Seesaw: The Learning Journal is a FREE (with available paid upgrades) web-based tool that can be accessed through its website or app. This tool allows the teacher to assign activities from across the curriculum. Truly the sky is the limit. In addition, it also allows students to complete and submit work without an activity having to be assigned. Students also have numerous ways to complete their assignments. They can upload a picture, take a video, record themselves, draw a picture, or type a response. Another feature of Seesaw that I love is the ability to track student progress over time. As students submit their work through Seesaw a personal portfolio is developed for each child. This portfolio can be downloaded and saved or printed. At any time and for any reason, teachers can access and print the students submitted activities. Another really important feature of Seesaw is the ability to connect parents to each child's account. With this feature, parents can access their child's account and see his/her completed work at any time. Meaning they do not have to wait until papers come home to see what their child has done at school. Seesaw has so many other great features, but the last one I will discuss today is the ability to individual assignments. As the teacher, you can assign an activity to a student, a group of students, or the entire class. The ability to individualize assignments for students is critical for today's learners. Seesaw: The Learning Journal also received a privacy rate score of 82% from Common Sense Education. For me, Seesaw is a win-win and I cannot wait to use it in my classroom!
Competent technology skills will be required by the teacher to use the activity assigning piece of Seesaw. However, beginner technology knowledge is adequate to be successful as a student or parent.
I found this tool through searching the Common Sense Education website. Once on the website, I choose EdTech Ratings & Reviews and then searched by The Top Picks List. Seesaw: The Learning Journal was listed under Tools for Project-Based Learning.
This tool aligns with many of the kindergarten Alabama Digital Literacy Standards. Seesaw requires students to use a mouse, touch screen, or keyboard (Standards 2 and 7). It also provides the opportunity for them to practice keeping their password secure (Standard 3). Through completing actives, students will create products and problem solve (standard 13).
Hi Stephanie. I have also been researching Seesaw and contemplating incorporating it into my classroom instruction. It does seem like a great tool for the students to have access to. What I love about it was that it's a great way to show student work and the parents have access to it as well. It's a great way for students to have freedom in their work, communicate with families, as well as collecting student data for your students. Thank you for sharing this tool with us. It will be a tool that I will look into a little deeper for the upcoming school year. #EED509tools
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