ETEC 527 Week 4: Adventures in Hyper Docs.

     At the beginning of this week,  I did not know what a HyperDoc was. I, like many others, thought a HyperDoc was a document that contained hyperlinks. Through the assigned reading, explorations, and my learning, It became apparent what a HyperDoc was and was Not. Using a well-crafted 5E and content-focused HyperDoc should help make my lessons engaging and effective. Today's students are very involved with using technology and other media, so creating lessons that fit their different learning styles will benefit them. Below is a tweet I sent out earlier this week. It addresses what I learned that a HyperDoc was and was not. 

I wanted to learn more about HyperDocs and continued researching; I found some videos for beginners and some activities helpful for a layout. There were copious amounts of how-to-create HyperDocs videos on Youtube. I found the videos and slides below helpful. I am still exploring and finding new material daily. At the end of this course, I should be able to successfully create a HyperDoc. In this video, Google slides and suggested sites for beginners are included.

HyperDocs for Beginners

 I wondered how I could utilize HyperDocs to engage students in my classroom. Even though HyperDocs offers more than just engagement, this was one question I had in mind.  How would I put everything together in one document successfully? The Link below will take you to a HyperDoc Template; from there, additional embedded hyperlinks will take you to other HyperDoc sites for further exploration.

Using Hyper Docs to Engage Students

   In the HyperDoc below, students learn about Animal Habitats using components of a 5 E lesson plan.

Even though I have found several other HyperDocs that are more elaborate, the HyperDoc below would be a good start as to where I could begin.

Animal Habitats HyperDoc

    Through my exploration, I became knowledgeable about HyperDocs; my next task will be to create a lesson using web 2.0 tools such as EdPuzzle, Kahoot!, Screencastify, and Youtube, which will promote learning and mastery of skills. By the end of this course, I should be able to produce a lesson I can implement in my current classroom. Even though I feel shaky about this, it will be pretty exciting!