Seesaw
WONDER
WONDER
Have you ever wondered how you can support your students' efforts to document their own learning in a digital portfolio and provide an audience for their work?
Learn how you can use Seesaw to establish a digital workflow in which students demonstrate learning through images, drawings, video, audio, and more.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
- Create a Seesaw account and set up a class
- Manage class settings
- Experiment with class feed and activity options
- Transform a traditional lesson by strategically integrating Seesaw to task students with documenting their learning.
RESPONSIBILITIES
RESPONSIBILITIES
Please review the linked resources below and complete the tasks.
- View: Seesaw Help Center (read the various help articles)
- View: Seesaw 01: Getting Started
- View: Seesaw 02: Add Students
- View: Seesaw 03: Student Journal and Invite Families
- View: Seesaw 04: More Journal Options and Organizing Content
- View: Seesaw 05: More Journaling Options for Students
- View: Seesaw 06: Activities
TASKS
TASKS
- Visit Seesaw and sign-up for a free Teacher account with your school-issued Google account.
- Create a new class and decide how you want your students to join (I strongly recommend using email/Google Account)
- Invite your students to join your class (Seesaw will provide you with instructions).
- Manage your class settings (student viewing rights, moderating posts, parent access, etc.)
- Add the following items to your Class Feed to experience the functionality of each: Photo, Video, Drawing, Upload File, Note, Link
- Transform a lesson plan by tasking your students with creating any three of the above items and provide them with feedback on their work
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
Complete the following on Google Classroom:
- Evaluate Seesaw as a teaching and learning tool.
- Share your thoughts on how you might use this with students or colleagues.