We’re all about helping teachers save time (and money), so we’ve got another helpful tool to tell you about in this latest Rising Resources post. There’s a strong chance you've already heard of Wakelet, the popular online organization tool that tons of K-12 teachers use. If not, Wakelet is a free service that helps teachers save, organize, and share digital content with children or parents. Since there are obviously so many useful resources online—and tons just for educators alone—Wakelet helps them stay organized by offering a very quick, two-click method for saving content and instructional technology tools they’re most interested in.
Creating a Wakelet account is free and you can do this right on the Wakelet homepage. In fact, it’s the first thing users would see when they navigate to the Wakelet website. After creating an account and signing in, teachers can use Wakelet to save anything they come across when browsing online. That includes articles, blogs, videos, social media posts, songs, and more. And, it only takes two clicks to save something, which makes Wakelet a very convenient tool for anyone (not just educators). It's also a super efficient solution for improving your classroom organization.
Once you have a strong collection of bookmarks saved, you can organize and curate them to start to build stories. The features within Wakelet allow educators to add images and text to their bookmarks and create whatever kind of organizational system they think will work best for them. From there, they can even create group collections and share resources they’ve found with fellow teachers who are using Wakelet. We know how important collaboration is, especially for 21st century teachers, and Wakelet makes it easy to share valuable online resources with just a single click.
If you're wondering how that two-click saving process works and thought there should be an extension for this, you're correct. To enjoy the full Wakelet experience, it’s best to install the Wakelet extension onto your web browser so that you can add content to your collections the second you see it. If you’ve ever used the Pinterest extension on Chrome, you probably know what we’re talking about. Plus, you can keep all saved content neat and organized with the extension, which works with Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
There's also a mobile app that’s available to download on both iOS and Android devices. You can find it by searching for ‘Wakelet’ on your app store and use this organizational tool on the go. As you start to use the Wakelet app more and more and save content into your collections, it will also learn a whole lot about your likes and preferences, and provide you with the latest content for enriching your knowledge and, ultimately, your classroom instruction. The app also offers the same levels of organization as the desktop version and makes sharing resources a breeze, too.
With Wakelet, educators can save any online resource they’d like and use it as the basis for future lessons. They can also create student portfolios to help all kids showcase their work. This will help them learn more about where they should want to improve while helping them bolster their digital citizenship. Wakelet helps make learning more fast-paced, dynamic, and fun for kids and provides teachers the amplified organization they’re always chasing. To learn more about Wakelet, head over to their website and create your account. Plus, check out our store for all the latest physical EdTech tools and follow us on X and Instagram, too.