TRIMESTER ONE
In this introductory activity, students learn to use the Microphone tool. When students use the microphone tool and add their voice to Seesaw posts you the teacher gain deeper insight into their thinking. It’s one of the easiest ways for learners to tell what they know. This is a great activity to do right after students finish writing a story.
Students use their 5 senses to create a fall poem, take a photo and record themselves reading their writing. See the student sample on the right. And click here to copy the activity.
TRIMESTER TWO
Chatterpix is a fun app that allows students to make any character "talk" in their voice. Students can upload their own drawing. It's a fun way to practice fluency and publish writing. Chatterpix can easily be added by students to their SeeSaw Journals from the iPad Camera Roll.
Shadow Puppet is an app that allows the user to create mini-slideshow movies. It's a great option if you'd like to hear students record their voices as they read several pages of text, or if you'd like students to publish their writing. Shadow Puppet movies are easily shared to Seesaw.
TRIMESTER THREE
Green Screen is an effect that replaces a green-colored background with a new background. With this effect, movie makers can superimpose actors in front of any background they like (e.g. the pyramids of Egypt, a rainforest, a volcano). It's great for storytelling and informational writing.
Using the Do Ink app, video students reading their story, next to the image of their book they wrote. Get assistance from your Site Tech Coordinator with green screen and Do Ink.