LiveBinders
Description
LiveBinders is a free online program that allows teachers to create classroom textbooks, evidence-based documentation, and e-portfolios. The free option permits the development of up to 5 different binders with file size limitations. The binders are updated in real time, can be private or public and are easily accessible for students. A pro option does exist which costs $9.99 (USD) per month and allows for unlimited binders with several extra options.
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Justification for Using this Tool
Justification 1
Working in education it is extremely important to have the ability to network and share curriculum information with colleagues. Livebinders provides a platform for information to be organized, stored and shared. The owner of the binder can add individuals as collaborators with editing capabilities for content information. This tool can also be used by students when working on projects which require online group collaboration through Computer-Supported Collaborative learning (Clark & Mayer, 2011). Hammond (2016) noted that online group collaboration increases the transferrable skills necessary for employment and societal participation.
Justification 2
Graphics and videos can be incorporated into the binder to address various learning needs and increase visual esthetics. Carmicheal, Reid, and Karpicke (n.d.) outline that the inclusion of video stimulates greater course performance and positively impacts students' motivation, confidence, and attitude towards their course. The Redundancy Principle also outlines that narration improves learning when paired with graphical representations of a concept (Clark & Mayer, 2011). The binder is user-friendly, information is organized into tabs like a table of contents supporting the Segmenting Theory where information is broken down into smaller more manageable topics to help increase understanding (Clark & Mayer, 2011). Students can access the binder for free from different electronic devices with internet capabilities. Incorporating Livebinders into education can help decrease textbook costs while increasing student accessibility to curriculum tools.
Working in education it is extremely important to have the ability to network and share curriculum information with colleagues. Livebinders provides a platform for information to be organized, stored and shared. The owner of the binder can add individuals as collaborators with editing capabilities for content information. This tool can also be used by students when working on projects which require online group collaboration through Computer-Supported Collaborative learning (Clark & Mayer, 2011). Hammond (2016) noted that online group collaboration increases the transferrable skills necessary for employment and societal participation.
Justification 2
Graphics and videos can be incorporated into the binder to address various learning needs and increase visual esthetics. Carmicheal, Reid, and Karpicke (n.d.) outline that the inclusion of video stimulates greater course performance and positively impacts students' motivation, confidence, and attitude towards their course. The Redundancy Principle also outlines that narration improves learning when paired with graphical representations of a concept (Clark & Mayer, 2011). The binder is user-friendly, information is organized into tabs like a table of contents supporting the Segmenting Theory where information is broken down into smaller more manageable topics to help increase understanding (Clark & Mayer, 2011). Students can access the binder for free from different electronic devices with internet capabilities. Incorporating Livebinders into education can help decrease textbook costs while increasing student accessibility to curriculum tools.
Strategies for Use
Strategy 1
It is always important to know how to signup for a tool. Watch this short video for step by step instructions.
It is always important to know how to signup for a tool. Watch this short video for step by step instructions.
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Strategy 2
Short Video outlining how to create your first binder and different functions available within the program.
Short Video outlining how to create your first binder and different functions available within the program.
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Helpful Resources
Resource 1 - Educators Guide to LiveBinders
This blog post provides detailed information surrounding different ways that LiveBinders can be incorporated into the classroom.
Resource 2 - 4 Steps to Creating a Digital Binder for Free
This tutorial outlines step by step how to easily create a digital binder using LiveBinders.
Resource 3 - LiveBinders for the Classroom
This blog post provides detailed information surrounding different ways that educators and students can use LiveBinders. The post also outlines the positives and negatives associated with this tool.
This blog post provides detailed information surrounding different ways that LiveBinders can be incorporated into the classroom.
Resource 2 - 4 Steps to Creating a Digital Binder for Free
This tutorial outlines step by step how to easily create a digital binder using LiveBinders.
Resource 3 - LiveBinders for the Classroom
This blog post provides detailed information surrounding different ways that educators and students can use LiveBinders. The post also outlines the positives and negatives associated with this tool.
References
Carmicheal, M., Reid, A., & Karpicke, J. (n.d). Accessing the Impact of Educational Video on
Student Engagement, Critical Thinking and Learning: The Current State of Play. Sage Publishing. Retrieved from https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/hevideolearning.pdf
Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction (3rd ed.). San
Fransico, CA: Phieffer.
Hammond, M. (2017). Online Collaboration and Cooperation: The Recurring Importance of
Evidence, Rationale and Viability. Education Information Technologies (22) 1005–1024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-016-9469-x
Student Engagement, Critical Thinking and Learning: The Current State of Play. Sage Publishing. Retrieved from https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/hevideolearning.pdf
Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction (3rd ed.). San
Fransico, CA: Phieffer.
Hammond, M. (2017). Online Collaboration and Cooperation: The Recurring Importance of
Evidence, Rationale and Viability. Education Information Technologies (22) 1005–1024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-016-9469-x
Contributor
Submitted by: Kristen Marks-Riberdy
Email: [email protected]
Bio: Post-secondary nursing professor, Academic and Clinical Coordinator for Internationally Educated Nursing Program.
Email: [email protected]
Bio: Post-secondary nursing professor, Academic and Clinical Coordinator for Internationally Educated Nursing Program.