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
Seesaw Resources:
Video Archive - PD in your PJ’s
What is Wow Work - Video Intro
Digital Citizenship Resources from Seesaw
Seesaw Icon Shortcuts: Use pictures, not words!
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
- Document a process
- Explain and Elaborate
- Add mulitple pictures to one post
- Reflect (Word Bank: Low Pressure, High Pressure, Pushes, Atmosphere)
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 …