LiveBinders

Melissa Holt

Assignment 12

EDT 5372

Dr. Zhang

After completing the readings and tutorials this week as well as reflecting on my own personal experience in using LiveBinders, three ideas for using LiveBinders for teaching and learning are listed below:

Idea #1 for using LiveBinders

One way that LiveBinders could be used to facilitate teaching and learning in the classroom, is by using LiveBinders to create a Science Fair portfolio.  In my 5^th grade science classroom, during science fair, all students in 5^th grade are required to type all of their science fair materials when completing the scientific method process.  Therefore, I think it would be neat to have all students create a Science Fair social bookmarking using LiveBinders to keep all their material organized.  This will allow them to create a Science Fair portfolio that will make all of their digital work easily accessible.

Idea #2 for using LiveBinders

            Another way that LiveBinders can be used in the classroom setting as a way of learning would be to have students create their own LiveBinders after each Unit is taught.  This would be a great way to complete a formative assessment on students’ learning.  Students would all follow the classroom requirements set forth in a teacher created LiveBinders rubric and would be able to share their discoveries with each other in my 5^th grade science classroom.

Idea #3 for using LiveBinders 

            A final way that LiveBinders can be used in teaching and learning would include using LiveBinders to keep teachers and students connected during absences. Through the use of LiveBinders, teachers and students can continue to work with each other in an attempt to maintain communication between teachers, students, and parents.  Not only could this approach benefit parents and students, but it could prove to be beneficial to teachers as well.  This approach to using LiveBinders in the classroom setting would allow teachers to continue classroom lessons and assignments whenever teachers are out for in-service training, family emergencies, or personal/family illness.  While this approach would prove to be very beneficial for my 5^th grade science classroom, this idea could be used at all levels of educational instruction and in all content areas. Bottom of Form

 LiveBinders Activity

I created a LiveBinders page entitled “Science Binder”.  I thought this would be a great binder that could be used in the classroom setting as an instructional reinforcement Web 2.0 tool for those students who may need more help with various concepts.   There were two main tabs create which were “Science Safety” and “Force and Motion”.  Within each of these tabs, there were 3 additional sub tabs created for a web link, picture, and video which was developed specifically to correlate to each topic.  Please click on the link below to view my LiveBinders Page. :o)

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2113554