1.+LIVEBINDER

LIVEBINDER:
Watch this 90 second video to get an overview of what live binder is all about. It may be the single, most amazing FREE!! resource out there and that is why it is #1 on the NEIU Tech Support Site. Teachers can use it to organize information to give to students. I have used it to embed video and powerpoint slides to organize an evening of instruction. I believe it is important for students to see us using the technology if they are going to ultimately be able to integrate it.

Students can use it to gather ideas, research and resources into one place that is on the cloud and not all over your bedroom or the floor of your car:) The "livebinder it" tool, will allow you to surf the net and when you click on it it adds that URL to your binder. An effortless way to gather info into one place.

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I love using it in the classroom to easily provide a "web search" for my students. Left undirected, students get "lost" in the internet. A livebinder can provide not only the URL link but a description of what they are to do or look for when they get there.

One more quick idea - so many of our students (ELL and children with disabilities) need so much support for understanding what they have read. We can easily "dump" text into a live binder and put a link in to a video or graphic to aid their comprehension. Build the background knowledge as they read - ask questions and provide scaffolding as they go. Ok! Let's get started!!!