one reading all of those. :) #DitchBook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

This is awesome! #stealingit #DitchBook https://t.co/0uP5aOvKlg

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@zonie71 try having them find a dialogue on YouTube, mute the sound and screencast a content specific voice over. My Ss loved it

RemScience May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A3: Short on computers today, a few Ss visited the #makerspace #DitchBook https://t.co/ScuCxFkcZL

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A3 Oral storytelling! And not just in K-2. Through all grades! #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:22 PM EDT

@dominic_pirrone Hey, Dom's here! Good to see you, man! #DitchBook

MicheleCMueller May 12 @ 10:22 PM EDT

Our @cindydcooney is an incredible art teacher. I cannot take any credit. small glimpse of our art fair #DitchBook https://t.co/peJPLScohr

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:22 PM EDT

I'll bet that was EPIC. #DitchBook https://t.co/RjeKiawDvy

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:17 PM EDT

#ditchbook A2 Used to do a play reenacting the failed Mongol invasion of Japan. Pretend samurai sword fight and everything

JanaK_ART May 12 @ 10:22 PM EDT

Love the maker space idea! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A3: Most Creative Science Fair Project Ever!!! K5 student. Loved it!!! #Ditchbook https://t.co/1X4wmsKdgX

RemScience May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

#DitchBook BTW, I'm popping in. Open house for my kids tonight. https://t.co/yA5rv7tjF5

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@MicheleCMueller @cindydcooney WOW!!! LOVE THIS!!! #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Just keep sharing it. I LOVE your math choose your own adventure story. #DitchBook https://t.co/TrBGZNUfae

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:19 PM EDT

A3: I've shared this CYOA often but it's awesome. Ss wrote story, drew pics, and created equations. https://t.co/Uhn6kTb2Dv #DitchBook

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Ok #ditchbook, I know most are against HW but what about this assignment? https://t.co/k5Fc5ECLIG

larkscience May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

A2Cartoons in the style of @dinosaurcomics are my debrief go to!Arts skills/humor/Sci learning included #DitchBook https://t.co/K3KCMCBVwo

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:10 PM EDT

Q2: Great answers for Q1. Bring it forward to your classroom. #ditchbook https://t.co/SqVdILwj6k

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Yep! I am stealing this one too! #DitchBook https://t.co/5xGvtuA0wo

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT
This is awesome! #stealingit #DitchBook https://t.co/0uP5aOvKlg
- techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT
  
  @zonie71 try having them find a dialogue on YouTube, mute the sound and screencast a content specific voice over. My Ss loved it

emosier3 May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

@mrterborg @rachelmarker @sarahdateechur I did the same with the geography Tchr for country posters. Those hang in our hallways! #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:24 PM EDT

Q4: Great chat tonight!!! Cannot wait to see the awesomeness you share here. Blow me away!!! #ditchbook https://t.co/ikiCA0YaS8

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:24 PM EDT

Passion-based, self-directed VOLUNTARY learning. Can't ask for more! #DitchBook https://t.co/jaZSKSKOA6

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:20 PM EDT

A3: this student made her own drums at home and brought for her share time. I didn't assign this #DitchBook https://t.co/CsseHXw2Bx

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@TTmomTT So glad you're sharing again! This is great! #ditchbook

dominic_pirrone May 12 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@jmattmiller thanks Matt. Great to be here. In & out tonight. What's with these 5 month olds deciding to wake up during #DitchBook?

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:24 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Just did this with Geometry. They used Google Draw to make their math problems. So cool! #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@emosier3 @mrterborg @sarahdateechur Oooh, nice. How about Ss explaining poster w/ QR code for another layer of thinking? #ditchbook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

#ditchbook A3 6th graders with Founding of Rome https://t.co/oa25l2vgfh

brianrozinsky May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A3 Task- Present an assigned scene from The Odyssey. One group cooked up this: https://t.co/mmfxkfCzaE #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

For a lot of kids, the makerspace beats the computers every day! #DitchBook https://t.co/njGT3ACFf7

RemScience May 12 @ 10:21 PM EDT

A3: Short on computers today, a few Ss visited the #makerspace #DitchBook https://t.co/ScuCxFkcZL

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A4- I have my students create videos to explain math concepts- they have full creative license here #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@dominic_pirrone Yeah! They just don't get it, do they??? #DitchBook

