Introducing Seesaw to the Children

Today I introduced Seesaw to the class in order for them to be able to take ownership of sharing their learning with their families.

I had spent some time thinking about what type of things students would need or want to share with their families. I created a poster of it and shared this with the other adults in the class, explaining what the parameters would be for children putting things on Seesaw. It is important that everyone is on the same page with this because children need work approved before it posts. We don't want work to be posted that isn't appropriate or could be silly.

I went through the following process with the class:

• Explained Seesaw and what it does / how it works
• Talked through each part of the poster and what it means. Gave examples of what they could be.
• Had a child help demonstrate the process, showing the class after each step.
• Gave the children iPads in groups so they could practise sharing something that fitted within the criteria given.
• Put the finished products up on the Active board and we went through a few examples of good ones, ones that needed a bit more info added and those that don't fit our criteria, approving those that fitted as I went. 

Reflection: The students were really engaged with the possibility of sharing work with parents and not having to ask me. The student who modelled it become the expert and he helped others. The quick learners also become experts, moving through the class helping those that got stuck. Each child was able to share one thing each. 

Next Steps: To support those that weren't there to learn how to do it. To support those that haven't quite got what to share with what they can share. To make sure all the teachers are clear on approving work. To teach this to Te Kākano so they can implement it too.