One of the most beneficial uses of Seesaw is organizing student work and preparing for meetings. Teachers spend a lot of time organizing work for data purposes and attending meetings, which takes away from their planning and personal time. Preparing work samples for parent-teacher conferences and IEP meetings can take teachers hours both before the meeting and after. Seesaw eliminates the need for teachers to gather paper assignments from their filing cabinets, organize them into folders for each student, arrange the folders in order of the meetings, and refile assignments afterward. This is a huge time saver! Instead, teachers can flag individual student’s assignments and display only those work samples on a tablet, computer, or even a phone. In large IEP meetings teachers often have to prepare copies of student work so everyone has a chance to view it in a timely manner. Using Seesaw, a teacher can share work samples with the entire room via a projector. This cuts down on a lot of paper waste. Below is a link to a video tutorial demonstrating how to approve student work, provide feedback, and use folders to manage work samples.
Seesaw is a student driven digital portfolio tool available for Apple devices, Android devices, Chromebooks, and any computer with Firefox or Chrome installed. It is free for an individual teacher to use for one year. After that, a school-wide account must be purchased. A quote for this level can be requested online. Seesaw allows students to safely upload their work via a shared classroom QR code login system, eliminating the possibility of a child joining the wrong class. This is one of many student safety features provided by Seesaw. Teachers can review student work and provide immediate feedback while building a year-long portfolio sortable by class, subject, or student. If a teacher chooses to invite parents, they can see their child’s work and leave comments via the Seesaw Parent app. Seesaw offers many supports to teachers including a help section and fast customer service. One of the most beneficial uses of Seesaw is organizing student work and preparing for meetings. Teachers spend a lot of time organizing work for data purposes and attending meetings, which takes away from their planning and personal time. Preparing work samples for parent-teacher conferences and IEP meetings can take teachers hours both before the meeting and after. Seesaw eliminates the need for teachers to gather paper assignments from their filing cabinets, organize them into folders for each student, arrange the folders in order of the meetings, and refile assignments afterward. This is a huge time saver! Instead, teachers can flag individual student’s assignments and display only those work samples on a tablet, computer, or even a phone. In large IEP meetings teachers often have to prepare copies of student work so everyone has a chance to view it in a timely manner. Using Seesaw, a teacher can share work samples with the entire room via a projector. This cuts down on a lot of paper waste. Below is a link to a video tutorial demonstrating how to approve student work, provide feedback, and use folders to manage work samples. To view the complete multimedia tutorial, including how to set up your own Seesaw account, links to student activities, and a detailed list of benefits, click on the image below.
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8/5/2015 04:05:17 am
Erin, this program looks awesome! I love how you explained how teachers could use it for IEP meetings and parent-teacher conferences. It seems like a great way to store, access, and organize student work. Have you used it in your teaching yet? I am interested to learn about the day to day benefits before I sign-up for my one year trial.
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Erin
8/5/2015 08:03:27 am
I haven't gotten to use it yet. I am excited to try it out. I can't stand all the paper clutter so I am hoping this reduces that and lets the kids have some ownership of their work. I love the idea of reflection and assessment. It is important to know how our students see themselves.
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Nicole Ryan
8/5/2015 08:12:18 am
I agree! I can't wait to hear how it goes for you and your students!
Nicole
8/6/2015 01:13:06 am
I am so glad you chose this for your tutorial. I was really intrigued when you spoke of this in class. I am going to share with my colleagues. It looks like a great tool to use. If I had 1st grade this year, I would have definitely used it. I'm going to reflect a bit on how it would best work in Kindergarten. Thanks for sharing.
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8/6/2015 01:36:46 am
Good work...and great job on the multimodal tutorial. I think the end result looks great, and was well worth the effort.
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Erin Berthold
1st grade teacher, former special education teacher, Zumba Fitness instructor, graphic designer, cupcake baker, wife, and pet mama working towards a 6th Year Certificate in Instructional Technologies and Digital Categories
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