Seesaw is a student -driven digital portfolio that empowers students to independently document what they are learning at school. Our Highland Park students are learning they can use photos, videos, drawings, text notes, and links to show what they know. The students love to take a picture of their reading passage and record their voice as they read it. Students may use it to take a picture of science projects or make a video explaining center activities they do during station time. The students log in with a classroom QR code, add their work samples to the iPad or Chromebook, and then drop it in their own personal Seesaw folder. Seesaw will enable students, teachers, and parents to reflect on student work throughout the year and see/hear improvements our children make along the way. The possibilities are endless, and they are loving this new tech tool. We can't wait to see their creative entries throughout the school year!
Learning the keys on the computer keyboard is a very important skill for our students to learn. The fact that the letters are not in alphabetical order can be a stumbling block for the students when they are typing their spelling words or working on a Google project. Our first graders have also been reviewing letter sounds in their classroom, so visiting a website called Alphabet Zoo in the computer lab has enabled them to work on both skills. Alphabet Zoo gives the students a letter, reminds them of the sound it makes, asks them to type that letter repeatedly, and relates it to an animal name with that sound. To help reinforce this, students also colored that particular letter on a keyboard diagram. Students carried these keyboards home in hopes that they would practice "typing" their spelling words, their name, or other sight words they are learning. The more practice...the more familiar they will be with the keyboard, and that is definitely a life skill that will help them in the future.
Seesaw is a student -driven digital portfolio that empowers students to independently document what they are learning at school. Our Highland Park students are learning they can use photos, videos, drawings, text notes, and links to show what they know. The students love to take a picture of their reading passage and record their voice as they read it. Students may use it to take a picture of science projects or make a video explaining center activities they do during station time. The students log in with a classroom QR code, add their work samples to the iPad or Chromebook, and then drop it in their own personal Seesaw folder. Seesaw will enable students, teachers, and parents to reflect on student work throughout the year and see/hear improvements our children make along the way. The possibilities are endless, and they are loving this new tech tool. We can't wait to see their creative entries throughout the school year!
