Hyper Docing with Wide Open School

Hyper Docing with Wide Open School

This week I continued with using a HyperDoc for the students during the school closure.  I incorporated a lot of hyper links from Wide Open School.  I first saw this sight when it was announce on the Today Show in March.

I chose the educator option and then the Grades Prek-5.  The other options are 6-12 grades and a parent (We are a family)side.  

Once you open, there is a choice board of subjects. Everything is organized in a colorful grid, with picture images so it can be easily used by children on their own. I chose a task from Social Studies, Science and Get Moving.  



When looking through the choices, I had to make sure it was an activity that was free and the family had access to the materials or device.  WideOpenSchool offers a guide to getting started with a collection of virtual field trips, a collection with resources for art and music and one with resources for emotional well-being — the latter especially critical at a time when anxiety levels are high among parents and kids alike.  Many notable websites that are linked to WideOpenSchool are Khan Academy, Scholastic, National Geographic, Noggin, and PBS. The options change because the links update so it might not be there if you go to it the next day. 

This site is like a Hyper Doc in the sense that everything is right there in one bundle.  This website is very valuable;  a lot of parents don't have time to look up websites and having options at their finger tips is a big help. I shared the site with my high schooler and he loves all the reading material.  He is able to find a lot of free literature to complete his English assignments.