Brandi J. Clark

I am in the midst of starting my own LiveBinder and of course… it is never easy to make a decision…so here are some tips to get you started.

1) Who is your audience?

*Students

*Teachers

*Parents

*Administrators

*A Mixture

Here is great example of a teacher audience:

Cape Fear Handbook

Note: The School not the Movie

2. What will the user access be?

*Public

*Private

3. What is the time frame for utilizing the LiveBinder?

*one day

*one week

*one month

*one semester

*one year

4. What are you going to include?

*PDFs

*Audio

*Video

*Images

*Links

5. What type of online access will you have?

*Computer Lab

*Wireless

*Classroom Connections

Love this Grade One example!

Access at school and at home.

So this should at least get you thinking…

Here is a BONUS TIP: Look through the other binders, this is a collaborative exercise after all.

Perhaps even…Whistle While You Work

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As always let me know what you are thinking in the comment boxes below.

Until Next Time,

Lit Maven Out!

I have been stumbling across LiveBinders over the last while. The thought of a “Live” binder snapping at me with its rings, was disconcerting…see the above image.

But like all things, I don’t understand. I investigated.

LiveBinder seems to be an ideal platform for creating a textbook from scratch.

Thankfully, there are amazing people out there such as Cybraryman, who have collected many LiveBinder tips in one location.

I like that! Thanks Cybraryman.

5 Reasons to Use LiveBinder

1. You can go PAPERLESS! Imagine all your resources in one location. First, there was one ring to rule them all…now there is one binder!

2. There are “Ready-Made” binders.

10 Online Tools to Kickstart the Year

Great for those who prefer to just “dip their toes” when trying out new “web” stuff.

3. Timely Educational Uses

LiveBinder suggests these uses:

School Computer Labs

Class Presentations

Class Assignments

Learning at Home

School Team Sports

Class Projects and Research

4. Easy Access

“Teachers place LiveBinders on desktops so kids don’t have to type addresses or get lost searching on the web. And they don’t have to add a bookmark to every computer every time they have a new link to share – they can just update the livebinder.-LiveBinder”

5. It’s Free!

Nuf…said!

Let me know how LiveBinder has worked for you. I plan to make one soon. Perhaps, it will change my life!

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Until Next Time

Lit Maven Out!