Wakelet Collaboration Weather Project

Students will:

• Be exposed to Wakelet as a communication tool.
• Be able to post pictures, videos, links, stories, etc. on Wakelet.
• Understand and learn what it means to work together as a team and collaborate effectively with others.
• Will be to research different kinds of weather, find images and videos representing that weather and post it on Wakelet.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Digital Etiquette (Netiquette): Digital etiquette is a basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you. It's just as important to treat people with courtesy and respect online as it is in real life.

To prepare for this lesson:

• Sign up for a free Wakelet Account. 

• View this VIDEO on how to use Wakelet.

• You can choose to have an anchor chart ready with a list of different kinds of weather.

• Create your Wakelet Weather page and add students on as collaborators.

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources. 

Directions for this activity:

1. Have students come up with a list of different kinds of weather and record this on the anchor chart (tornado, hurricane, tsunami, floods, blizzard, drought).

2. Have students choose which topic they would like to research. Depending on the number of students, you may have 4-6 in a group.

3. Brainstorm as a class a list of what NEEDS to be included on the Wakelet page (dangers, safety tips, cause & effect, true story, etc.)

4. Students will watch this video from Brain Pop on Digital Etiquette.

5. Students will have a designated time frame every day where they will meet together and work on their weather project. Students can add comments, images, videos, stories, etc. to their Wakelet weather topic.

6. Show students how to use Wakelet. Pull up the example you created and show them how to add videos, photos, pdfs, etc.

7. Students will spend about a week preparing their Wakelet page and working on a presentation to share with the class. They will present their Wakelet page on a designated day.

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
• Check for understanding
• You can make a checklist for each section students are responsible for (dangers, safety tips, cause & effect, true story, etc.).
• You can give each student a copy of a rubric and as the teams present, they can grade how each student presented (eye contact, illustrations, spoke loud enough to be heard, etc.).