Seesaw: The Learning JournalThe Ultimate Guide to Documenting Learning in the k-5 Classroom

Table of ContentsPart I - What Makes Seesaw Great?What is Seesaw?Idea PosterWhy use Seesaw?

Part II - Making the Most of Seesaws WorkflowEveryone FeatureCopy and EditLinks and Google Forms

Part III - App Smash!Doodle BuddyAdobe VoiceChatterboxBook CreatorFelt board

Part I- What makes Seesaw Great?

What is Seesaw? Seesaw is a student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students to create, capture and share what theyre learning at school.

Seesaw simplifies classroom workflow by collecting and organizing all students digital and physical work in one place.

Seesaw engages parents by giving them a real-time, personalized glimpse into their childs school day, via automatic iOS or Android app notifications, text messages or emails.

Students can show what they know using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links.

You can also import directly from many popular apps. (App-smash)

Easily Capture Student Learning in Any Form

Easy sign in for students w/ shared iPadsDocument learning as it happens Empower students to think deeper and reflectTeach digital citizenship and 21st century skillsBuild an organized record of student work Create a community around learning Involve families in real time

Why use Seesaw?

Can sign in to class using a QR code - perfect for shared devices or primary.

Students can use their school email address to login.Quick and Easy Way to Login

When students add to their Seesaw journal, content is uploaded, organized by student, and immediately accessible to teachers from any device and on the web.

Seesaw makes it easy for students and teachers to review progress over time and demonstrate. Collect and Organize Student Work from Any Device

Browse work from the entire class, or for a single student.

Optionally, use folders to organize work by subject area or project.

Teachers can flag items for follow up or to review at parent-teacher conferences.Journals are Organized, Sortable and Accessible

Seesaw gives students an authentic audience of their peers and parents, encouraging better work and real feedback.

Teachers can control who can see what, and what feedback options are available.Develop Authentic Audience

Teachers approve all student journal entries and comments before anything is shared with parents.

Teachers can customize all of the settings for their class, like: Student sign in modeCan students like or comment?Can students edit?Can students see each other's work?Teachers are Always in Control

Seesaw helps capture the learning process, not just the end result.

Students can use Seesaw's built-in audio recording and drawing tools to reflect on what they've learned or explain how they got an answer.Encourage Student Reflection

Include families in the learning process by inviting them to view updates to their childs Seesaw journal.

Seesaws immediate, visual updates actually get seen by parents, provide encouragement for students, and cross language barriers.

Parents can access Seesaw via iOS app, Android app or on the web. Strengthen Connections Between School and Home

Part II- Making the Most Out of Seesaws Workflow

The "Everyone" feature can be used to send out pictures, announcements, or newsletters.This works best when most parents have signed up with the parent app. Teachers can also control whether parents can like or comment on posts and their student's work.

The Everyone Feature

Teachers can send out assignments to everyone or select students.

Students can "Copy and Edit" to finish and turn it in to their own journal.

Copy and Edit Feature

Add a link and send it out to the whole class, a group, or a student. Link to a google form for quick and easy assessment.

Add Links and Google Forms

Part III- App Smash!

Great tool for math. Students can write out math problems and demonstrate by using the apps stamps.

Just have students save picture to the camera roll and then upload in Seesaw

This app is free, but has adds. For $.99 you can have the adds removedDoodle Buddy

This is one of my favorite tools for video creation. It is very easy to use, and makes it simple for kids to create high quality videos.

Have students save video to camera roll and then upload to Seesaw.

This app is free! Just need to create a generic account Adobe account for the class and share sign in informationAdobe Voice

Allows students to take pictures of anything and make it talk.Chatterpix

Student or teacher can create e-Books that can easily be shared in Seesaw.

Free version allows for one book. Full version is $4.99 Book Creator

Link to video

Very versatile. Used for math problems, venn diagrams, T-charts, word building, and more..

Feltboard

Time to Set Up Your Own Classroom!

Teacher Resource CenterSeesaw has tons of resources available at help.seesaw.me, like getting started guides, intro presentations for your students and parents, tutorial videos, and activity ideas.

Contact Seesaw

Send an email: help@seesaw.me

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