LiveBinder 101  Register for CEUs on the Staff Development Website.  Today’s Learning Target:  I can create a LiveBinder for my school, grade/course, or class that is organized and easy to navigate.  Performance Task: Your principal has asked you to make a model LiveBinder that will be used to train other teachers and administrators in your school. The LiveBinder should focus on one topic, course, or grade level, and should be neatly organized and easily navigated. This LiveBinder will be used for collaborative and evaluative purposes within the school and within classrooms. The rubric provides you with more details about how your LiveBinder will be assessed.

LiveBinder 101 Explore:  Create a LiveBinder account at and create a blank binder  Go to: x x  Tasks are listed to the right  Scavenger Hunt:  Find out how to…  Make a tab  Make a sub tab  Add a file  Add a link  Add a picture  Add a title  Change the color  Change the tab layout  Add a collaborator ools.org ools.org  Explore the rest to meet your needs  Find out how to “upload a file” and “clear contents” by exploring buttons

Click “Add Content” to add a file.

Click “Upload a file” to browse for your PDF. Click “clear tab contents” to delete old files.

 Performance Task: Work Session (15 minutes)  Evaluate:  Gallery Walk- Use the rubric CriteriaNeeds WorkOn TargetExceeds Expectations LiveBinder is organized into manageable tabs & subtabs Tabs contain 0-1 subtabs Most tabs contain 2-3 subtabs All tabs contain 2-3 subtabs LiveBinder is easy to navigate Links & files are not logically organized by topic or commonality Most links & files are logically organized by topic or commonality All links & files are logically organized by topic or commonality LiveBinder holds useful files and links related to the topic No files or links attached to any subtabs Examples of one subtab with an attached file or link. One is a PDF! Examples of more than one subtab with an attached file or link. Two or more are PDFs!

CCS Curriculum Docs LiveBinder  You will be added as a “collaborator” on your school’s LiveBinder.  Responsible for your content (all courses)  Delete old documents  Add new ones (update as new units are started)  Unit 1  Due on August 26  Stages 1-3 (not lesson plans… just what informs your plans)  Format, format, format…  PDF Units  Separate files for each unit  Ordered chronologically (left to right)  Tab per COURSE (ex. Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4)