Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout My Best Friend
Do you ever have this breakthrough and just think, "Yes, I have officially become a genius!"?
I did...yesterday! And it's all because of this phenomenal website: Seesaw
Seesaw is my BFF. We've been good friends for awhile now, but I'm beginning to see what a game changer it can be for a teacher. In case you haven't used it, Seesaw is a way for students to post to a digital journal that is shared with their teacher and their family. It's a great way to keep everyone connected. Some of the kids even think of it as their own "YouTube Channel" because of the way they can upload videos.
First of all, my students LOVE IT! They beg me to do Seesaw posts about anything and everything. How often do you have kids begging to do something that's educational? The really cool thing is that you can use it in EVERY SUBJECT!
-We make posts in reading on a weekly basis. Sometimes we do videos, others we do pictures and add captions. We do summaries, give examples of our skill of the week, highlight text features...the possibilities are endless!
-In math we take pictures as a way to relate what we are doing to the real world! They can draw on the pictures to create their own diagrams.
-In science and social studies, we use it to share videos and other content of what we are learning.
Secondly, it keeps me connected with parents! I can post a reminder to everyone at anytime from the app. Do you realize how awesome it is to do that in your pajamas, right in the middle of your Netflix binge, when you randomly remember something you should have done or said?!
Lastly, and this is why I deemed myself a genius today, you can solicit all of your parents for help immediately! I decided to plan my classroom Christmas Party through Seesaw. In less than 1 hour, I had parents signed up to bring everything we needed and then some! It was AMAZING!!!! No more waiting around, praying your kids took home the note about the party and then remember to show it to their parents. I cut out the middle man completely and it's a good feeling!
If you haven't used Seesaw, I highly recommend you try it. And you can just thank me later! ;)
I did...yesterday! And it's all because of this phenomenal website: Seesaw
Seesaw is my BFF. We've been good friends for awhile now, but I'm beginning to see what a game changer it can be for a teacher. In case you haven't used it, Seesaw is a way for students to post to a digital journal that is shared with their teacher and their family. It's a great way to keep everyone connected. Some of the kids even think of it as their own "YouTube Channel" because of the way they can upload videos.
First of all, my students LOVE IT! They beg me to do Seesaw posts about anything and everything. How often do you have kids begging to do something that's educational? The really cool thing is that you can use it in EVERY SUBJECT!
-We make posts in reading on a weekly basis. Sometimes we do videos, others we do pictures and add captions. We do summaries, give examples of our skill of the week, highlight text features...the possibilities are endless!
-In math we take pictures as a way to relate what we are doing to the real world! They can draw on the pictures to create their own diagrams.
-In science and social studies, we use it to share videos and other content of what we are learning.
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| Using Seesaw to show how to decompose fractions! |
Lastly, and this is why I deemed myself a genius today, you can solicit all of your parents for help immediately! I decided to plan my classroom Christmas Party through Seesaw. In less than 1 hour, I had parents signed up to bring everything we needed and then some! It was AMAZING!!!! No more waiting around, praying your kids took home the note about the party and then remember to show it to their parents. I cut out the middle man completely and it's a good feeling!
If you haven't used Seesaw, I highly recommend you try it. And you can just thank me later! ;)
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