Hyperdocs: A Fun New Teaching Tool!

Hyperdocs are interactive digital learning tool that allows the view to be taken to other sites from the powerpoint. Unlike typical worksheets or documents it allows for student led engagement and learning. In the digital age, students are integrating technology in their lessons ar younger and younger ages, this is a great safe way for them to explore and research along with staying on task. 

My example for a hyperdoc is "My Happy Place" by  Lisa Highfill, this is a perfect and fun way to introduce younger students to hyperdocs and integrating a fun interactive lesson. This lesson is a short lesson on teaching students about what a "Happy Place" is. The doc starts with a short video explaining what a happy place is to get an overall idea of what the lesson will teach, following that you were instructed to search on google maps for a place that makes you happy, examples could be Storybook Land, Hershey Park, the beach, etc. The students were also told to write about a happy memory from that place. Then on a collaborative map you are supposed to mark down your location and include a title, brief summary and a picture. This is cool, something I didn't even know this was a thing, because you get to see the places your friends and classmates put down and how expansive the geological locations are. Lastly, explore and reflect on others' picked location with guided questions. 

This is such a fun way to get students involved and engaged in learning and collaboration. 

the header image for the hyperdoc example