Heya, friends!
I am so happy to be blogging with the Elementary Entourage this month! When I received the e-mail to join, I literally jumped up and down—I was so stinkin excited! The Elementary Entourage are a fabulous group of bloggers!
This month we are sharing a treat of any kind & of course since I am a lover of all things technology—it would only be fitting that my first post for EE be about technology!
I have always wanted my kids to keep some type of digital portfolio but I was not sure of any program to help us achieve this goal. At the beginning of the year, the fabulous instructional technologist at my school showed us SEESAW.
What is Seesaw?
Watch this video:
HOW. AMAZING. IS. THAT?
This is my first year using it but I am loving everything about it!
It basically functions like a classroom instagram—Only SO MUCH BETTER because parents can see what their kids are posting as well as what I am posting!
Here are some ways I am using Seesaw:
I created my class and set it to where I have to approve every post and comment before it is seen by others. You can also add other teachers to Seesaw!
We have our specials teachers on seesaw so they can comment and post to the feed!
Parents can download the app and join. They will get a notification every time their child posts!
They can comment and like just like on instagram!
Seesaw even generates the email AND handout for you!
Create folders so your kids can categorize their work!
Here is one student example!
(Names have been blocked our for privacy purposes)
What are you waiting for?
I hope this was a perfect treat for you this month!
Want to watch some tutorials about Seesaw to get you started?
Click {HERE} to go to their Youtube channel!
I hope this was a PeppyZestyIdea for you! 🙂
Follow my “Digital Learning” Pinterest board so you can stay up to date with new technology ideas!
I can’t just give you tricks!
Time for some treats!
My write on wipe on math center games are perfect for your math stations!
Just print and play!
To get this comparing game for FREE and see all my Fall/Halloween products on SALE
Click {HERE}
Pin the image below so you can reference this later!
Amna
October 16, 2015 at 1:54 pmNice! Seesaw looks so awesome. I have to remember to use that when go back into the classroom next year.
Brittany Lynch
October 16, 2015 at 8:03 pmThanks for the great freebie! I've also never hear of Seesaw, so thank for sharing!
Mrs. Decatur's Little Gators
October 16, 2015 at 11:25 pmSeesaw looks amazing! I wish we had access to that kind of tech in my classroom! We (sadly) cannot even write grants for it because of our district's sever size. I'll have to tough it out with my binder portfolios! haha So glad we are EE now! 🙂
Christina Hermer
October 16, 2015 at 11:57 pmI LOVE!! Seesaw as well. I just started using it and love being able to capture their work digitally. I know there are a lot of options with the app but for right now I am happy to be creating a digital portfolio for each student.
Christina
Hanging Around In Primary
Tidy Teacher
October 17, 2015 at 1:37 pmSeeSaw looks cool! I will check them out today! I love your FREEBIE. Thanks!
Amy S
October 18, 2015 at 1:23 amLove your digital learning ideas!