Jessica Kassebaum

Resource Collaboration

Wakelet

  • October 19, 2021 at 6:18 PM
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https://wakelet.com/

I have been exploring Wakelet, an online curation tool that is currently free to use.  It can be viewed in a web browser, or the application can be downloaded on Apple and Android devices. The Apple app uses 52.1 MB of space and requires iOS 11.0 or later.  The Android app uses 25M and requires 5.0 and later. This tool is like using a Pinterest board, but without advertisements, recommendations, or other distracting clickbait.  In order to use the software the user must be 13 years old or older, so elementary aged students cannot curate their own collections.  They can view collections made by a teacher though. Currently, I am using it to curate free professional development resources by topic as I come across them during my coursework.  I could also see this as a way to send out related media to a class using only one link.  A collection could be shared in one post to the class website on Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.  This could help make daily assignments for online learning more organized.