This document discusses the digital portfolio app SeeSaw and how it can be used in classrooms. SeeSaw allows teachers to create assignments and students to submit work through photos, videos, drawings, and files. It has a simple interface designed for young students. Setting up a SeeSaw class takes 15 minutes or less and allows students to join by scanning a class code. The document provides examples of assignments that can be created and completed using SeeSaw, such as answering discussion questions with video or annotating a photo. It also outlines the steps to set up a SeeSaw class, including creating the class, importing a roster, adjusting settings, enrolling a student, approving an assignment, and tagging a student's

1. SEESAW FOR EVERY CLASSROOM: THE DIGITAL
PORTFOLIO YOU NEED
COURTNEY KING
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS

2. WHAT IS SEESAW?
 Digital portfolio/archiving app
 Designed for kindergarteners
 Simple, intuitive, language-free interface
 Free free free!

3. WHERE CAN YOU USE IT?
 Any where with WiFi
 As long as every other student (1/2 the class) has a smartphone
 With any learner
 Adult Ed
 University
 University in China
 Conference presentations

4. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET SET UP?
 15 minutes MAXIMUM (often MUCH less)
 Students join your class by downloading the app and
scanning your class code
 Just put the QR code on your syllabus and get rolling on
day one!

5. ASSIGNMENT #1: JOINING THE CLASS
JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR “SYLLABUS”/HANDOUT.

6. ALRIGHT! LET’S GET TO WORK!
Assignment #2
 Record a video of yourself answering the following discussion question:
How do you feel about using technology in your classroom? What
challenges does it
pose for you and how do you work to overcome them (if you do)?
 Respond to at least 2 of your peers with an audio comment.
 Leave text comments on 2 other posts.

7. ALRIGHT! LET’S GET TO WORK!
Assignment #3
 Select the plus (+) sign
 Select photo
 Take a photo of an artifact from your time at TESOL 2017 (handout, notes,
etc.)
 Select the pencil icon
 Select a color
 Select record
 Using annotations and drawings, tell us a bit about what you learned.

8. SETTING UP YOUR OWN CLASSROOM
 Now I’m going to walk us through setting up a new class.
 Follow along on your computer and let me know if you have any
issues as we proceed.

9. SETTING UP YOUR OWN CLASSROOM
Goals:
 Create class
 Import Roster (three people sitting near you)
 Adjust settings
 Enroll student (someone sitting near you)
 Approve Assignment
 Tag Student

10. THANK YOU!
Please complete the exit survey
(link in our SeeSaw classroom and on the handout)!
https://PollEv.com/surveys/hxt8wWKiO/web
Thank you so much for coming!
Website: CourtneyElizabethKing.com
Email: Courtney-King@Redwoods.edu
Twitter: @Courtney_E_King