Hyperdocs Literacy Activity Boards and Flipgrid Studying Circles

Hyperdocs literacy job boards and Flipgrid are two favourite instruments of Laura Dennis, third grade trainer. Study extra about how Laura’s classroom has change into extra trendy and simplified with these precious instruments.

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Date: Could 22, 2018

Vicki: As we speak we’re speaking with Laura Dennis, a third-grade trainer from Ontario, Canada about hyperdocs literacy job boards.

Now, Laura, let’s break it down so a few of our listeners will know what hyperdocs are. We’ve had a present on it earlier than, however merely clarify hyperdocs for us.

Laura: Hyperdocs are mainly hyperlinks that we offer for kids to entry completely different web sites and articles that we would like them to learn.

Vicki: So it’s a Google Doc, they usually could make a duplicate of the doc, overview it learn solely, proper?

Laura: Sure. Right.

Vicki: Okay, do your college students usually make copies of those hyperdocs, or do they simply view it as Learn-Solely and comply with the hyperlinks?

Laura: I normally create it after which make a duplicate for the scholars. Then I even have Google Classroom, which is the place I put it so it’s slightly bit simpler for them to entry.

Vicki: Wonderful. Okay, so how do literacy job boards work in hyperdocs?

How do literacy job boards work in hyperdocs?

Laura: So I used to do literacy job boards on paper, which is mainly — whereas I meet rapidly a bunch for guided studying, that is what the remainder of the scholars are doing — so there numerous completely different selections on the selection board.

Not too long ago, I found hyperdocs and simply find it irresistible so I transitioned to that. So whereas I’m working with a guided studying group, the remainder of the scholars in my class will go browsing to their accounts, open up their hyperdocs job board, and select an exercise to do independently.

Vicki: So after they do these actions, are they turning them again in, in Google Classroom? Are you discussing them later? How does that work?

Laura: Yeah, they mainly attempt to do a minimum of one little part every day. I’ve type of modeled off of Stephanie Harvey’s Methods That Work, so there are completely different sections. As an illustration, making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring… so that they’ll select to work on a type of in the course of the interval. As soon as they end it, there’s one other Google Doc that they’ll go to, to kind their responses. It’s an ideal factor for differentiation as a result of among the children will solely end one job per day, which is incredible, and as quickly as they’ve completed it, they’ll go on, which is nice for youths who rapidly and effectively. They’ll full as much as two to a few duties per day.

It’s an ideal factor for differentiation

Vicki: How does this examine to if you did job boards on paper?

Laura: Wow, I really feel very trendy now doing this.

Vicki: (laughs)

Laura: It’s nice. The youngsters have at all times cherished the duty board as a result of not everybody desires to learn on the similar time. Not everybody desires to jot down of their journal on the similar time on a Tuesday. Activity boards have at all times allowed for youths to have alternative and to be doing various things after they really feel prefer it.

Activity boards have at all times allowed for youths to have alternative

However going for this digital job board or the hyperdoc job board has simply created numerous pleasure within the class. They love that it’s simply linked to an article instantly, so that they don’t need to kind out and do a Google seek for an article, so it’s very hands-on and simple to make use of for the scholars.

Vicki: That’s the factor about hyperdocs, it’s simply so quick. It’s like lastly — you’re feeling like paperless is lastly right here, prefer it actually works and it’s not only a ache, you recognize, as a result of if it’s not easier, why have it?

Now, you’re additionally utilizing Flipgrid with this? How?

Laura: I’m. I really like Flipgrid.

How are you utilizing Flipgrid with this?

For example, I’m doing early settlers this week as one among our items for social research. I had the scholars learn an article having to do with early settlers, and take just a few jot notes in regards to the article, and after they’re prepared, simply click on on the hyperlink to Flipgrid, which is mainly a video alternative for youths to report themselves making a video, thirty seconds to ninety seconds.

Studying group utilizing flipgrid to report video responses in our Literature Circle group in the present day. pic.twitter.com/C4O5NJIPaV

— laura dennis (@laura_dennis_) April 9, 2018

As soon as they’ve gathered their ideas and brought their jot notes, they click on on the flip grid hyperlink for our class code after which recorded their connection the article. Then the opposite children can simply go on watch and pay attention. It’s been a incredible instrument to make use of within the classroom.

Vicki: As I’m it, you’ve received flipgrid, you’ve received it simple to have conversations utilizing digital instruments. You’ve additionally received the duty boards. What I believe is cool is that your children are literally taking a duplicate of the duty board for themselves, they’re coloring in every field as they do one thing, proper?

Laura: Sure, and it’s been nice for monitoring. Once they full a job, they coloration it in to allow them to type of hold observe. In addition they make a plan for the subsequent day of what they should do. It’s all in regards to the college students and the selection is with them. It’s been super. It’s actually allowed me to really feel good that they’re doing wealthy actions within the classroom whereas I’m working with one other group doing guided studying. It’s a win-win for the scholars and myself, actually.

It’s been nice for monitoring

Vicki: We will discuss in regards to the apparent. So many occasions, some college students can sustain with their job board if they’ve a duplicate, and others can’t, so now it’s at all times there, isn’t it?

