educational app manual (1)

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Running head: mobile application 1

Mobile Application: “Seesaw”

Layana Lababidi

Global Unive sity


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"his is a manual that can be used by a teache o any othe use o# the “Seesaw” application that

is available #o $%S and and oid& $t includes e'planations aided by sc eenshots o# steps #o using

di##e ent #eatu es o# the application& $t also includes an evaluation ub ic #o this application&


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Mobile Application: “Seesaw”

"his application is )uite hand#ul #o teache s who li*e to c eate a +ou nal #o thei

students, with digital contact with pa ents& Students a e able to upload thei wo * as pictu es o

videos, they can also add notes, lin*s o d awings& "hey can also commend on any uploaded

item& "his is managed by the teache since she can omit unapp oved items& "his app also o##e s a

noti#ication #eatu e which will ma*e teache s updated instantly& $t also views the item dated on

the calenda & "his ma*es teache s- li#e easie and well o gani.ed, and motivates students as well&

Steps for using this app

"his app is use # iendly/ it leads you to inst uctions as you open it #o the #i st time&

• Since wo * and autho ities di##e , the use will have to

select whethe he o she is a student o a teache as they

open the app&

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$# you we e a Teacher:1& Any Google account would be enough to sign in, o

else you will have to c eate an account using you

email&


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eate a class then answe the )uestions that pop up&

(& Get a class code, this code should be p inted, then students shall scan as they open

the app, o they can sign in using thei Google account as shown p eviously& "o get

a class code, choose “get class code” # om the side ba &


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3ou can alsochoose ate't code,

but this isn-t pe manent,

it lasts #o 12 minutes


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0& 6ow you can get sta ted with all the #eatu es o# the app& 3ou need to p ess the

side ba and choose whateve you want by selecting “add item”&

2& 3ou can add a photo, video, d awing, an image # om you came a oll, a note,

o a lin* by p essing on the icon& 7e e a e some e'amples o# how it wo *s, it

is the same p ocedu e #o all&

Photo

"his occu s, choose any

o# the #eatu es&


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Drawing


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Note

Link :

4& 3ou can tag all you students o some o# them on any item that you add&


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5& 3ou can commend, li*e, and #lag any item& 3ou can also allow you students to do& A

commend could also be an audio note&


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8& 3ou can view all the added items by selecting “#eed view” # om the side ba & "hen

sc oll down&

9& 3ou also have the calenda view, whe e you can see the items classi#ied acco ding to thedate they we e added& 3ou #ind active dates bold, clic* it to view the wo *&


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1 &Class blog : 3ou can c eate a web class blog suppo ted by seesaw& Steps a e easily

#ollowed as the app guides you& "hen you can also publish on you blog th ough web o

the app itsel#&• Creating blog: select “ class blog ” # om the side ba , then clic* “ set up a class

blog now ”, then “ create your blog now ”& "his leads you to #ill the e)ui ed #o m&

3ou will be noti#ied by an email that the blog was success#ully c eated&• Blog settings: you manage you blog-s appea ance a#te setting you secu ity&


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• Publish blogs:

11& Managing the posted ite s : the teache can manage all items in the class #eed& $# any

student posts an item, it won-t be t ans#e ed to the “ feed !iew ” unless the teache

app oves& She would be noti#ied as a post ta*es place&lic*: Side bar unappro!ed ite s

"hen choose to app ove it o not&


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• Manage items p esent on the #eed view as #ollows:

"#$ Managing the classroo : clic* side bar anage class

3ou can manage the #ollowing:; lass settings

; Students; saving photos, video )uality?; a chive


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Settings:

; lass setting:

you can

change you

class-s name, the g ade level, and the teache s by inviting and emoving them&; Students:

3ou can manage thei sign in mode >sha ed devices@ 1:1 devices?Add and emove students

nable@disable thei li*es and commends, and decide whethe thei new commends

e)ui e app ovalBecide whethe : students can see each othe -s wo * o not new items e)ui e app oval enable item editing

; he e you can also manage new commends by e)ui ing teache -s app oval?

3ou can also invite pa ents: clic* side bar in!ite parents$


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; lass blogs: you can

manage you blog secu ity

and appea ance >as in bulletC1 ? as well as chec*ing the

connected blogs&; =olde s: add@ emove #olde s

and decide whethe

students@teache s can add to a #olde &; A chive class: you will the e#o e emove it # om you class list, yet you can still

esto e it late &

1(& 3ou can add a new class/ clic* side bar %N&' CL(SS


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• $# you we e a student:1& 3ou sign in using you Google account o class code, then select you name i#

e)ui ed&

!& 3ou will be able to do whateve you teache gives you access to& "he same p ocedu e

ta*es place, you clic* the side ba to add items, and blogs as p eviously mentioned&

3ou can view the calenda , you can commend and li*e items& 3ou can also add to a

#olde & Dut this is all managed by you teache / she eithe gives you access to that o

not&

Conclusion:Finally, this app is very useful and student motivating. It allows a

teacher to manage and observe students' work as well as contact with


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parents. It also favors connection through its blog. Moreover, it is very

bene cial in terms of organization. dd to all this, it is user friendly.


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