Moving Forward on the Edtech Track: Using Wakelet as an Instructional Hub

Sunday, December 8, 2019 ⬥ 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Presented by Karen Streeter and Ruth Okoye

Session Description:

Wakelet is a free platform that allows you to save, organize and share content from all over the web. Pulling all of your lesson content into one collection that students can navigate independently is a great instructional strategy. Used to implement flipped/blended learning, it allows students to be more self-reliant and gives the instructor more time to help students who struggle. Wakelet offers flexibility in how you share content with your students encouraging creativity in both the instructional sequence and in the ways students demonstrate learning. Join us to learn about Wakelet and how it can be used to reshape your classroom.

Outline:
    • Introductions
    • Wakelet Walkthrough & Features — understanding the power and simplicity of Wakelet to deliver instruction
        • Adding Background Images and Cover Images
        • Adding Media
          • URLs, text
          • YouTube videos
          • Bookmarks
          • Images
          • PDFs
          • Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive files
          • Flipgrid “shorts” 1-way video snippets)
        • Reordering Media Elements
        • Extension for your browser
        • Pulling in Twitter feed (a media element that might not be incorporated in a student lesson)
        • How student access, collaboration etc.
        • View — 4 views
          • Media View (linear view used in lesson delivery)
          • Compact View
          • Grid View
          • Mood Board
    • Instructional Cycles – What model will you use to structure your instruction?
        • Recommend using banners created in a tool like Canva to separate lesson components
          (custom size = 1200 pixels x 300 pixels)
    • Immersive Reader and Reading View for Accessibility and Inclusion
    • Putting it all together: Examples (see Resources link below to view)

Find more resources and classroom implementation ideas on this session’s RESOURCES page.

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