Introduction: Bring Order to Digital Chaos—Transform Online Resources into Seamless Learning Collections
If you’ve ever lost track of the perfect video, article, or activity link you just had for your lesson, you’re not alone. The modern classroom lives online—but organizing all that great content can feel like herding cats across tabs, emails, and Google Drives.
That’s where Wakelet steps in.
Wakelet is a free, teacher-friendly platform designed to help you curate, organize, and share digital content—all in one beautiful, easy-to-navigate space. Think of it as your interactive bookshelf for learning. With Wakelet, you can gather YouTube videos, Google Docs, PDFs, images, websites, and assignments into cohesive learning collections your students can access instantly—no passwords, no clutter, no chaos.
In Use Wakelet to Curate Learning Collections, led by Rachel Lindsay and offered through SchoolDay Academy (powered by Coursera), you’ll learn how to turn scattered digital resources into sleek, shareable collections that make learning more engaging for students and more manageable for you.
Within just one hour, you’ll create your first Wakelet lesson collection—complete with organized resources, classroom assignments, and student collaboration tools. Whether you teach in person, hybrid, or online, this Guided Project gives you a system for digital clarity that saves time, supports student independence, and streamlines your teaching life.
Because great teaching isn’t about having more resources—it’s about bringing the right ones together beautifully.
Why This Course Matters
Every teacher has a growing collection of digital treasures—lesson ideas, videos, readings, and interactive activities. But when they live across platforms, they’re hard for students (and you) to find. Wakelet solves that problem instantly.
Wakelet helps educators:
- Organize everything—videos, docs, and links—into visual, scrollable collections.
- Share effortlessly with students, parents, or colleagues using simple links.
- Collaborate easily by inviting students to contribute to shared spaces.
- Simplify lesson delivery by replacing messy Google Docs or link lists with one interactive page.
- Save prep time by reusing and updating collections year after year.
In short: Wakelet is your new digital command center. Once you try it, you’ll wonder how you ever taught without it.
What You’ll Learn
In this beginner-level Guided Project, you’ll follow along with Rachel Lindsay to create your first Wakelet collections step-by-step.
You’ll learn to:
- Navigate Wakelet’s features and understand its classroom potential.
- Use Wakelet Spaces to organize your subjects, classes, or units.
- Curate a lesson collection with multimedia content.
- Create an assignment collection for student interaction.
- Share your collections with ease via link or QR code.
No tech expertise required. If you can copy and paste a link, you can build a Wakelet collection.
Course Details
- Time to Complete: ~1 hour (self-paced, hands-on)
- Format: Guided Project (desktop only; no downloads required)
- Certificate: Shareable upon completion
- Language: English
- Level: Beginner
- Instructor: Rachel Lindsay • Coursera Project Network
Real-World Impact for Teachers
By the end of this Guided Project, you’ll have a ready-to-use Wakelet collection that organizes your digital classroom and simplifies lesson delivery. Teachers use Wakelet to:
- Build unit collections that combine videos, readings, and activities in one hub.
- Create choice boards and student portfolios that empower learners to explore.
- Design weekly resource pages for parents and support staff.
- Host collaborative research projects where students collect and share findings.
- Replace cluttered LMS pages with clean, visual learning journeys.
Your finished Wakelet collection becomes a flexible tool you can reuse, share, and expand—saving hours of prep time while keeping students focused and confident online.
Why SchoolDay Academy Recommends This Course
At SchoolDay Academy, we know teachers need PD that makes daily teaching easier and more efficient. Use Wakelet to Curate Learning Collections is the perfect example—it doesn’t just teach a new tool; it gives you an immediate, lasting solution for digital organization.
This Guided Project stands out because it:
- Builds organization and digital literacy skills in under an hour.
- Helps teachers design student-friendly learning hubs that promote autonomy.
- Reduces prep time while enhancing digital engagement.
- Awards a shareable certificate to showcase your professional growth.
- Is included in the SchoolDay Academy annual subscription—$149 per user per year, with district pricing as low as $100 per user.
When you’re ready to expand your digital toolkit even further, explore other popular SDA courses like Design Your Virtual Classroom with Canva, Gamification Learning with Genially, Encouraging Student Growth with Teach Your Monster to Read, and Create Engaging Presentations with Mentimeter—each one designed to help teachers thrive in today’s connected classrooms.
Conclusion
If you’re ready to organize your online resources, simplify lesson prep, and give students a cleaner, more engaging way to learn, this Guided Project is the place to start.
Start learning “Use Wakelet to Curate Learning Collections” today on SchoolDay Academy (powered by Coursera) and discover how one tool can bring structure, simplicity, and joy to your digital teaching space.