LiveBinders - The "Why"

LiveBinders is a new tool that I am exploring in the hopes of getting more organized!  My original plan was to create a personal binder and then try and find applications for my job, but I realized on my first day back at school that I needed a new way to compile my school and library resources...and LiveBinders seemed to be a great tool to start with!!!

One aspect of LiveBinders that I really like is that I believe it is a tool I will be able to introduce to teachers and encourage them to use.  Berger and Trexler (2010) believe that "competency begins with understanding and school librarians are in the ideal position as they collaborate with teachers to effectively model, integrate, and use Web 2.0 technologies in their teaching and learning" (p.17).  My school has not effectively made use of the teacher-librarian position in the past, and I hope to become a leader who effectively collaborates with teachers and models some great tools for the classroom.  LiveBinders will be a tool that I will use in the library, but I think teachers will be able to create their own shelves and binders for their individual work.

 
References

Berger, P. & Trexler, S. (2010). Choosing web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching in a digital

world.  Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.