Date: Saturday September 12, 2015
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate
We are so excited to have Matt Miller on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of September! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the great ways Matt is effectively integrating technology into his HS Spanish classroom and the amazing advice and tips he shares about going paperless in his classroom. Matt is a high school Spanish teacher at Turkey Run High School in Marshall, Ind. His classes are very conversational and technology-laden, and he doesn't use textbooks (and hasn't since about 2009). He writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog, usually about technology in the classroom, creative teaching and instruction with less reliance on the textbook.
After trying to do the traditional “teach by the textbook” for a few years, he launched into a textbook-less path where learning activities were often custom-produced for his students as well as infused with technology. He likes the results a lot, and his students do, too.
He’s a proud graduate of Indiana State University (go Sycamores!) and lives the dream — a wife, three kids, a mortgage and two dogs. He has taught high school since 2004, ranging from all levels of Spanish to etymology, English and yearbook. Before he became a teacher, he was a newspaper reporter and wrote for several Indiana daily newspapers, including the Indianapolis Star.
Matt is a Google Certified Teacher and was awarded the Golden Apple Award by WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind., for being one of five outstanding educators in the Wabash Valley in 2014. He was also nominated for a Bammy Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year in 2014.
Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-09-12.0920.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-MattMiller-9-12-15
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/September12_2015
Audio Recording (mp3):
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate
We are so excited to have Matt Miller on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of September! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the great ways Matt is effectively integrating technology into his HS Spanish classroom and the amazing advice and tips he shares about going paperless in his classroom. Matt is a high school Spanish teacher at Turkey Run High School in Marshall, Ind. His classes are very conversational and technology-laden, and he doesn't use textbooks (and hasn't since about 2009). He writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog, usually about technology in the classroom, creative teaching and instruction with less reliance on the textbook.
After trying to do the traditional “teach by the textbook” for a few years, he launched into a textbook-less path where learning activities were often custom-produced for his students as well as infused with technology. He likes the results a lot, and his students do, too.
He’s a proud graduate of Indiana State University (go Sycamores!) and lives the dream — a wife, three kids, a mortgage and two dogs. He has taught high school since 2004, ranging from all levels of Spanish to etymology, English and yearbook. Before he became a teacher, he was a newspaper reporter and wrote for several Indiana daily newspapers, including the Indianapolis Star.
Matt is a Google Certified Teacher and was awarded the Golden Apple Award by WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind., for being one of five outstanding educators in the Wabash Valley in 2014. He was also nominated for a Bammy Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year in 2014.
Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-09-12.0920.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-MattMiller-9-12-15
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/September12_2015
Audio Recording (mp3):
Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1810237
(Note: Click on tab for "Matt Miller-Featured Teacher" in the Livebinder)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/ (Matt Miller’s website: Ditch That Textbook)
https://twitter.com/jmattmiller (Follow Matt Miller on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/ditchbook (Use hashtag #ditchbook to discuss Ditch That Textbook)
http://fb.me/DitchThatTextbook (Ditch That Textbook on Facebook)
https://plus.google.com/+MattMiller16/posts (Matt Miller on Google Plus)
https://plus.google.com/communities/115988996979353568572 (Ditch That Textbook community on Google Plus)
https://www.pinterest.com/ditchthattxt/ (Pinterest boards for Ditch That Textbook)
http://www.teachercast.net/matt-miller-iste-2015-ditch-that-textbook/ (TeacherCast interview with Matt Miller at ISTE 2015)
http://www.teachercast.net/ditchthattextbook/ (TeacherCast TechEducator podcast with Matt Miller)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ditchthattextbook (YouTube channel for Ditch That Textbook)
http://education.weebly.com (Website creator that Matt used to create his class website)
http://trspanish.com (Matt’s class website)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/connect (Matt’s resources for connecting classes globally)
http://education.skype.com (Skype in the Classroom site for finding video chat partners)
https://youtu.be/ulgNTelOL38?t=1m2s (Video with Matt’s students reflecting on the power of connecting globally)
https://youtu.be/ulgNTelOL38
http://ditchthattextbook.com/sharing (Matt’s resources for his “Sharing Is Caring: Collaborative Google Apps Activities” session at ISTE 2015)
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1-P0WlCx9VZByQDwr2I59HNtuTTVYan1s0qPZyQR6Z9Q/edit (Link to practice hexagonal thinking graphic organizer)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/graphicorganizers (Link to 15 free Google Drawings graphic organizers you can use with your class)
https://getkahoot.com/ (Kahoot)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h3TwxIYv-lX9nfD7CiDYogj8SL4ceAssMkOSUnw_C4g/edit#slide=id.gc33008cce_0_165 (Shared presentation example with Matt’s students)
Closing Slides:
http://www.globalcollaborationday.org/ (Global Collaboration Day, September 17, 2015)
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder.