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

#ditchbook A3 6th graders and Greek Mythology https://t.co/cNd094TrUi

msHanane68 May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A3 taught an artist a week to a sped unit had an autistic boy fall in love with The Scream you can't get that in a textbook #ditchbook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

A3: #DitchBook Hydroponic system testing light and low light growth https://t.co/dayLgEuqSU

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

@TTmomTT I LOVE all of your ideas. Will you go back in time and be my math teacher??? :) #DitchBook

quilterliz May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

Q2 I do a dry lab where kids get DNA chains, and then draw a creature with those physical features! Lots of fun! #DitchBook

SEANJFAHEY May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

Awesome! Like those Bad Lip Reading videos! #DitchBook https://t.co/yjJqnkonKm

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:15 PM EDT

@zonie71 try having them find a dialogue on YouTube, mute the sound and screencast a content specific voice over. My Ss loved it

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4 #ditchbook #googledrawings #canva

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@RemScience We'll take you whenever we can get you! #RebekahRocks #DitchBook

jghfoundation08 May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A3: #DitchBook Designing a Lunar Habitat - 4th graders https://t.co/GwVszy9ACL

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@RemScience #Ditchbook #dedication #NothingWillStopRebekah

JuliePJones May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4b- speaking of tech, here's a great podcast on the creative process: https://t.co/8B9vwZvwRp #Ditchbook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

A4: We used Sculpey to make stop motion videos. Here was their sculpting. https://t.co/8vUhuSVFib #DitchBook

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:26 PM EDT

@rachelmarker @emosier3 @sarahdateechur My 3rd grade Ss are starting to learn how to pin on Google Maps. We also use G Earth Pro #ditchbook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:27 PM EDT

If you're going to do homework, that's a pretty SWEET way to do it! :) #DitchBook #DitchHW https://t.co/a82E9yZqxT

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:23 PM EDT

Ok #ditchbook, I know most are against HW but what about this assignment? https://t.co/k5Fc5ECLIG

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@jmattmiller Only if I can take Spanish from you! #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:27 PM EDT

@mrterborg You know this #ditchbook crowd well. :) Will have to read after!

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:27 PM EDT

#ditchbook If you haven't used Google Earth Pro on the desktop. You need to. Anything can be taught. Really. #sstlap

larkscience May 12 @ 10:27 PM EDT

A4 Even the most tech-wary Ss are super into #sway it can do all, some, or none of the design work, putting content on stage #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@mrterborg Awesome! Have a project idea in mind for the Maps? Bet they'll love it! #ditchbook

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:28 PM EDT

@mrdearybury1 I've made stop motion with Ss. It's always so much fun. Need to incorporate that again. Hmm... #DitchBook

dominic_pirrone May 12 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A4 my drive is flooded with Google drawings, virtually designed pictures, logos , gifs, memes, & still coming in w/out me asking. #DitchBook

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:28 PM EDT

Q4...bonus... Some would say tech isn't an art form... What say you? #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:28 PM EDT

A4: Interactive whiteboard 1. Create a Google Draw 2. All w/link can edit 3. Share w/Ss. 4. Project on board. Every S has access! #DitchBook

techholly May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A3: Creativity with LEGO #ditchbook https://t.co/mJ0ofQ74HN

TTmomTT - Moderator May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

A4: I love all of the Google apps for creativity. You can do so much. Drawing and Slides are my favorite. #DitchBook

jmattmiller - Moderator May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

This is too much! Well done! #ditchBook https://t.co/ZbBcWUHx3g

techcoachjuarez May 12 @ 10:25 PM EDT

#ditchbook A3 6th graders and Greek Mythology https://t.co/cNd094TrUi

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@techholly LOVE!!! I used to have the Lego Story Starter Kits!!! #DitchBook

rachelmarker May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@msHanane68 So powerful to see Ss connect with real-world 'artifacts'! Bet it will always have meaning for him. #ditchbook

MattJohnson10 May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

If it's not then I'm not artistic..that's how I consider my self creative through use of tech #DitchBook https://t.co/tGcsnkeF8y

mrdearybury1 May 12 @ 10:28 PM EDT

Q4...bonus... Some would say tech isn't an art form... What say you? #DitchBook

mrterborg May 12 @ 10:29 PM EDT

@quilterliz Check out @NeuroTinker from UVA. Neuro bits similar to LittleBits. Met them @ #milkenpenngse Looks very intriguing #ditchbook