Balancing Student Online Portfolios with Seesaw Kirsten Lofton QR Code Link to Presentation

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Student Driven Digital Portfolios Introduction for Teachers

Today’s Learning Goals: ★ Explore Seesaw and learn about its different features ★ Create content in Seesaw ★ Set up your teacher account so your students can begin sharing their content immediately

What is Seesaw? Seesaw empowers students of any age to independently document what they are learning at school. Students capture learning with photos and videos of physical work, or by adding digital creations. Everything is uploaded and kept organized for teachers. Teachers can invite families to Seesaw so parents get an immediate, personalized window into their child's learning.

Get Seesaw for Your Device Computers with Chrome or Firefox Seesaw supports all the platforms you use and seamlessly works between them, making Seesaw great for BYOD environments. iOS Devices Android Devices Chromebooks

With support for QR code login for younger learners and /Google Account sign in for older students, Seesaw works in any K-12 classroom. Login Options That Work for All Ages

Students can “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. You can also import directly from many popular apps. Empower Students to Document What They’re Learning at School

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 growth. 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 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 their answer. Encourage Student Reflection

Examples from Elementary Elementary School Blog Kindergarten Blog Journal Entries Class Photos Sight Word Knowledge Oral Reading Field Trip Photos Math Activities

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

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

Sign In to our Temporary “Class” Open the Seesaw Learning Journal app Log out if you have already signed in as a teacher Tap “I’m a Student” Allow camera permissions Scan the Seesaw QR code (from within the app)

Add a Photo Entry Use the + sign in the upper right-hand corner to add an entry Choose the camera to take a photo Take a “selfie” or a photo of something in the room Use the microphone to record a goal for the spring semester Follow the checkmarks to add your entry

Add a Drawing Use the + sign in the upper right-hand corner to add an entry Choose the pencil to add a drawing Draw a picture of today’s weather or work out the problem 42 x 17. Use the microphone to record one thing about the weather or describe solving the problem. Follow the checkmarks to add your entry

Add from Camera Roll Use the + sign in the upper right-hand corner to add an entry Choose the camera roll to add a photo Use the text feature to write a sentence about the photo you added. Follow the checkmarks to add your entry

Add a Note Use the + sign in the upper right-hand corner to add an entry Choose the notepad to add a note Write about one way you are excited to use (or have used) Seesaw with your students Follow the checkmarks to add your entry

Video Take a video describing something you want to remember about TCEA Upload to Seesaw following the checkmarks. There is a 5 minute limit to the videos. Adding Video on Seesaw Website

Link Adding a link can be used when students create content in another app that produces a link for sharing Chatterpix Tellagami Shadow Puppet Edu Flipagram YouTube Videos

Your Turn! Create your class. Sign out of our Seesaw “Class” Tap on your name (or 3 bars) in the upper left- hand corner Tap on your name (or the gear object) Tap Sign Out

Let’s Create Your Class Tap “I’m a Teacher” Create a free account When you name your class, remember the name you call your class is the name that everyone will see, including parents

Time to Add Students Tap on your name in upper left-hand corner Tap Manage Class Tap Manage Students Add Students Getting Started Checklist

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 mode Can students like or comment? Can students edit? Can students see each other's work? Will our class feature work on a Seesaw class blog? Teachers are Always in Control

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

Tutorial Videos for Your Reference Getting Started! Calendar View and Folders Adding and Approving Items ***Inviting Parents***Inviting Parents (Do this after adding at least 2 entries.) How to Set up a Seesaw Blog How to Use Seesaw Connected Blogs How to Connect to another Seesaw Blog How to Remove a Blog Post What is my Blog's URL?

Activity Ideas MathMath Fine ArtsFine Arts English Language ArtsEnglish Language Arts World LanguagesWorld Languages History & Social StudiesHistory & Social Studies ScienceScience Special Needs

Presentations for You to Introduce Seesaw to Students or Parents Intro Presentation for Students Intro Presentation for Parents Classroom Expectations Posters

Seesaw is free for individual teachers and parents to use for the currently active school year. If you'd like to use Seesaw to keep a digital portfolio stored and organized beyond the current year, you can purchase a paid subscription. Pricing Parent Plus Account Allows parents to maintain their child’s journal in Seesaw over time, even if their school has not purchased Seesaw. $9.99/child/year School Account Enables students to use the same digital portfolio throughout their school career, plus admin tools, and premium support. Learn more →

Seesaw takes protecting your students’ security and privacy seriously. We will never sell or share any account information or journal content with 3rd parties without your explicit request. See our Privacy Policy for more details.Privacy Policy Student journal content is only accessible to the people you invite to view it, like parents and administrators. Seesaw has taken the Student Privacy Pledge.Student Privacy Pledge You can read about all of our security measures we have in place on our website.on our website Student Data is Safe and Secure

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