Getting Started

Wondering how to start creating lessons using great YouTube Videos? 

Try following these 5 steps:

1. Find a video that inspires you, moves, you, causes you to pause and think. 

2. What are your objectives? What do you want your students to gain from viewing this?

• To practice Cognitive Thinking Strategies

• To connect with others and share ideas

• To build community

• To understand a concept

• To be engaged, inspired, curious, create

3. What other videos or fiction/non fiction text relates to your inspiration video?

• • Collect related content on a Google Doc

  • Have students add to your collection during the lesson or afterwards. 

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4. How do you want to package the video lesson? See this sample Multimedia Text Set:

5. Consider your work flow- how will you present this to your class? 

• • Use Google Classroom to 'hand out' your HyperDoc (digital lesson) 

  • Use a shortened URL and ask students to make a copy and share the new document.