Seesaw

Seesaw has become one of the most used apps in my classroom.  Seesaw is an interactive learning journal that is super easy for kids to use. It is the place where my kiddos turn in everything that they do on their iPads.  Parents are able to create an account, and then have access to view and comment on their child's work. While it is an awesome place to keep everything we are creating on other apps, what makes Seesaw so versatile is the number of things you can do within Seesaw. 

One of the things that makes Seesaw so versatile is the variety of input formats.  You can input a photo, which is handy for taking pictures of completed work. You can also upoload files, upload videos, and add links. add notes and add drawings.  But beyond that once you have added an item, you can add drawings and recordings to it.  There is so much you can do with this!








So how do I use all these features with my 2nd graders?

Here are a few of the things we do:


Math: Explain Your Thinking

During math rotations, at one of the centers, students use the iPads and Seesaw to explain there thinking about math concepts.  Using the Drawing feature students can write out a problems, and using the record feature, record their voice to explain how they are solving the problem.  The short clip then gets saved to their journal where I can watch it later, or other students can watch it and comment on it.

Students can also use the Photo input to take a picture of a problem they have solved with math manipulatives, and then annotate and record their voice over the picture to explain how their thinking.

Reading: Practicing Fluency

Students take a picture of a page in a book they are reading.  Then using the record feature, they record themselves reading the page.  Students can then go back and listen to themselves reading and check their accuracy.