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Seesaw for Schools: Hands-On Teacher Training
Plan for today
Intro to Seesaw
Creative tools built in
Classroom activity ideas
Questions & next steps
Explore as a student
★ Student portfolios
★ Formative insights
★ Family communication
Seesaw is the best platform for empowering students to
demonstrate and share learning
★ Students explore a variety of
powerful tools to show what they
know in the way that works best
for them
Unlock creative thinking for all students in any subject.
How does Seesaw work?
w to =PreK-2
Students document
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
1st Grader - Reflecting on Ways to Make 7
Listen to a student example
Whoa! We heard students...
● Reflect● Apply vocabulary &
concepts● Problem solve● Plan next steps
Classroom ideas
BrandStudents create with photo
and voice!
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2writer’s workshop
Adding voice to photos
listen to kindergarten writer’s workshop
Save activity
Sight word check
Brand
Let’s check out the drawing tool
So many drawing tools inside!
More tools to explain & reflect
Oral counting assessment
Explain a math concept
Photo, voice, and drawing!
Save activity
Labels on
photos!
3rd Grader - Comparing Fractions
Let’s listen to this example
Seesaw works great in classrooms with...
Shared devices 1:1 devices
Important info for teachers:
MPS will be syncing all of your classes for you in Clever this year.
You will NOT need to create your own classes.
However, if you decide to create a PD session, after school club, or other extra classes in Seesaw, you will need to create them on
your own with your personal email instead of school email.
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
Using Seesaw in Clever
Each time a student is finished using the
iPad, they will need to close out all the apps
before passing the iPad on to the next
student.
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
Peek inside a Seesaw class
Peek inside a Seesaw class
They will
proceed with
their posting by
selecting one of
the tools.
Students can add to
their Journal by clicking
the green “+ Add” sign.
Students also can
upload projects
from the camera
roll that were
created using
other apps.
How to add things made from other apps into Seesaw
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
Peek inside a Seesaw class
Students can also respond to
Activities by clicking the “Add
Response” button.
They may need to select their name
from the class list.
However, when students log in
through Clever it may automatically
post to their name for them.
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
Peek inside a Seesaw classWithin the Activity, students can choose from a variety of ways in which to complete
the activity: text box (left), voice (left), photo (left), drawing tools (along the bottom),
color options (along the right), etc. When they are
finished, they
need to click the
green check mark
at the top right.
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
All posts go to teacher for approval
Seesaw PD Class
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
All posts go to teacher for approval
Teachers can edit the posting in a variety of ways:
• Edit Item if you need to cover up another child’s
face that might be in a photo.
• Edit People if a student accidentally posted the
item under the wrong name.
• Edit Folders if you’d like to save it to a specific
subject folder or “Private Teacher Folder” so
students and parents cannot see it.
Brand New to Seesaw
PreK-2
All posts go to teacher for approval
Teachers and Students can reply to postings in a variety of ways:
• Like the item by clicking the “heart” icon to show your approval.
• Comment on an item if you’d like to share your input.
• Attach “Skills” to an item and rate the students’ Skill level for that specific posting.
• Edit Folders if you’d like to save it to a specific subject folder or “Private Teacher Folder” so
students and parents cannot see the posting yet.
Let’s look at how teachers share
activities to students
Browsing activities in Activity Library
Choose the Activities tab,
click the green + “Add” symbol,
then select “Assign Activity”
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Activity Library
The Activity Library has three tabs:• My Library are activities that you have saved (clicked heart icon) or used recently.
• School library are activities shared or used by other teachers in your school.
• Community Library contains thousands of activities created and shared by
teachers from all over the world.
• You can search/refine by grade level and/or subject category.
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Activities to Get Started
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Introduces one tool at a time
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Click the heart to add to “My Library”
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Click Assign when you are ready
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
You can choose which students you want to assign it to.
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Because you have Seesaw for Schools…...you can also do a lot with Activities!
● Schedule Activities● Share Activities to
School Library● Tag Skills ● Create Collections
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
You can save an Activity to a Folder
You can put activities
into specific folders.
You can create
folders for specific
purposes.
You can also place
activities and notes in the
“Private” (Teachers Only)
folder if you don’t want
students and families to
view them.
How to use the
Private Teacher Folder
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
You can also tag an Activity with a Skill!
How to use Seesaw Skills
Coming
Soon!
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Share your Activity with your school!
Under ‘My Library,’ tap on
the activity you would like
to publish to the School
Activity Library.
Tap ‘Share’.
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Share Activities to School Library
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Schedule an Activity for a future date!
Choose the date and time for when
you would like the activity to be
assigned to your students.
Click the “Schedule button at the
bottom of the “Assign Activity” box.
Connect Familiesto Seesaw
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
Families use the free app or visit the website app.seesaw.me
1. Student captures learning in
Seesaw
2. Teacher approves
3. Notification is sent to family
member via app or email
4. Family member opens the
notification and goes to Seesaw
Family app or website
5. Family member can like or leave an
audio or text comment
6. Teacher approves comment
7. Student sees family member’s
feedback
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
● Families only see their own child’s work.
● Text is translated into over 55 languages.
● When you’re ready to connect families, tap here.
● If families connected last year, they will automatically be connected this year.
Scan a class code or use email/Google sign in
● Announcements● Private Messages● Use any of Seesaw
tools to create attachments
● Class photos, newsletters, forms, links
Privacy is Seesaw’s Priority
★ Protecting your privacy is fundamental to our mission and business
★ Visit our privacy center at web.seesaw.me/privacy
★ Reach out to us
Messages
You can send
messages/announcements to
students and/or families from the
“Inbox” or from clicking the “+” and
selecting “Send Announcement”.
How to send Announcements
TranslationsTeachers and families can now translate
Seesaw content into over 55 languages!
If a note, caption, comment, announcement,
or message is written in a language that is
different from the language of a family's or
teacher’s device, a “See Translation” option
appears below the post. Tap “See
Translation” and Seesaw automatically
translates any text into your native language.
Students do not have access to this feature.
How does Translation Work?
Give yourself time to Learn
Start SimpleTake a day or two and capture learning in the moment.
Teacher view
Save activity
Free Professional Development
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YouTube channel