http://loriesonlinetutoring.weebly.com/ (Lorrie Moffatt’s Weebly site)
http://cbroom307fourthgrade.weebly.com/ (Elizabeth S: my Weebly site created several years ago)
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/perfect-match-brazilian-kids-learn-english-video-chatting-lonely-elderly-americans-157523 (Peggy George: Skype program that connects students learning English with senior citizens)
https://quizlet.com/ (Quizlet: Quizlet's flashcards, tests, and study games)
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/11/how-to-get-started-with-sketchnotes/ (How to get started with Sketchnotes)
http://www.schrockguide.net/sketchnoting.html (Sketchnoting tutorials, apps and resources from Kathy Schrock)
https://conjuguemos.com/ Conjuguemos as an online workbook for your Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Latin language students. The site stores a large amount of practice activities, with more exercises added during the year by our users. Teachers can also create their own activities.)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/google-classroom/ (Great tips from Alice Keeler for Google Classroom)
http://www.timeanddate.com/ (Peggy George: use this site to figure out times in various time zones when arranging Skype calls)
http://www.voxopop.com/ (LucianeCurator: Voxopop-voice-based elearning tool. Voxopop talkgroups are a fun, engaging and easy-to-use way to help students develop their speaking skills. They're a bit like message boards, but use voice rather than text and a have a specialised user interface.)
http://main.betterthanworksheets.com/2015/09/update-on-our-inqury-project-digital.html (Sheri Edwards: Julie’s post. A group of teachers are creating blogging groups with students: "Students from different classes (grade 6 to high school) will connect digitally through the process of creating digital/media based maker projects which are centred on a similar theme."
http://clear.msu.edu/clear/resources/rich-internet-applications/ (Ben: Michigan State U's CLEAR. The goal of CLEAR's Rich Internet Applications (RIA) initiative is to create tools that are informed by language acquisition research, and engage language learners in active learning. The RIA suite of applications is comprised of free tools that teachers of any language can use to create cloud-based language teaching materials – or have their students themselves create activities.)
https://todaysmeet.com/ (Todaysmeet: chat platform for classroom teachers and learners.TodaysMeet helps harness the backchannel and turn it into a platform that can enable new activities and discussions,extend conversations beyond the classroom, and give all students a voice.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s_bvLNe2DwD0laVgBci5b81CQ6Cc_7mKLOoZlMCftOE/edit?usp=sharing (Sheri Edwards: Here's our first collaborative Make Cycle in Google slides)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2014/12/10/google-docs-force-students-to-make-a-copy/ (Patti Ruffing: Blog post by Alice Keeler-Google Docs Force Students to Make a Copy)
https://kaizena.com/ (Kaizena: Feedback tool. Provides high quality feedback so tudents are not only getting feedback, but also timely feedback, personalized feedback, peer feedback, actionable feedback, continuous feedback)
http://elearningbookclub.blogspot.com/ (Susie @shighley: Indiana state wide virtual book club with Ditch That Textbook)
http://www.shellyterrell.com/webinars.html (Peggy George: Shelly Terrell is amazing with many webinars for language learners! Check out some of her recordings here)
http://bleedingthorn.com/youtube-embed-tweaks/ (Peggy George: Outstanding tips for ways you can embed youtube videos on blogs, wikis, websites. You can even remove all of those risky related videos using these tips)
http://hapara.com/ (Sheri Edwards: We are fortunate; we have Google Classroom and Hapara Teacher Dashboard)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1810237
(Note: Click on tab for "Matt Miller-Featured Teacher" in the Livebinder)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/ (Matt Miller’s website: Ditch That Textbook)
https://twitter.com/jmattmiller (Follow Matt Miller on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/ditchbook (Use hashtag #ditchbook to discuss Ditch That Textbook)
http://fb.me/DitchThatTextbook (Ditch That Textbook on Facebook)
https://plus.google.com/+MattMiller16/posts (Matt Miller on Google Plus)
https://plus.google.com/communities/115988996979353568572 (Ditch That Textbook community on Google Plus)
https://www.pinterest.com/ditchthattxt/ (Pinterest boards for Ditch That Textbook)
http://www.teachercast.net/matt-miller-iste-2015-ditch-that-textbook/ (TeacherCast interview with Matt Miller at ISTE 2015)
http://www.teachercast.net/ditchthattextbook/ (TeacherCast TechEducator podcast with Matt Miller)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ditchthattextbook (YouTube channel for Ditch That Textbook)
http://education.weebly.com (Website creator that Matt used to create his class website)
http://trspanish.com (Matt’s class website)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/connect (Matt’s resources for connecting classes globally)
http://education.skype.com (Skype in the Classroom site for finding video chat partners)
https://youtu.be/ulgNTelOL38?t=1m2s (Video with Matt’s students reflecting on the power of connecting globally)
https://youtu.be/ulgNTelOL38
http://ditchthattextbook.com/sharing (Matt’s resources for his “Sharing Is Caring: Collaborative Google Apps Activities” session at ISTE 2015)
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1-P0WlCx9VZByQDwr2I59HNtuTTVYan1s0qPZyQR6Z9Q/edit (Link to practice hexagonal thinking graphic organizer)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/graphicorganizers (Link to 15 free Google Drawings graphic organizers you can use with your class)
https://getkahoot.com/ (Kahoot)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h3TwxIYv-lX9nfD7CiDYogj8SL4ceAssMkOSUnw_C4g/edit#slide=id.gc33008cce_0_165 (Shared presentation example with Matt’s students)
Closing Slides:
http://www.globalcollaborationday.org/ (Global Collaboration Day, September 17, 2015)
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder.
