Senses with Seesaw

Seesaw has quickly become my favorite app for elementary students. (I can't thank Mrs. Davidson enough for sharing it with me!) It is an open ended app that allows for creation, sharing, and communication - essential life skills educators must help students develop. After working through a few speed bumps in accessing the app from iPads, I've used this app on a near daily basis with students. Over a dozen teachers at HCES and JGES are experimenting with all it has to offer and I'm looking forward to hearing the parent perspective as teachers begin to send family letters home.

Yesterday a class of kindergartners used Seesaw to demonstrate what they have learned about their five senses. Students used the drawing feature to illustrate something they can hear, see, smell, taste, or touch. Next they recorded themselves explaining which sense they associate with their picture and words to describe it. In centers that lasted about 20 minutes students were able to complete this task and most were able to create two images for different senses. Students will now be able to view on another's work and the teacher can get a glimpse of what each student knows about senses and their oral communication skills.  This is a great example of how easy it is to get students creating, sharing, and communicating with Seesaw!

Click here for an example of a student's work

Students working on their illustrations