Success with Seesaw

What is Seesaw? Seesaw is a classroom platform that students and teachers can use to record and share what is happening in the classroom. Each student receives their own journal where they can build a digital portfolio that documents their learning through the use of multimodal tools like photos, video, drawings, and notes. Teachers can share activities with students to practice and assess student learning. Then, student journals can be shared with families as a way to connect home and school learning.

How do I use Seesaw?

1. Create a teacher account at https://app.seesaw.me/

2. Create your class by creating a name and grade level.

3. Help students login to their journals using a class code, email, or google sign in.

4. Click the wrench icon to adjust class journal settings including parent access, students ability to see peer work, student likes and comments, and much more.

5. Start sharing the learning! The tools in Seesaw are very intuitive and easy to use for even the youngest learners to understand and use.

Why use Seesaw?

• The variety of tools including photos, videos, voice recording, drawing, and much more, allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in the way that best suits their needs.

• The platform is kid-friendly and easy to use allowing all students to independently document and take ownership of their learning.

• Appeals to digital learners as they are given opportunities to share their ideas in creative and appealing ways.

• Student growth and achievement can be documented in one place.

• Helps connect families to real-time learning occurring in the classroom.

• Provides students opportunities to build digital citizenship and 21st century skills as they upload their own content and comment on the learning of their peers.

How can I use Seesaw in the classroom?

• Search premade activities created by other users and share them with your students.

• Students can share their writing, favorite books, and other projects.

• Have students complete an exit ticket at the end of a lesson.

• Students can share their thinking and solving of math problems.

• Have students respond to questions about stories or books read in the classroom.

• Record directions for students to complete and upload a photo of their finished assignment. (See example of my own creation: https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_activity?share_token=PqzkqZBVRQKM6x11YM4K0g&prompt_id=prompt.7390a622-29d9-4379-8abf-acd468c61e2a)

• Utilize the Seesaw blog for students to extend student learning and collaboration.

• Create and share formative assessments with students.

• Send announcements and messages to all families through Seesaw.

• Experiment on your own and find many more creative ways to implement this amazing platform into your classroom!