Friday, February 21, 2020

HyperDoc Makeover: High School Edition

When I taught AP World History, I assigned a History or Hollywood assignment to my students once the AP Exam had concluded in May. Student worked in groups outside of school to analyze a motion picture based on historical events to determine if the events portrayed were true to history or were Hollywood embellishments. Without it being required, most students chose to make a video to present their research. Check out one of my favorites below as a pair of students analyzed the historical accuracy of Gladiator. Please note that the video was created around 2001, a gentler time when the biggest technology problem we faced was how to fix the tracking on the VCR! The 2nd video involves



I thought I would resurrect this lesson after accompanying Mrs. Deemer and Mr. Hallinan's Global History 10 classes to a recent viewing of 1917 as part of their World War I unit. I modified the original lesson and turned it into a HyperDoc using Google Slides, leveraging consistent background image on each slide, textboxes to solicit student responses, and my Bitmoji to inject a little humor. Check out the "Before" and "After" below!

Before


After




HyperDocs Makeover: Middle School Edition

Designing HyperDocs using Google Slides is a creative way to package meaningful learning experiences for students to boost engagement and efficiency. Check out the HyperDocs below to see how 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher Michelle Lepak uses Google Slides to deliver content and assess student understanding by creatively arranging text boxes, images, and links to a wide range of useful instructional technology tools for her students at CMS.

Archaeology Hyperdoc (This HyperDoc integrates Google Forms, Padlet, Newsela, Piktochart, Google Docs, and much, much more!)






Ancient Egypt: Geography HyperDoc (This Hyperdoc integrates Google Docs, Google MyMaps, and Newsela)



HyperDoc Makeover: Elementary School Edition

Hyperdocs are catching ðŸ”¥ at WG! Teachers at all grade levels are transforming their pedagogy to incorporate meaningful 21st century skills into their student-centered lessons. The Basic HyperDocs Lesson Template is a great place to start. Once you gain more comfort in creating HyperDocs, think about some "outside the box" techniques you can use to further engage your students. Check out the "Before" and "After" HyperDocs below to see how Dawn Personte transformed one of her CKLA lessons for her 4th grade students at Stonehedge.

In the original draft, Dawn used the Basic HyperDocs Lesson Template to design her lesson. I showed Dawn how she can take the exact same content and re-package it using Google Slides to enhance student interest and introduce an element of personalization using a Bitmoji. Regardless of which platform, Docs or Slides, both can be shared with student via Google Classroom by creating an assignment, attaching the file, and making a copy for each student. Check out the Before and After below!

HyperDoc on Geology


Before (using the Basic HyperDocs Template on Google Docs):





After (using Google Slides):




How-To

  1. In Google Drive, click "New" and create a Slides presentation
  2. Clear the default text boxes on the first slide.
  3. Click "Background" on the menu and select an image for your slide's background
  4. Before you add content to your slide, right-click the slide preview on the left of the screen and select "Duplicate slide." Repeat this process several times over until you have as many slides as you intend to use.
  5. Insert text boxes on your slides and type in (or copy/paste) your content and links. Use the paint bucket icon to change the background color of your text boxes so they stand out.
  6. Select "Insert" from the menu, hover over "Shapes" and select "callouts" to design titles for each slide (I used a starburst shape, put a textbox on top of it and colored the shape the same color as the textboxes).
  7. Insert textboxes for students to type in their responses to your prompts as needed.
  8. Insert your Bitmoji to add an element of fun to your HyperDoc
  9. Distribute your completed HyperDoc via Google Classroom. Once you attach it to an Assignment, you can "make a copy for each student."

Google Tour Builder & Tour Creator Cheat Sheet

Have you ever wondered how you can task  your students with telling stories through maps?  Google Tour Builder and Google Tour Creator can help! Tour Builder and Tour Creator are web-based storytelling tools that allow users to create their own interactive map by using Google Maps and Google Earth and adding multimedia content. Students and teachers can use Google Tour Builder or Tour Creator to design virtual tours for studying places, locations of key events, settings in books, real world issues and more. This is a great way to get students engaged with the material and constructing their own ways to showcase their learning. Tour Builder projects can be viewed in Google Earth; Tour Creator projects can be viewed in virtual reality!
    Check out the Google Tour Builder and Tour Creator Hyperdoc I made using Adobe Spark to learn how you can integrate them into your teaching repertoire to foster collaboration and creativity.


    Google Tour Builder & Tour Creator

    Padlet Cheat Sheet

    Have you ever wondered how you can set up a collaborative space for you and your students to share information and ideas? Padlet can help! Think of Padlet as a virtual "bulletin board" where you and your students can share notes, links, files, images, videos, audio, and more, all in one spot.
      Check out the Padlet Hyperdoc I made using Adobe Spark to learn how you can integrate Padlet into your teaching repertoire to foster collaboration and communication.


      Padlet

      Thursday, February 20, 2020

      Flipgrid Cheat Sheet

      Have you ever wondered how you can assess your students' metacognition, reading fluency, or content knowledge by listening to each one of them respond to your discussion prompts? Flipgrid can help! Flipgrid is a social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Packed with fun features like a whiteboard, drawing tools, camera filters, stickers, and more, Flipgrid offers a worthy, flexible venue for teachers and students to communicate.

        Check out the Flipgrid Hyperdoc I made using Adobe Spark to learn how you can integrate Flipgrid ino your teaching repertoire.


        Flipgrid

        Friday, February 7, 2020

        Nearpod Cheat Sheet

        Have you ever wondered if there was a way to deliver instruction and simultaneously check for student understanding? If so, Nearpod can help you share your presentations with students and collect data in real-time. With Nearpod, teachers can

        • repurpose their traditional Flipcharts, PowerPoints, and Google Slides presentations to create Nearpod presentations 
        • add interactive slides that contain quizzes, polls, videos, images, drawing-boards, Web content and more
        • control the pacing of the lesson
        • collect assessment data as the lesson unfolds

        Check out the Nearpod Hyperdoc I made using Adobe Spark to learn how you can integrate Nearpod ino your teaching repertoire.


        Nearpod