The Hype About Hyperdocs

Confession time. For a while I thought hyperdocs were simply eye candy for worksheets. However, after watching a couple of videos, especially the one by EdTechTeacher, I've changed my tune. While listening, I immediately had visions of Peer-to-Peer teaching being engaging and accountable. 

So, what exactly are hyperdocs? The "hyper" stands for hyperlinks, and of course "docs" stand for documents. When you create hyperdocs for your class to work on, you're adding links to the document for students to research and learn themselves, the objective of the lesson. Then, to demonstrate mastery, the student could choose to create a slide presentation and include the shareable link on the hyperdocs, write a reflection right there IN the hyperdoc for classmates to read. Include some links for audio from either online, or from your own Google Drive (or other shareable cloud storage you use). If your class has the tools, have the students create an audio file of a report and share the link on the hyper doc.  

Not only is this eye candy for both you and your students, but it allows the students to work collaboratively.   This especially would work well for a 1:1 classroom. As students work through the different activities, they share their reusults or finished projects with their class mates via the links each student adds to the hyperdoc. This would help students who are struggling to get some ideas as to what is needed, and provides an opportunity for students to teach their peers. 

Listen to the explanation Ben gives in the video below, and observe his sample HyperDoc. I could see this being used for Florida History. What do you think? Have you used HyperDocs with your class? I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments below!