Why Seesaw? By Mandy Shulman
Because getting started is easy. I started using Seesaw because I wanted to increase school/home communication, and share more projects, photographs, and daily learning with families. We began using Seesaw in our classroom in November 2016. Our 2016-2017 class of second graders used Seesaw to record thinking and learning across all subject areas. Students recorded thinking about independent reading and book group books, shared published writing, shared research projects, and shared weekly updates with families. I took photos and videos of the kids playing math games, presenting group projects, creating during Art Adventure, playing with friends outside, and more. Because parents love it. Since my goal was to increase school/home communication, I invited families to see their child’s personal and private journal. Every time an item was added to a child’s journal, that child’s family received a notification, and they were able to view what was happening in t