LiveText Student Benefits

LiveText is an Internet-based subscription service that allows students and instructors to "create, share, and collaborate on educational curriculum."

Student Benefits of LiveText
Students can upload their work, align it to current standards, and share it with other students, instructors, and potential employers of their choosing.

1. Allows for easy alignment with the latest state and federal standards for teacher education programs. Students can easily show “proof” that they have completed requirements.

2. Allows students to showcase their work to future employers & others. This can include worksheets, lesson plans, and photos/video of classroom activities.

3. Provides powerful tools for creating lesson plans and unit plans—including built-in standards, resources, and templates.

4. Helps organize materials for portfolios.

5. Allows for easier creation and assessment of your electronic portfolio.

6. Provides all-in-one-place portability of work among different classes and across semesters, from initial field experiences and courses through student teaching and induction.

7. Privacy is yours until you wish to share your data with others.

8. For students using it from the beginning of their Junior year, the average cost is less than $20 per Fall/Winter semester, and will be used throughout the students’ program and into the induction years.

9. Access from multiple locations: school, work, and home.

10. Students will increase their technology skills by using LiveText.