LiveBinder Links

LiveBinders have really been a lifesaver for me this year. Whether we're using it for research or for early finishers, it's a quick and useful website.

LiveBinders are a great way to put all of your technology resources and websites for your students in one place. They’re basically virtual three ring binders where you can organize all of your websites, documents, movies, and images into tabs and subtabs and then share your “stuff” on the web. Click on the binders below to see some of my examples:

European Explorers
 

Greek Mythology
 

Extreme Weather Research
 

Multiplication
 

13 Colonies
 

Converting Measurement
 

Area and Perimeter
 

Educational Websites
 

Technology Tutorials
 

Math Word Problems

Classroom Happenings

It's been a long time since I've written an actual post.  Teaching in a new school district and a new grade has been very overwhelming.  I love my new school and class, but it is like starting over as a first year teacher.  Here are some picture updates from my class.
 

 

I am so lucky to have a class set of laptops in my classroom.  I love using the laptops as a center for my reading and math rotations.  I recently discovered LiveBinders and have been obsessed with it since.  Its a great way to put all of your technology resources and websites for your students in one place. 

 

They’re basically virtual three ring binders where you can organize all of your websites, documents, movies, and images into tabs and subtabs and then share your “stuff” on the web. Click on the binders below to see some of my examples:

 

Fourth Grade Resources

 

Word Problems

 

 

Technology Tutorials

 

 

Kid Friendly Search Sites

 

 

Here are some other ways to use LiveBinder in your classroom:

• Class Resources– Use LiveBinder to share your resources.
• Create a Presentation– Use LiveBinders to present your information.  Don’t make handouts, share the link to your binder and embed it in your blog.
• Have your students collaborate on a Binder as a final product of a unit
• Use a LiveBinder to demonstrate the writing process – create a tab for each draft/activity

 

But the best place to find ideas on how to use LiveBinders is to browse the featured binders on their website.

 



Instagram Fun {Teacher Talk Tuesday}

I'm joining up with What the Teacher Wants and Apples and ABCs to share my Instagram account! Follow me at @msthirdgrade!  I need some followers!
 

  

 

 

 Here are some of my recent posts:

New Interactive Whiteboard Resources

Context Clues Interactive Whiteboard Activity- $3.00

This is a 21 page interactive whiteboard activity on context clues. It was created through Mimio and is an INK file. However, it can be used with any interactive software.

The activity is very user friendly and your students will love navigating through the engaging lesson.  Click on the picture below to check it out at my Teacher's Notebook store.

Science: Matter- Interactive Whiteboard Activity- $2.00

This is an 8 slide interactive whiteboard activity about matter. It explores solids, liquids, and gases and classifying objects.

The activity was made on Mimio and is an INK file, but will work with any interactive software. Click on the picture below to check it out at my Teacher's Notebook store.

Scholastic News

As we are transitioning into the Common Core Curriculum, we are concentrating more on non-fiction text. In addition to our anthology and novels, I love to incorporate magazines such as Scholastic News and National Geographic into my lessons.    My students love the high-interest articles in their “very own” magazine. 

Scholastic News Interactive, in combination with your print magazines, allows students of various learning styles and reading levels to be engaged simultaneously in the magazine’s content.  This is an easy way to incorporate technology and differentiate your lesson. 

With Text-to-Talk audio support and an alternate-level cover story in every issue, it is a powerful tool to support small group, differentiated reading in your classroom. For example, you might set up small groups as follows:

 

·   One group reads the print magazines independently.

·       One group reads the print magazines with you.

·       A third group reads the cover story on a classroom computer, using the Text-to-Talk feature for added support.

·       The fourth group reads the alternate-level version of the cover story (written at about 100 Lexile points below the original) on a classroom computer.
 

 

What type of non-fiction materials do you use in your class?  I would love to hear from you.