Since the first semester of this program when we were asked to start finding tech tools that would help us to achieve a goal in our classroom. I bumped into a video about Seesaw and instantly was drawn to what it could do for my students. Seesaw is a tool that is user friendly and easy for students to learn use. As the teacher, I am allowed to have multiple classes that are easily accessed by snapping a picture of a QR code. When students are in their class they have the ability to do many things. They can add a video, a picture of work they did, add a drawing, a link, a note or a picture from the camera roll. This product is added to a digital portfolio. This digital portfolio is a running total of all of the work that is submitted during the year. I can post assignments that are either created by me or have already been created by another teacher and posted to Seesaw. These assignments can be organized into folders. One of the things that has proven to be somewhat of a challenge for me so far is managing student work. Many times students will not complete work from the week prior so I will leave it up so that they can complete it without a harsh deadline. When I post an assignment i can assign it to a folder but for some reason those folders are not visible to the student...or at least I have not figured a way to make them visible. This means that if I post an assignment to the math folder. I want them to be able to navigate to the math folder with all of the math assignments easily accessible. Instead, all of the work is listed in the assignments tab with no delineation of subject. I am wondering if this is something that I am doing wrong or if that is simply the design of the app. I have put it on my personal timeline to find out. There are capabilities that I have not yet explored on Seesaw because it would require me to purchase the PLUS version. I do appreciate the ability to allow parents to see what their child is doing at school and enable them to interact and leave comments on their child's work. This is a wonderful incentive tool for the students. I also have cut down on a lot of the paper that is wasted each week by doing exercises digitally. I have found Seesaw to be extremely helpful in developing the 21st century skills of my students. I look forward to increasing my knowledge of this resource.
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Scott Marsden
2/24/2019 02:14:51 pm
Caitlin,
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Tess Giner
2/24/2019 05:21:24 pm
This is going to sound terrible, but I had the same issues with Seesaw and simply gave up. Educators around the world wide web love Seesaw! But I did not find it as easy to use. I'm wondering if the PURCHASED version is better than the FREE one I recently put to the side. I love Storybird and Google Classroom. For your little guys, I'd go with Storybird. My plan is to look into HyperDocs. I'll share with you what it's all about (as we run past each other on the playground).
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Caitlin Mitchell
2/24/2019 05:21:32 pm
Hi Scott,
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Julie Lovie
2/24/2019 06:14:14 pm
Caitlin I really think these skills you are taking the time to teach your young students will set them up for success as they progress through school. I can really only imagine how hard it can be at time teaching them how to navigate. My high school students are easily lost. I think your perseverance is great.
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Jennifer Perkins
2/24/2019 06:19:24 pm
Hi Caitlin, thank you for sharing about Seesaw! I like hearing that it cut down on paper use in your classroom, as well as providing a digital way for students to store their work. I can see the benefits of using a digital portfolio in a lot of ways. Parents having access to their child’s classwork is a great feature for keeping them aware with what their child’s progress.
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JP
2/26/2019 06:48:05 pm
I am definitely intrigued by this tool! This might in interesting way for my own students to keep a digital portfolio.
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