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Introducing Seesaw - 2024
Introducing Seesaw - 2024
FSD has been a Seesaw for Schools division for 3 years, and we just renewed until June 2026!
Seesaw allows teachers to build accessibility into students' learning experiences and helps students develop meaningful skills to take charge of their own learning.
Seesaw got a significant set of new features over the summer. The Seesaw Library, launched last year with hundreds of curricular outcome aligned lessons and lesson plans, can now search Manitoba Curriculum in ELA and Math to find correlated lessons.
The lesson-building tools now include ways to incorporate formative and summative assessment questions. Students can receive direct feedback as they work independently on the formative questions you devise. You can also devise summative tests. In both cases, there is an activity summary for the teacher to see who's on track with their knowledge, and who may be struggling--or not started at all.
Also new this year is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant that will recommend assessment questions that are similar to the ones you've already created. (Always check those over carefully before using them).
Whether in remote or in-person learning, Seesaw for Schools will continue to support student engagement, accessibility, and more family connections.
A good place to pick up your learning is with the Seesaw Pioneer program.
Already a Pioneer? Scroll down to see some videos about the new features I mentioned above.
Open and print the 2-page PDF at left
Follow along and find your pathway into Seesaw's many features.
Printable how-to guides
Video tutorials on various Seesaw features
This online training takes about an hour to complete.
After you've finished, you'll have access to a members-only area filled with additional videos and lesson ideas. Definitely worth it!
Sign up with your FSD email address.
New in Seesaw for 2023
New in Seesaw for 2023
2021-2022
2021-2022
Video: Quick Start for Teachers
Video: Quick Start for Teachers
This video covers:
Setting up your Seesaw for Schools account (and get the 'Get Students Started Kit' - see below).
Essential Seesaw Tools
Viewing work in the 'Journal', 'Calendar', 'Student' views (1:57)
Create Journal entries with the green 'Add' button and any of the 6 tools found(2:32).
Creating Activities - find and assign activities (4:11)
Approve Student Posts (5:32)
Slides: Creating a Seesaw Class
Slides: Creating a Seesaw Class
This video covers:
Setting up your Seesaw for Schools account (and get the 'Get Students Started Kit' - see below).
Essential Seesaw Tools
Viewing work in the 'Journal', 'Calendar', 'Student' views (1:57)
Create Journal entries with the green 'Add' button and any of the 6 tools found(2:32).
Creating Activities - find and assign activities (4:11)
Approve Student Posts (5:32)
Introduction for Students
Introduction for Students
Please watch the video.
Our divisional plan is to support the process of blended and at-home learning using Seesaw so that a) we can retain a strong connection and community with our students, and b) so that our students will continue to learn and grow in the core outcomes.
Sign in to Seesaw with a CODE
Sign in to Seesaw with a CODE
Your classes should be set for student sign in with a CODE (the 1:1 option). This video shows the two ways students might interact with that code:
By scanning a QR code
By entering a text-based code (double check for accuracy)
The code entry happens only when students join a new class.
Introduction to Seesaw for Schools
Introduction to Seesaw for Schools
Please watch the video.
Our divisional plan is to support the process of blended and at-home learning using Seesaw so that a) we can retain a strong connection and community with our students, and b) so that our students will continue to learn and grow in the core outcomes.
Getting Students Started in Seesaw -- Four Lessons
Getting Students Started in Seesaw -- Four Lessons
Document: 'Get Students Started' Kit
Document: 'Get Students Started' Kit
Here are 4 lessons to help you introduce Seesaw to your students.
Topics include:
What is Seesaw?
Signing in
Creating a Post
Responding to an Activity
Be sure to follow the embedded links to see embedded resources. If you have a Google account, you can make a copy of a file so that you can customize it, according to your own plans.
Create Your First Seesaw Activity
Create Your First Seesaw Activity
Video: an overview of how to create activities
Video: an overview of how to create activities
Community Activity Library (0:47)
Creating your own Activities (2:24) - "Five Components of Highly Effective Activities"
The Student Experience (4:29)
Keep Activities Organized (5:22)
Getting Started: Pre-K - 2
Getting Started: Pre-K - 2
Video:
Video:
This video will explore the creative tools within Seesaw, and you will experience Seesaw from the student perspective adding posts during the session.
Website: Resources to help with getting started
Website: Resources to help with getting started
This site features an overview for implementing Seesaw effectively in just FIVE STEPS:
Get started with your Seesaw account
Create your first Seesaw activity
Get families started
Learn more about remote learning
Continue beyond the basics
Seesaw for Remote Learning
Seesaw for Remote Learning
Video: Develop Remote Learning Support
Video: Develop Remote Learning Support
Prepare Seesaw Classes for Home Learning
Create a Remote Learning Plan (3:43)
Create Activities for Remote Learning (5:40) using 3 'levers' for success.
Go at your own pace: follow the slides
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