Ditch That Textbook | Featuring Matt Miller




The TechEducator Podcast show

Summary: The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology.  For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/" target="_blank" shape="rect">www.techeducatorpodcast.com</a>.<br> Many great ways to participate in the TechEducator Podcast.<br> <a href="http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/" target="_blank" shape="rect">TechEducatorPodcast.com</a><br> <br> * Follow us Live on Video: <a href="http://www.teachercast.tv" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.TeacherCast.tv</a><br> * Leave a Voice Mail: <a href="http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail</a><br> * Email: <a href="mailto:feedback@TechEducatorPodcast.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">feedback@T</a>eachercast.net<br> * Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/TechEdShow" target="_blank" shape="rect">@TechEdShow</a> (http://www.twitter.com/techedshow)<br> * Hashtag: #TechEducator<br> <br> <a href="http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/" target="_blank" shape="rect">Hosts:</a><br> <br> * Jeff Bradbury – <a href="http://TeacherCast.net" target="_blank" shape="rect">TeacherCast.net</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/teachercast" target="_blank" shape="rect">@TeacherCast</a><br> * Jeff Herb – <a href="http://InstructionalTechTalk.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">InstructionalTechTalk.com</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/insttechtalk" target="_blank" shape="rect">@InstTechTalk</a><br> * Sam Patterson – <a href="http://MyPaperlessClassroom.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">MyPaperlessClassroom.com</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/learningsliving" target="_blank" shape="rect">@SamPatue</a><br> * Chris Nesi – <a href="http://mr.chrisnesi.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">Education the Nesi Way</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mrnesi" target="_blank" shape="rect">@MrNesi</a><br> * David Saunders <a href="http://www.Twitter.com/DesignSaunders" target="_blank" shape="rect">@DesignSaunders</a><br> * Josh Gauthier <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mrgfactoftheday" target="_blank" shape="rect">@mrgfactoftheday</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.ditchthattextbook.com" target="_blank"></a>About our Guests:<br> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jmattmiller" target="_blank">Matt Miller</a> is a teacher, blogger and presenter from West Central Indiana. He has infused technology and innovative teaching methods in his classes for more than 10 years. He is the author of the book Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroomand writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog about using technology and creative ideas in teaching. He is a Google Certified Teacher (Austin ’14), a PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator, a Bammy! Awards nominee, and winner of the WTHI-TV Golden Apple Award.<br> 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.<br> Matt has presented to thousands of teachers at dozens of workshops on a number of topics related to educational technology, world language instruction and more. He combines a conversational, engaging speaking style with loads of resources, leaving teachers equipped and inspired to move forward.<br> Connect with him … he lives for it!<br> <br> * Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jmattmiller" target="_blank">@jmattmiller</a><br> * Google Plus: <a href="http://plus.google.com/+MattMiller16" target="_blank">plus.google.com/+MattMiller16</a><br> * YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/DitchThatTextbook" target="_blank">youtube.com/DitchThatTextbook</a><br> * Pinterest: <a href="http://youtube.com/DitchThatTextbook" target="_blank">pinterest.com/DitchThatTxt</a><br>