Elementary
school teachers are very excited about the new learning journal app: Seesaw. Seesaw helps teachers and
parents connect with students and keep track of their school work. Think
of Seesaw as a journal for what students learn at school: stories they wrote,
math problems they solved or art projects they made. It is
a simple way for young students to independently document
what they are learning at school. It empowers students to take more
ownership of their learning.
Using the Nexus 7 tablet, students scan a QR code, created by
Seesaw, to access their class. Once
they are in their class they use the
tablet to draw, write and record videos or take pictures of their
handwritten work. Teachers can access Seesaw on a tablet or on their
computers to view all of the work the students have
created independently.
Kindergarten
teacher Nen Locke has this to say about Seesaw: “The biggest way Seesaw has
helped my classroom is with parent communication. Prior to Seesaw, I was
writing emails and sending individual pictures to parents. I would also
update my webpage weekly. However parents weren’t getting information in a
timely manner. Now that I use Seesaw, parents have loved getting
real-time updates on what their children are working on in class and how they
are making progress." Jennifer Rosenfeld, a parent in Mrs. Locke's
class is impressed with the weekly video newsletter the students
create themselves. The children report on their weekly successes and
upload the videos to Seesaw on their own.
Mrs.
Locke's students are engaged and invested. Student involvement means
success all around!