http://loriesonlinetutoring.weebly.com/ (Lorrie Moffatt’s Weebly site)
http://cbroom307fourthgrade.weebly.com/ (Elizabeth S: my Weebly site created several years ago)
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/perfect-match-brazilian-kids-learn-english-video-chatting-lonely-elderly-americans-157523 (Peggy George: Skype program that connects students learning English with senior citizens)
https://quizlet.com/ (Quizlet: Quizlet's flashcards, tests, and study games)
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/11/how-to-get-started-with-sketchnotes/ (How to get started with Sketchnotes)
http://www.schrockguide.net/sketchnoting.html (Sketchnoting tutorials, apps and resources from Kathy Schrock)
https://conjuguemos.com/ Conjuguemos as an online workbook for your Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Latin language students. The site stores a large amount of practice activities, with more exercises added during the year by our users. Teachers can also create their own activities.)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/google-classroom/ (Great tips from Alice Keeler for Google Classroom)
http://www.timeanddate.com/ (Peggy George: use this site to figure out times in various time zones when arranging Skype calls)
http://www.voxopop.com/ (LucianeCurator: Voxopop-voice-based elearning tool. Voxopop talkgroups are a fun, engaging and easy-to-use way to help students develop their speaking skills. They're a bit like message boards, but use voice rather than text and a have a specialised user interface.)
http://main.betterthanworksheets.com/2015/09/update-on-our-inqury-project-digital.html (Sheri Edwards: Julie’s post. A group of teachers are creating blogging groups with students: "Students from different classes (grade 6 to high school) will connect digitally through the process of creating digital/media based maker projects which are centred on a similar theme."
http://clear.msu.edu/clear/resources/rich-internet-applications/ (Ben: Michigan State U's CLEAR. The goal of CLEAR's Rich Internet Applications (RIA) initiative is to create tools that are informed by language acquisition research, and engage language learners in active learning. The RIA suite of applications is comprised of free tools that teachers of any language can use to create cloud-based language teaching materials – or have their students themselves create activities.)
https://todaysmeet.com/ (Todaysmeet: chat platform for classroom teachers and learners.TodaysMeet helps harness the backchannel and turn it into a platform that can enable new activities and discussions,extend conversations beyond the classroom, and give all students a voice.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s_bvLNe2DwD0laVgBci5b81CQ6Cc_7mKLOoZlMCftOE/edit?usp=sharing (Sheri Edwards: Here's our first collaborative Make Cycle in Google slides)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2014/12/10/google-docs-force-students-to-make-a-copy/ (Patti Ruffing: Blog post by Alice Keeler-Google Docs Force Students to Make a Copy)
https://kaizena.com/ (Kaizena: Feedback tool. Provides high quality feedback so tudents are not only getting feedback, but also timely feedback, personalized feedback, peer feedback, actionable feedback, continuous feedback)
http://elearningbookclub.blogspot.com/ (Susie @shighley: Indiana state wide virtual book club with Ditch That Textbook)
http://www.shellyterrell.com/webinars.html (Peggy George: Shelly Terrell is amazing with many webinars for language learners! Check out some of her recordings here)
http://bleedingthorn.com/youtube-embed-tweaks/ (Peggy George: Outstanding tips for ways you can embed youtube videos on blogs, wikis, websites. You can even remove all of those risky related videos using these tips)
http://hapara.com/ (Sheri Edwards: We are fortunate; we have Google Classroom and Hapara Teacher Dashboard)
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