They all have Chromebooks and Seesaw’s video works really well to record students in action and explaining what they are doing and/or how they are doing something. Here are some of their stories: In one recent assignment, I had students select a quote from our current reading of Lord of the Flies, take a picture of the page in the book (either within Seesaw or with their phone and upload it to Seesaw & could also use Snapchat or Google Drawings to add their Bitmoji or clipart), underline or circle the quote/passage, type out a brief explanation, and then use the microphone to explain more fully why that passage or quote grabbed their attention. No, it means my initial assignment for students as they familiarized themselves with the tool wasn’t overly complicated. Why would that be a downside? Get your students set up for remote/distance learning with Seesaw. I have high schoolers who aren’t good at using technology, and yet they needed very little help the very first time I used Seesaw this year.

This LMS includes a lot of useful features that make the e-learning process more efficient. I thought about calling my blog, #RockNTheDirtBike, but that doesn’t work. Yep, those are common thoughts I’ve had and things I have heard by educators in the secondary realm when it comes to using Not only is Seesaw free, but it is easy for all ages of students and levels of tech proficiency to use. Training and PD Resources Schools and Districts Sign Up Free! When I showed both the history and PE teacher how easy it is to give verbal feedback, I could see they were sold. And through Seesaw, I have given all students a voice, even those quiet students who aren’t comfortable sharing their voice in the classroom. A downgrade in student age? There are no handicaps. In my Spanish class, my students are using Seesaw to do their oral assignments. And it gives our parents pride, pride about what their child is learning. Through Seesaw, they can do the videos or audio where they feel most comfortable. Kids can use the same built … From a teacher point of view, Seesaw has provided greater transparency into what is happening in our classrooms.” For parents, Seesaw helps showcase the diversity of learning happening each day, especially for younger learners. The power in that alone makes this a powerful tool for my classroom.

It doesn’t matter how tech savvy or old you are. Among these features, the most noteworthy are: I get them comfortable with the tools and then layer complexity with the assignment. It’s babyish.

Even my most technology challenged students were able to complete the task once encouraged and or given minor assistance.

I can give specific feedback in a timely manner, all without having to leave or modify the program. That’s called While there are a lot of things I love so far (and I’ve used Seesaw in three classes for a little over a week at the time this post was written), the biggest is the ability for students to explain their thinking. Learn more about Seesaw's premium features for your entire school or district. I see it as a way to allow all users to tap into the power of its features.

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Seesaw is free to individual teachers, so you have nothing to lose and the doorway into your students’ hearts and minds to gain. Yes, Seesaw is good for high school students thanks to its advanced characteristics.

The students did not have trouble using the drawing tools, microphone, typing tools, camera, and more. Yep, those are common thoughts I’ve had and things I have heard by educators in the secondary realm when it comes to using Seesaw . I don’t like to overwhelm students with a new tool and a complex assignment all at once. You can use this tool immediately.

Seesaw Help Center: Getting started tips, tutorial videos, professional development, lesson plans, FAQ and more resources to help you use Seesaw for student driven … You can rock a dirt bike, but usually that makes the bike fall over, which is sometimes ouchy, so I don’t recommend that. If I don’t know this, then I can’t adjust my instruction to bridge this gap. That could be part of the reason it gets an elementary only rap, but I don’t see simplicity for users as a bad thing. Empowered learners. There's also an option to schedule assignments ahead of time. Save teachers time, gain insights about family engagement, and improve student learning. High school students won’t want to use a kiddie tool. Seesaw creates a powerful learning loop between students, teachers, and families Students show learning Students use built-in annotation tools to capture what they know in Seesaw’s digital portfolio