The Digital PIRATE (El Paso, TX)

Find this page at: DitchThatTextbook.com/elpaso

Getting started

1. How well do you know your Google tools? Let’s find out in this Kahoot! Head to kahoot.it.

“I quit using my textbooks …”

The Voice of the Active Learner: Education from a Digital Native’s Perspective (YouTube link)

PART 1: IDENTIFY THE CHANGE

Reflection questions. We will answer each question individually. Write your thoughts on paper, in a document or in an email to yourself.

Moonshot thinking (YouTube link)

PART 2: THE DIGITAL PIRATE IN THE CLASSROOM

The Digital PIRATE ebook: 20 practical activities you can use immediately in your classroom, each with a Teach Like a PIRATE engagement hook and a free tech tool. Sign up here to get it for FREE and have a link emailed to you instantly.

1. The MOZART HOOK with Garage Band

2. The REAL WORLD APPLICATION HOOK with Google Hangouts/Skype

3. The SAFARI HOOK with the Camera App

4. The INVOLVED AUDIENCE HOOK with Poll Everywhere

Copies of presentation slides: CLICK HERE

PART 3: THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM

Let’s harness the power of passionate teachers gathered together by collecting some of our best teaching ideas.

Click here if you can’t view the form below.

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View teaching ideas in the spreadsheet below or click here.

Get Matt’s FREE eBook, “101 Practical Ways to Ditch That Textbook. Click here to get it delivered directly to your inbox!

PART 4: TAKE YOUR CLASS GLOBAL

Take your classroom beyond the four walls of the classroom! Go to: https://ditchthattextbook.com/connect/ to find out how.

Give instant feedback to students with Formative!

Go to: goformative.com.
In the top right, use the quick code UMWA432.
Scroll to the bottom and click “Continue without logging in”. Type your name.
Follow the instructions for the question … it’ll be fun!

PART 5: OFFICE 365: PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES FOR CLASS

Lots of practical activities you can implement in your classroom right away! Go to: DitchThatTextbook.com/GoogleGenius for all the details!

PART 6: GAME-CHANGING MINDSETS

Mindsets from Matt’s book, Ditch That Textbook (Amazon link):

Choose to cheat
Minimum effective dose
Connected educator
You are your own best PD

Let’s blog about mindsets! Go to: KidBlog.org/class/Ditch-That-Textbook and log in.

Click the “Log in” button in the top right.
Username: Choose “Ditch Student” from the drop-down menu.
Password: ditch123

PART 7: TOOLS FOR YOUR TOOLBELT

Let’s gather our best tools and share them! Go to: padlet.com and click the “Create something” button.

Double-tap to create a new note. Tap and hold to move notes around on the board.
Add notes for different tools/apps you use in your classroom:
- Make the title the name of the tool
- In the body text, tell us what the app does, how you use it in the classroom, why you and the students like it, etc.
- Extra bonus points for images (use the upload button … maybe take screenshots first?) and links!

Our TodaysMeet room. Click here to share a link to your Padlet wall with your tools. Then go check out everyone else’s to gather new ideas!

PART 8: THE LIGHTNING ROUND!

Hold on, because they’re going to come fast and furious! 60 useful digital tools in 60 minutes. Go to: http://DitchThatTextbook.com/lightning for the entire list!

PART 9: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

Let’s take some time to process what we’ve learned and thought about today. We’ll get together in departments, grade levels or organic groups to discuss our plans/ideas.