Seesaw 101

Nuts and Bolts of Seesaw!

Seesaw on the Web: http://web.seesaw.me/

Seesaw on iPad: iOS App

Intro to Seesaw - Presentation

Help: https://help.seesaw.me

Nuts and Bolts of Seesaw!

  • Profile Icon
  • Views & Navigation
  • Manage Class
    • Co-teachers
    • Sign in mode
    • Manage Students
    • Student Likes and Comments
    • Approval
    • Blog
    • Folders
  • Parents
  • Activities

Warm Up: Seesaw Selfie + Bio

  • Camera
  • Add text, add emojis

Extension: Take a picture of something in the room that you are curious about and post.

NEW! Seesaw Activities: Draw and Explain!

  • Open Seesaw, tap Activities, then tap +Add to do this activity.
  • Follow directions in Seesaw
  • Draw a picture of your favorite technology.
  • Get up out of your desk and find someone you have not met and chat.
  • Compare drawings and share.

Extension: Label photos, music, maps and explain

Document the Classroom Experience - Science Experiment

Extension: Document field trips, art projects, and classroom procedures and processes for families.

Create from Scratch - Activity Demonstration: Winter is Coming!

Consider the following: You will not be able to play along because you in a demo student account. You can only create Activities from a Teacher account.

  • How to create an activity.
  • Add
  • Share Activity
  • Create or explore the gallery of existing activities
  • Share
  • Learn more about Seesaw Activities here.

What goes into a Learning Journal?

Post Your Wow! Work - Your Seesaw post represents you and will have a big audience.

    • Wow! This is my best work!
    • Wow! I figured something out!
    • Wow! I did something for the first time!
    • Wow! I need to teach you this!

Always Explain What’s Going On - Tell me what your thinking.

    • In this post, I am showing …
    • I’m sharing this because …
    • I learned …