Tools: Seesaw

1. What is Seesaw?

Seesaw, an app that easily create and add content to digital portfolios on iPads, Chrome and Android Tablets, which are organized by student and subject area. Through Seesaw students and teachers are able to add artifacts to their portfolios by taking pictures of their work, by writing about what they have learned, or uploading a short video about the things they learned or watched. In addition, they can draw anythings on the items what they upload. The Seesaw apps, student can add or create voice comments or captions what their pictures or videos document. Moreover, Student can create folders within their account to organize content from the multiple areas.

There is an link to login Seesaw:

2. How it could be used in a classroom or education context?

To get started with Seesaw create a free classroom account. Students can join by scan their classroom QR code or entering a class code that grants them access to your Seesaw classroom. No usernames or passwords to forget. As teacher you can create a Seesaw for free, you can add all the students and manage the class by seesaw. Students and teacher are able to add text and voice recordings to Seesaw journal items to reflect, explain, and develop their academic voice. It is an inspire creativity academic app that allow student use Seesaw built-in-suite of tools or import from many popular apps to illustrate their learning creatively. However, as teacher you can see all the posts (pictures, videos, and draws) what students post on the Seesaw; you also can build independence that approval of new items/post makes it safe for students to use Seesaw. But, you are able to allow these posts be punished or all the students are able to comment on these post. In addition, Seesaw allows parents to create accounts through which they can see the work of their children; this is an platform for parents interact with their children. As a teacher you can send notification to parents when their children make a new Seesaw.

It is an example of Seesaw what I created

3. How it apply to the TPACK?

First TPACK Framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). The TPACK approach goes further by emphasizing the kinds of knowledge that intersection between 3 primary forms:

1. Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)

2. Technological Content Knowledge (TCK)

3. Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK)

4. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Seesaw is a nice tool that able to be applied in TPACK framework that creating a content knowledge, that allow teachers' knowledge about the subject to be taught, and the student can be learned through Seesaw Journals post what they learned and shared. In addition, Through Seesaw teacher can be understanding how student learn, general classroom management skills and also student assessment through the contents that students posted. As teacher, you can post the subject, contents and outside sources, these encompass among overall educational purpose, values and aims. It is a Technology Knowledge frame that working with the technology tools success to apply our goal, knowledge to students in the daily life. In addition, Teacher through Seesaw, a creativity educational app that allows teach to illustrate their subject content and knowledge creatively. And also, as a teacher to understand the specific technology that is best way for addressing and teaching subject-matter learning in their domains by using Seesaw. Seesaw is a creative educational app that allows teacher check student on progress, moreover students can use independently. The best way of using Seesaw is that parents are able to create accounts through which they can see the work of their children; this is an platform for parents interact with their children. As a teacher you can send notification to parents when their children make a new Seesaw; it is also create a way that teacher interacting with parents.

It is a video of Seesaw learning journal overview:

4. What the section devoted to Cautions of Seesaw?

- As teacher, you need to add all students in the Seesaw, If not, students are not able access to the Seesaw page.

- You need to upgrade your Seesaw app in order to visit and edit the app on iPad.

- You need to make sure the students privacy post are independence.