Student-Centered Portfolio: Each student has their own portfolio where they can upload work, photos, videos, voice recordings, and other media to document their learning journey.
Interactive Features: Students can create content in multiple formats like drawings, text, or videos, making it highly interactive. Teachers often assign tasks directly through the app, which students can complete and submit within Seesaw.
Parent and Teacher Engagement: Teachers and parents can view students’ portfolios to see their progress and provide feedback. Teachers can leave comments, and parents can "like" or comment on their children's work, fostering a home-school connection.
Reflection and Growth: The platform encourages students to reflect on their learning by creating posts that show how they solve problems, their thought process, and what they’ve learned. This helps with self-assessment and growth over time.
Tracking Progress: Teachers can use Seesaw to track students' progress across subjects and over time, which can help in identifying areas where students may need additional support.
Seesaw supports different teaching styles, including project-based learning and flipped classrooms, and aims to make learning more visible and engaging.
I had the opportunity to introduce Seesaw to our newest Kindergarten learners. The first activity that we worked on uses the "Drag tool" where the students dragged each letter in their name to one box then the rest of the letters to the other box.
Students in first grade explored most of the tools in Seesaw. They typed their name using the text tool, drew a picture with the pen and marker tools, used the shapes tools to create a picture of a house, and took a photo and video. In this lesson, students are creating a picture using shapes.
By second grade, students are fluent in using the digital tools in the program. Students are using Seesaw to record their goals for this school year.
