HyperDocs are digital lessons with links to a variety of media on a given topic/unit for students to explore and create information. They provide opportunities for exploration of a topic (in an inquiry based way) both individually and collaboratively, and include multiple parts of a lesson plan all packaged in one place. They include one or more opportunities for students to connect beyond the classroom, collaborate, create (and show what they know), share and reflect. The activities are self-paced or delivered in a flexible blended learning environment, often flipped and differentiated with extensions to meet the needs of all students. This allows the teachers to offload their lectures and reimagine various ways to redefine the student learning experience while having more face time with students by moving around and conferring with them. This HyperDocs on Genius Hour will enable your students to explore their passions and design projects to invent, create and make new products or improved ideas to have a positive impact toward others. Your students will learn what creativity is and how to apply it while using their critical thinking and problem solving skills.

The amount of information available on the Internet is astonishing, and it keeps growing. Therefore, students should learn this critical skill to determine whether the information they have found is relevant and reliable. In this unit based on evaluating websites students: * Read a text on website evaluation * Do a vocabulary activity on prefixes and suffixes * Answer the questions about the text * Visit a website and do the activities there to learn more about website evaluation * Choose a website among the ones given in the list and evaluate it by answering the questions in a graphic organizer * Prepare a 5–8 - minute oral presentation on it by using the information in the organizer and following the oral presentation guidelines * Evaluate their own oral presentation and their peers' by filling in the self and peer assessment forms * Prepare a leaflet on website evaluation for younger students. The lesson also includes two rubrics - one for the oral presentation and the other for the leaflet. This unit can be used with English Language Learners as well.

This 32-slide lesson on how to spot fake news to become critical consumers of media includes 3 mini projects, a game, videos, infographics, activities and reflection questions at the end of the lesson. The activities are scaffolded, and step-by-step the students are introduced to the tips, tools, and websites on how to spot fake news and images on both print and digital. There is a PowerPoint version in the attachment and a Google Drive link in Notes for the Teacher section. You can edit both of them to make adjustments according to the needs of your students. Please do not start using the guide before you read Notes for the Teacher. Thank you for buying this resource. If you liked it, please visit my shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/aysinalp58 .

The amount of information available on the Internet is astonishing, and it keeps growing. Therefore, students should learn this critical skill to determine whether the information they have found is relevant and reliable. In this unit based on evaluating websites students: * Read a text on website evaluation * Do a vocabulary activity on prefixes and suffixes * Answer the questions about the text * Visit a website and do the activities there to learn more about website evaluation * Choose a website among the ones given in the list and evaluate it by answering the questions in a graphic organizer * Prepare a 5–8 - minute oral presentation on it by using the information in the organizer and following the oral presentation guidelines * Evaluate their own oral presentation and their peers' by filling in the self and peer assessment forms * Prepare a leaflet on website evaluation for younger students. The lesson also includes two rubrics - one for the oral presentation and the other for the leaflet. This unit can be used with English Language Learners as well.

This 32-slide lesson on how to spot fake news to become critical consumers of media includes 3 mini projects, a game, videos, infographics, activities and reflection questions at the end of the lesson. The activities are scaffolded, and step-by-step the students are introduced to the tips, tools, and websites on how to spot fake news and images on both print and digital. There is a PowerPoint version in the attachment and a Google Drive link in Notes for the Teacher section. You can edit both of them to make adjustments according to the needs of your students. Please do not start using the guide before you read Notes for the Teacher. Thank you for buying this resource. If you liked it, please visit my shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/aysinalp58 .