Keeping up in a Digital WorldUsingOnlinePortfoliostoTrack

DevelopmentandCommunicate

withFamilies

ChelseaSchulte,M.S.

GoalsParticipantswill:

• Predictpotentialparent/administratorconcernswith

digitalportfolios&brainstormviablesolutions

• Identifyanorganizationalsystemthatworksfortheir

individualprograms

• PreparedigitalportfoliosusingSeesaw

House Keeping• Devicecount– whohasone?

• ConnecttoWi-Fi

• DownloadSeesawApp

• Optional:DownloadSeesawParentApp

Questions• Howareyoutrackingdevelopmentnow?

• Howareyoucommunicatingwithfamilies?

• AnyexperiencewithSeesaw?

Seesaw in a Nutshell

Digitalversionofaportfolio

Parentscanconnectforreal-time

updates

Nomoreprinting,cutting,

pasting,notetaking,etc.

Tracking Development• Addpictures,videos,drawings..

• Canincludeaudioortextcaptions

• Organizeasystemthatworksforyou

• Canbeusedbymultipleteachers

• Additemstomultipleportfolios

Communication• Notareplacementforface-to-facecommunication

• MessagingandNotefeatures

• Addfilesorlinks

• Atoolforparent-childinteractionandreflection

• Communicateindividuallyorwithgroups

Potential Concerns• Parents/administratorsmightbeconcernedabout:

• Confidentiality

• Technology– havingoperationalequipment

• Whatotherconcerns/roadblocksdoyousee?

DocumentationPermissiontotakeandpost

photosandvideos

Permissionfordigital

communication

Parentagreementnotto

sharephotos

Getting Started• Createanaccount

• Createaclass(ortwo)

• Decideifyouneedmultipleclasses

• Studentsign-inwithQRcode(notrelevant)

• Addstudentnames

• Turnonnotifications

Setting up Folders• KansasEarlyLearningStandards

• WorkSamples

• Assessments

• Observations

• Newsletters

• Children’snames(conferencetimealternative)

Enable Family Access• Selectthisoptioninsettings(foreachclass)

• Paper/Emailinvites

• SeeexamplesofhowI’veadaptedforPreK

• Sendafterestablishingportfolios

• Likes,comments,sharing

Adding Items• Classsettings:SavetoCameraRoll

• Allowaccesstocameraandmicrophone

• Journalsvs.Announcements

• Photos/CameraRoll

Adding Items, Cont.

Video

Drawing

NoteLink

File

Other Features• Drawingoverachild’sface

• Connectingtoparentconferences

• Parentscandownloadfor60daysfollowingarchive

• Edititemsafteradding– date,folder,people

Ideas• NotificationofInjury

• Sendspecialmessageschildtochild

• Postaudio/videoofgrouptimesongs

Seesaw Plus ($)• Skillsview

• Private“teacher”folders

• Moreactiveclasses(from10to25)

• Moreteachersperclass(from2to5)

• SeesawforSchools

• Portfoliosfollowthechild

Questions?• chelsea.schulte17@gmail.com

• Emailmeifyouwouldlikedigitalcopiesofthe

letters/permissionformsIusetointroduce

SeesawtothefamiliesIworkwith

• SeesawHelpCenter