Seesaw PD

Allan kindly set me up with a contact at Swannanoa School. It turned out that a friend of a friend is heading Seesaw out there and so it was good going out to see what they were doing.

Bridie had a few other people there who were also learning about it. Two from the local preschool and another new entrant teacher. I had the most experience with Seesaw but there were things that I learnt.

Learning as follows:

• Voice recording speeds up time for teachers and for students
• Making time for the student to reflect with the teacher so that comments can be done with support and understanding.
• Teaching students to take their own photos / videos of learning takes the workload away from the teacher and gives ownership to the student.
• Set boundaries and guidelines for staff, especially around approving work put up by children.
• Sharing items (iPads/iPhones only) - you can share between classes, so if you are in the wrong class it's ok.
• Printing the QR codes for parents who haven't connected yet. 

It was also great to check out another MLE. While it was after school and there were no children, what we saw was great. It is always inspiring to see and hear about what others are doing.

Reflection: Get the students to start taking their own photos/videos and giving good reflections on their work. Think about how we can apply this to the junior school. Try voice recording with the students. Also try and get out to Swannanoa and see it during the day.

Next Step: Try all of the above.