eBinders: You Can Do It,
We Can Help!
Deanna Darr- Jack E. Singley Academy-AVID
Marla Rhodes-Lady Bird Johnson MS-AVID
Stefanie Sims-Lady Bird Johnson MS-ITS
WICOR
Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading
Philosophical Chairs Activity
Students should consolidate
their organization into a
large binder.
Source: Ben Solomon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qll1_hc3ErA Video: I Like Big Binders
Decision to Digitize
Expense-program provided binders & supplies
to students
Some campuses provided to all students
Class management with supplies
Cumbersome
Student buy-in to big 3-inch binders
No time for organization within the school day
Access at school to binder (home)
Our students use technology daily
Source: Partnership for 21st Century
Skillshttp://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework
Source: Jeff Dunn via @edudemic
gone-google/
ttp://www.edudemic.com/the-staggering-number-of-schools-that-have-
Burning question...
Why is student organization important to you?
Think -- Stare --Pair Activity
eBinder options
LiveBinders
Portfolio in Project Share (Epsilen)
Dropbox.com folder
Folder in Google Drive
Google Site
Google Apps for Education-Google
Drive
AVID Resources Folder
Cornell Notes
Cornell Notes in Health Science
Folder
Example:
Cornell Notes created
using Google Docs
Cornell Notes as an
image uploaded
to folder in Google
Drive.
Learning Log Folder
Learning Log DLIQ
eBinder in Google Sites
Calendar Template Page
Learning Logs Template Page
Cornell Notes Template Page
Cornell Notes Page, Video Example
Videos created for Irving ISD by Katie Crone, ITS
at Jack E. Singley Academy
eBinder Check Page
AVID Resources Page
Help Page
Google Sites in Templates
How to search templates within Google Sites
1) http://sites.google.com
2) Create, Browse Gallery
3) In Gallery, search for AVID eBinder
4) Use template
5) Customize it to your school
before using with your students.
support:
https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en#topic=1689606
eBinder sharing
Because our Irving ISD system is closed, the
presenter is zipping a file of Word Docs and
PDFs that you can use to upload into Google
to create a site for your district or campus.
Critical Friends (Buck Institute
Strategy)
I Like...something specific you like about the
activity, project, lesson, topic, etc.
I Wonder...a new thought that came about as
a result, not a recommendation.
Next Steps...A recommended next step for
going forward.
We liked...
We liked the concept and organization of
the eBinders once it got rolling, as
teachers we could access it from home,
feedback could be confidential, students
could adapt to their learning style (fonts,
colors) and students more engaged,
inserted pictures, images, used available
cameras (phones & webcams)
But we wondered...
We wondered where we went wrong in
teaching them how to set up an eBinder,
about incoming students and how they
might get behind, how it was going to fit
into lesson plans (stop teaching, do
eBinder), we wondered if students could
manipulate the system and grades
electronically, we wondered how it was
going to work without class sets of
technology.
Next step became...
Chunking the set up presentation,
embedding the Cornell Notes, teaching
other subjects besides AVID to gain buy
in, comfort & consistency, calendaring
changed to just one calendar instead of
AVID, considering going to just shared
folders in GDocs instead of Google Site.
http://todaysmeet.com/avidebinder
http://todaysmeet.com/avidebinder
I like
I wonder
Next steps
Please give us your contact information in
Today’s Meet if you’d like a copy of the
presentation sent to you.
Contact Information
Deanna Darr, AVID
ddarr@irvingisd.net
@MsDarr
Marla Rhodes, AVID
marlarhodes@irvingisd.net
@jmsrhodes
Stefanie Sims, Instructional Technology
ssims@irvingisd.net
@ITSStefanieSims