Blog Post 15: LiveBinders: Bertha Gonzalez

My binder is an array of different tools I have found on Pinterest.
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2114448

LiveBinders for teaching is a different take on the perspective about organization and filing important and relevant information.  One of the ways I would use the LiveBinder is to organize some charts I have on Pintrest  but are in no particular order and in different boards.  The binder I created and will help me organize different subjects into the different tabs.  There I will have all the charts, graphs and activities under one tab or expand into more tabs about the same subject but different assignments.  I was also able to create a tab for my ELL students with all their assignments under that tab which I can easily access without having to be fumbling with all the big binders with all the copies I have on my shelves.  I can then bring up on the overhead project where students can all see and work in their Interactive Notebooks.  Assignments for different subjects can be stored in different binders and this would eliminate the need to keep paper copies.

Another way I would use the LiveBinder is organize all the charts and graphic organizers for my 5th graders to have access to and so they will be able to use for their assignments especially in Reading where we can do up to two organizers a day.  The tabs are easily accessible and with a description of what is in the tab students will be able to locate easily.  Students would be able to move from tab to tab where the different graphic organizers are located along with teachers notes about what is expected for the assignment.  Students would also be able to look at a reference section where I would add information about the lesson I had just presented in case the students feel they missed some important information and want to see what I had just covered.  This would also be beneficial to any students who were absent and now needed to do make up work.  All the assignments and notes about the lecture would be in the reference section for students to look up.

I think that the best way I would maximize the use of LiveBinders would be to organize all the data we are given about our class.  We are constantly breaking down data about students, assignments and other demographics that I could create a binder for each category.  One binder would be about student's data to include test scores for each student and grades for each grading period.  I would separate the tabs into each 9 period weeks so that I can keep track of all the students assignments and grades.  This would mean that I could cut down on paper copies and maybe even eliminate filing cabinets with all the paper files.  LiveBinders is a great way to cut down on paper clutter and help us organize so we can have easy access to many of the files that we would otherwise not be able to get a hold of when we are at home.  With LiveBinders we can have access to all the important information  whenever we want to access it because it is through the use of technology.  Our binders could also be shared with others and that would be helpful for teachers to share with their grade levels and can even  be used as a teacher's personal portfolio with all the documentation an administration would want to see as evidence of work performance.