Laura: Completely.

Vicki: They don’t lose it! (laughs)

Laura: That’s proper. (laughs)

It’s actually great. Actually, it’s been nice. I’ve been sharing the duty board with different lecturers, and different lecturers have been hopping on board sharing what they’ve accomplished, so it’s undoubtedly type of catching fireplace in our faculty, I see them type of utilizing it on Twitter and different completely different locations, so it’s very thrilling.

Vicki: So that you’re in third grade. Did you ever think about that third grade would have as simple-to-use instruments as you could have now?

Laura: In no way. Truthfully, I go searching my class once I search for from my guided studying desk and I see children utilizing Flipgrid, children making Venn diagrams utilizing the drawing instrument in Google Docs, children making a phrase cloud utilizing ABC Jot. You understand, there are such a lot of various things on the pc and iPads. It’s incredible! It’s actually fairly inspiring.

Vicki: Nicely, we all know that they’re extra literate now within the know-how. Do you’re feeling like they’re extra literate of their studying and within the stuff you’re attempting to show them to do in school?

Laura: I do for certain. I imply, I believe that we as lecturers are educating much more deliberately as we did earlier than once I first began educating, undoubtedly. And I believe, additionally, it actually captures their curiosity. If they’ll learn an article on-line or watch a video about one thing after which take notes from that, then I believe that that’s actually broadened the scope of enthusiasm within the class.

It’s actually broadened the scope of enthusiasm within the class

Vicki: So, Laura, as you’re giving recommendation to lecturers, are there any errors you’ve made utilizing hyperdocs?

Laura: The technical issues had been troublesome, simply type of linking issues and determining how they’d reply to the duty.

So I assume my greatest recommendation can be simply to begin easy. Create a template that simply works for you after which simply strive that template week by week and simply type of make small changes.

Begin easy. Create a template that simply works for you.

A whole lot of lecturers, I believe, have the scholars reply in several methods. I simply create one doc that has completely different subheadings for the entire issues — representing visualizing, questioning — that then the scholars discover that area to report their reply in.

Vicki: And, after all, they’ll comply with on the present notes and have a look at your templates and make a duplicate in the event that they need to, can’t they?

Laura: That’s very true. Hopefully they are going to. (laughs)

Vicki: Nicely, hat’s the gorgeous factor about hyperdocs, it’s type of like we simply give them out to one another. I imply, I’ve digital citizenship hyperdocs, and folks simply snag them and make a duplicate and tweak it and make it their very own. It’s simply unimaginable.

Laura: It’s a incredible approach to share. We’re simply getting completely different concepts from completely different lecturers and having the ability to share again with lecturers who’re thinking about tech concepts.

Vicki: So, Laura, what have you ever accomplished proper with this methodology? You’re like, “Okay, this actually works.”

Laura: I really like the thought of attempting to infuse a brand new tech thought every week in my class. In order that’s been very nicely. I strive to not overwhelm myself, however simply attempt to discover new factor that I can use in my program.

I additionally like that the children observe it by coloring within the blocks — that’s a straightforward factor for them to trace themselves and to plan forward for the week.

I assume simply inspiring the passion within the college students. They’re actually enthusiastic about coming again within the subsequent day and getting on the pc and persevering with on with their duties.

Vicki: I really like your methodology of innovation. I’ve the identical methodology the place I’ll not attempt to do one every week, however I like innovate like a turtle..

Laura: (laughs)

Vicki: …which suggests I’m at all times including including, taking one tiny step ahead slowly, whether or not it’s each few days, or each two weeks, or one thing. However strive one thing new, experiment with one thing, after which ultimately again “Wow! Look how far I’ve come!”

I simply assume that makes a lot extra progress than any individual who goes to convention annually, after which innovates so much, however then doesn’t do something the remainder of the yr. Would you agree with that?

Laura: Completely. I believe child steps are one of the simplest ways. I don’t need to leap into one thing and have it backfire so badly. Simply doing these small issues every week have actually helped me hone my expertise a bit and simply be open to attempting new issues, and it’s been nice.

Vicki: So it doesn’t matter what you educate. Try hyperdocs, check out these, we’ll additionally hyperlink within the present notes somebody who has talked about hyperdocs in addition to Flipgrid. These are two incredible instruments that lecturers are simply raving about all over the place.

I’m not an enormous fan of the fashionable, I’m an enormous fan of stuff that simply works and is easy. I do know once I began utilizing hyperdocs, I used to be like “Sure! This is very easy!” So do strive it out, and thanks, Laura, for all of your incredible concepts for what you’re doing along with your third graders.

Laura: Thanks a lot! I’m so excited to be in your present!

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Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford kymberlimulford@gmail.com

Bio as submitted

Laura Dennis has been a trainer, mentor, and Literacy Guide with the Toronto District Faculty Board for over 20 years. She is a Studying AQ teacher and curriculum developer for The College of Toronto (OISE). She is smitten by infusing know-how into her Grade 3 program.

Twitter: @laura_dennis_