Tiffany Imparato

A Hyper Doc is a virtual that empowers the student to have access to all the information needed for the lesson in one place. The digital format allows the student to have an organized lesson before them to explore and encourages critical thinking skills. By putting the learning in the “hands of the student, ” goodbye are the days of boring lectures and slide shows. There are various different ways Hyper Docs are comprised and personalized for example a group of google slides is known as a slide deck for students to explore. This is interactive deck replaces a teacher simply reading slides off to the classroom and engages students. There is also packaging of Hyper Docs that can include google docs, google maps, videos, and linked readings. A successful Hyper Doc always includes interactive features to engage students and have a measurable component. It could be as simple as responding to the doc itself or could include an outside feature such as Padlet or Flipgrid.

Why?

The whole class approach with Hyper Doc works great but rules need to be set to have students stay on task and appropriate. Advantages to this approach are confidence, collaboration, and easy accessibility. A teacher must have solid rules to combat any possible issues and teacher proper online etiquette.

The idea of having everything organized digitally for a lesson in one place is great for both teachers and students. It will excite students to have learning accountability and excite them to explore the Hyper Doc. It will also teach them the valuable lesson of staying organized and on task.