Build Your Own Hyperdoc

How to Design

• Choose an interesting article or text relating to your learning objectives for students to read.
• Paste the text from the article into a Google Doc, making sure to link to the original text and cite your sources.
• Add directions for reading the text above the article.
• Include links to a screencast or video for inserting Google Chrome extensions (as needed)

How to Deliver

• Link directions from the HyperDoc with clear expectations.
• Students make a copy of the document and place it on their Google Drive.
• Students then follow the directions according to the Doc.

How to Collect

Depending upon your expectations, you can collect your students' thinking in multiple ways, including:

• anecdotal records based on class discussion
• student-annotated notes or responses in a Google Doc

How to Design

You can choose to use a pre-made instructional video from YouTube, Khan Academy, or TED-Ed, or you can create your own.

• For web-based content or instructions, use screencasting tools such as the Screencastify Chrome extension.
• Edpuzzle allows you to create interactive videos and includes accountability features.
• Keep your videos to a maximum of three minutes and be sure not to use them as substitutions for longer lectures.

How to Deliver

Place a link to your video in the HyperDoc next to the section where the instruction is needed. This prevents the student having to take time and search for what she needs to complete her assigned tasks. If you're using Google Slides, Forms, Sites, or MyMaps to package the HyperDoc, the video tutorial can be embedded directly into the page.

How to Collect

Sometimes a video will simply be a resource for aiding instruction, while other times it will be a way to check in with your students and assess their comprehension of a topic. Creating a Google Form is one convenient method for doing just this because you can either place a video directly in the form or next to it if the video is embedded on a Google Site. This also helps with grading because all of your students' responses will be collected in one spreadsheet.

How to Design

Identify the main topics covered using your textbook or unit's content guide and then search and preview videos for each of the topics, adding them to a specific playlist you have created as you go. Ensure you have two to three videos per topic and arrange them in order covered in your unit.

How to Deliver

Share your YouTube playlist with students by either linking to it or embedding it directly in a Google Site. Alternatively, to give students easier access to your videos rather than sending them to YouTube, link your playlist of instructional videos to slides in a Google Slides presentation or embed individual videos on a Slide for students to view and respond to in a slide book.

How to Collect

Whether you're using a blended learning approach and having students record their thinking on paper or you're going digital and encouraging collaboration, clearly state, label, and post your expectations and instructions.

How to Design

• Create a view-only Google Slides deck.
• Add images, text, and links to additional resources to the slides.
• If needed, include links to assessment questions.
• One more design idea: Some creators change the size of their slides to 8.5" by 11", mimicking the original page size for effect. Create a specific space for student input or note-taking and give students instructions for collaboration.

How to Deliver

You can share your Google Slides presentation by either linking to it or embedding it directly into a Google Site for easy access. Keep the deck view-only and instruct students to make a copy if you expect them to take notes directly on the slides. To collaborate, students can share copies of their slide decks with their classmates.

How to Collect

If a Google Slides presentation is for consumption only and you won't be assessing your students, don't worry about collecting anything. If you link to a Google Form in the slideshow to check your students' comprehension, there will again be no need to collect anything since the responses will automatically populate a spreadsheet. Often, you'll see slideshows that include space for student responses or group collaboration directly on the slides. In this case, students copy and share the slide deck with their teacher.

How to Design

EDpuzzle has an extensive database of video content that you are free to explore and use. Find a video that aligns with your lesson and customize it with voiceovers and questions to fit your needs, or you can create your own video!

How to Deliver

EDpuzzle allows you to invite students to the "classroom." You can even import a class from Google Classroom.

You can store your content and share it with multiple classes as well as assign a due date.

• Students will each receive their own EDpuzzle account, login, and questions to which they'll respond to while watching the video.
• In a blended learning classroom, you could use EDpuzzle during "centers," when students are cycling through a rotation of learning opportunities focused on a specific topic.

How to Collect

You can use your EDpuzzle teacher login to collect your students' responses to the video prompts.