Interactive notebooks have become a popular strategy to help students organize class notes and handouts while exploring ideas. Creativity can be embedded easily by allowing students to express themselves in one margin of the page. What if this old school idea was given a new school twist? Many school districts across the United States are going 1:1 or to some form of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), instead of lugging around a notebook and a chromebook (or iPad/laptop) try using digital tools to enhance this strategy. Here are a few ways to take your interactive notebook digital:
Create a Google Site
Allow students to build a site that they continue to add content to throughout the school year. Students can add videos, pictures, and text for reflection on material. Instead of standing in the copier line (and then right before your turn it jams), share class handouts electronically.
Use Seesaw’s Learning Journal
Seesaw is a free app on the android and iOS platforms. Each student creates their own online portfolio, the class shows up as a feed. Teachers can also click to view one student’s work at a time.
LiveBinder
LiveBinder is in the Chrome Web Store. It creates an online binder. Each topic has it’s own tab and links to the binder can be shared. Binders can be assigned while others can be private or public for viewing. Check out a sample one here: http://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MTMxNTAzMjc=
Instead of lugging all those notebooks around or flipping through pages, now just scroll for easy spot checks and grading.
Learn more about interactive notebooks here: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/interactive-notebooks-no-special-hardware-christina-lovdal-gil
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