Seesaw
What is Seesaw?
Seesaw is a platform for organizing student work, and a digital portfolio tool that incorporates teacher, parent, and student feedback.
Why use Seesaw?
Teachers can push out assignments with the option to add voice instructions and an example in the form of a video, photo, drawing, or text. Students can use the same tools to demonstrate learning with videos, photos, text, or drawings.
How Do I Get Started with Seesaw?
These videos are designed for the free version of Seesaw.
Getting Started Video
Sign up and connect through Classlink.
Add a Co-Teacher
Manage class settings. (Color, icons, sign in preferences, etc.)
Student Sign-In for the First Time
Connect Families to Seesaw Video
Communication tools
Post Announcements for Parents
Add pictures, videos, links, Google Drive files, or PDFs to the announcement.
Review Teacher Dashboard and Tools
Tip: Teach each of the tools to students initially.
Add and/or Personalize Activities from Community Library
Create an Original Activity
Drag and drop sorting
Upload videos, photos, links, etc. to the activity
Modify worksheets so students can annotate
Assign an activity to selected or all students
Share activity with other teachers
Add Multimedia to Activities
Create a Virtual Classroom with a Google Slide
Use the Seesaw Extension
Upcoming Videos
Monitor Student Progress
View, Give Feedback and Approve Student Work
Upload/Create a Choice Board or Hyperlink a Document
How Students to Add to Their Journals
Submission, approval, parent notification, etc.
Becoming a Seesaw Pioneer/Ambassador