INTERACTIVE
NOTEBOOKS
& LIVE BINDERS
DR. JILL CONLON
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO
Keeping
Students
Engaged
Are your students saying….
Are we doing anything today???
This is boring…
I can find my homework…
I didn’t do my homework…
Try Interactive Notebooks or
LiveBinders!
INTERACTIVE
NOTEBOOKS
WHAT IS AN INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK?
 A working portfolio – containing notes, classwork, quizzes, journaling,
drawing, foldables….in one convenient “package”.
 A personalized “textbook”
 Helps students organize
Greatest asset : A way to engage
with content !
PURPOSE OF INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
 Organizes notes, classwork, and homework
 Involves students in “making sense” of their notes and content
 Develops visual aids for learning, engaging, stimulates pride
 Creates a personalized “textbook”
 Teaches students “approaches to learning” that lead to success
LEFT SIDE VS. RIGHT SIDE
The Left Side is for “Learning”
For the Student
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Warm-ups
Webs, Diagrams
Poems
Reflections
Cartoons, comics
Illustrations
Other “Reflective Information”
The Right Side is “Restricted”
For the Teacher
 Notes
 Handouts
 Foldable
 Graphic Organizers
 Study Guides
 Vocabulary
 Other “New Information”
MATERIALS USED
 Mead 5 Star Notebook, Composition Notebooks, 3 -Ring notebook, Plastic Tab
 Erasable pens, Colored pencils, Highlighters
 Glue Stick (2/month) or Double -stick tape
 Scissors
 Colored Paper
 Templates, Foldable, Diagrams
ORGANIZATIONAL TIPS & GRADING
 Make sure students understand it is important to date and label each page –
teacher needs to not have to search for assignment.
 No writing on “backs” of pages as these become the “left” side.
 Notebooks need to be in class everyday…may want to keep in classroom!
 Some teachers choose to do a “Master Copy” or “Systems” or “Centers”
 Have Rubric, Expectations Clearly Identified
 Have “Introductory Pages”, Personalized Covers
RESOURCES:
Do Your Homework
 Pinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest…
Oh MY!
Favorites
 FACS Website
 Elementary – Core Classes
 Teacher Pay Teacher
 Pinterest
 Blogs, Social Media
 Internet Searches:
 Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN)
 Interactive Notebooks (INB)
 Foldables
LIVE BINDERS
WHAT IS A LIVE BINDER?
 Virtual Binders
 They are literally binders that allow you to store information in the cloud .
 View links like pages in a book instead of URLs on a page
 Update easily, edit anytime, anyplace
 All documents are organized by tabs
 Works well with smartboard or classroom technology or laptop presentations
 Can make LiveBinder private or public
 Multiple Applications
FREE!
(100 MB Storage or 10 Binders)
CONVENIENT
IDEAS FOR USE
 Student Portfolios
 Student Assignments
 Substitute Information
 Parents
 Profile FCS Program
 Administrative Work
 Find Resources, Create Resource List
 Student Organizations, Extra - Curricular Activities
 Many Possibilities
LiveBinders.com
FACS LiveBinder (Jackpot!!!)
AAFCS Webinar
QUESTIONS?
OR
WHAT ARE YOUR
EXPERIENCES
USING
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS OR
LIVEBINDERS?
THANK
YOU !