Hyped up about Hyperdocs!

     So as part of my new-ish job, I am trying to learn and practice new strategies so that I can share them with teachers.  Since I am a former math teacher, I practice with math lessons I used to teach. One of the new things I have been learning about is Hyperdocs. I highly recommend you click on that link and learn more about them! Also, you should check out this episode of the Google Teacher Tribe podcast where they talk about Hyperdocs!

I am really impressed how they are taking student- directed learning to a whole new level.  I have done something like it before (see my Probability Slides assignment or my Proportional/Non-Proportional slides assignment) but I hadn't ever thought of including all the student work in the same document!

Anyway, I had to start playing.  I started with my Proportional/Non-Proportional assignment and turned it into this Hyperdoc. I was definitely impressed with how much more engaging the hyperdoc looked.  I also really like how the template has a reflect piece built in.  But then I got thinking.... what are some other topics that kids struggle with that I could play around with?

For my former 7th grade math students, one issue was area of a circle.  They have a hard time relating the formula to actually finding area.  We have done an activity in the past, but with cutting and glue, the lesson never quite turned out like I wanted.  So I thought this would be a good one to try.

Area of a Circle Hyperdoc

And as I played with the hyperdoc, I tried to image scenarios where students would struggle. So I decided to create one with answers.   Creating the hyperdoc with answers helped me see where teachers would have to answer a lot of questions.  This is why I added the light purple shading - this is where students should put their answers - and I really like tables - it helps organize the information for the teacher and the student.  

What do you think?  Have you created your first Hyperdoc yet?  


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