LiveBinders

Welcome to the Exciting Web Tool: LiveBinders!

May 2012

Presentation Title:  The Reinvented Binder

By Dr. Eileen Dittmar emdittmar@gmail.com

MS Word document of this page LiveBinder 5-2012

Description:  The familiar 3-ring binder has been digitized; it’s easy and FUN! LiveBinders is a free, web-based tool for collecting and sharing valuable resources. Learn how you and your students can use them to gather and organize resources to share. This workshop will teach the basics of creating and saving information in a binder; uploading and adding documents; inserting digitized media; how to use LiveBinder It in your browser; and some tricks to help you customize the layout of information in your binder. This is a tool that educators do not want to be without!

Part 1: Introduction

1. A discussion about LiveBinders, what they are, and why should business educators use them (both for students and faculty)
2. Show examples

Part 2: A show of the Basics

1. Create a free account
2. Your LiveBinder Tutorial appears on your shelf once you create a login.
3. Create a binder and save
4. Update a binder
5. Add or delete tabs
6. Rename tabs
7. Move tabs
8. Add documents
9. Insert digitized media
10. Copy a binder
11. Using “My Shelf”

LiveBinder Examples

http://livebinders.com/play/play/224967 Integrating Mobile Technology with Learning. Note that this binder is for students and faculty.

http://www.livebinders.com/edit?id=269550 Virtual Presenter Guide; tips for creating powerful presentations. Note that this binder is for students and faculty.

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=250823 Online Coach: everything to help students improve study, writing, and technology skills. Note that this binder is for faculty (not students).

http://livebinders.com/play/play/110787 Teach 21 Century Business. Note that this binder is for faculty (not students).

http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=76391 Teaching Business Resource. Note that this binder is for faculty (not students).

http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=62246 Educator Resource. Note that this binder is for faculty (not students).

LiveBinders Resources

Upload Files Tutorial: http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/video_window?video=%2Fswf%2Ffile_upload.swf

LiveBinder Blog: http://livebinders.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/techbook-vs-textbook/

LiveBinder Tips & Tricks Binder: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=49046

LiveBinder Tips & Tricks 2: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=82352

LiveBinder Tutorials: http://www.livebinders.com/?type=video

LiveBinder Webinars: http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/podcast

Let’s get fit and nimble with these LiveBinders exercises.

Create a free LiveBinder account if you do not yet have one.

Log into your account.

Copy one (or more) of Eileen’s example LiveBinders to your shelf.

Create a LiveBinder titled Professional Development and enter these key words for a Google search

professional-development, business-skill-training, professional-organizations, business-education, business-skills

Delete a tab (choose one you don’t want)

Edit a tab title (choose one you want to keep but with a different name)

Edit a tab’s URL

Check settings to be sharable; share your LiveBinder with emdittmar@gmail.com

When finished, create a new binder with any topic you want.

Review your shelf and organize it to your liking.