What is SeeSaw?
SeeSaw is a student-driven learning portfolio allowing students to use their various devices (i.e. smartphones, tablets, Apple devices) within the classroom in a collaborative manner. After accepting an access code from the instructor, students will be placed into a digital classroom where they can share photos, videos, drawings, files, notes, or hyperlinks. The content will be uploaded into a cloud-based News Feed, where students can see their peers content simultaneously, similar to how most social media apps are run. The instructor has the ability to accept or veto content before it is directly uploaded to the News Feed, allowing for greater relevance of information.
Instructional Usage
SeeSaw has a multitude of usage related to middle grades science instruction. It allows for various forms of assessments from students. For example, a unit on force and gravity can be formally assessed by students uploading images of Newton's Laws within the classroom or at home, create small videos with peers demonstrating such content, or share links to news articles pertaining to airplanes or sports. The ability of the instructor to veto is powerful, as it allows the students the chance to redo the assignment in order to achieve better results. The News Feed allows for greater collaborative learning opportunities and "remedial" sessions, where students can refer back to previous posts. This also works well with absent students, where the instructor can share images or videos of the lesson and send hyperlinks of related readings for the student, thus ensuring greater equitable learning.
Hi Justin! This seems like a great tool for interactive classroom posting of various media. In particular, I think it would be great to use during a student activity so that students could take pictures of their products and post them on SeeSaw so that all the other students can see them. It could also be used before and after activities to make predictions and record learning or reflections. Thanks for the great resource!
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ReplyDeleteI really love this tech tool! I was wanting to use this one for my post but you beat me to it! I think it is perfect for middle grades because it has that social media news feed feel that students love. It's also just a fast and productive way to have students turn things in so that you can look over it and see their progress. I also like that the teacher gets notified when something gets posted. I also hadn't considered the possibility of the instructor being able to use it as a way to share resources with students but I think that is really neat!
Greetings Justin! This tech tool seems really awesome and very interactive! I feel that allowing students to use their technology in class to promote student learning is becoming really popular in the classroom. I am definitly going to use this tool for my student teaching. I also like the idea that they can continually add news feeds and review what they've posted, sort of like a study tool for future assessment!
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