Category: Creative Communicator
Brain Pop: Make-a-Movie and Draw About It
A few weeks ago, we shared that BrainPOP is now available on Clever accounts for K-5 teachers and students. If you missed this news, check out the details here! With the new access through Clever, we have additional features for students to show what they know about the vast content available on BrainPOP and BrainPOP ...
100 Ways Students Use Seesaw
Seesaw is a terrific way for teachers to showcase student academic growth, strengthen the home/school connection, and educate students about digital citizenship in authentic ways. But there is so much more that you can do with Seesaw and the challenge is to continue to find authentic ways that students can ...
A Question About BrainPOP
Dear Instructional Technology TOSAs, I love BrainPOP, but I feel like my kids are just consuming more and more video content these days. Do you have a suggestion for me to engage them in a way that encourages them to create vs just consume media? Thanks, A Very Techie Teacher Dear Techie Teacher, ...
I’m a Specialist And I Want to Use Seesaw
So, you’re a music, physical education, or library specialist. You have heard about Seesaw from general education teachers in your buildings or maybe you have gone to a Seesaw training. You think you are ready to try using it in your classes but are not sure the best way to go about it. “How many ...
Using Seesaw’s QR Code Feature To Create Interactive Displays
Did you know that every post created in Seesaw can have a QR code generated that can be printed and displayed as part of an interactive classroom bulletin board or hallway display? Basically, Seesaw posts can be printed with a QR code that then can be scanned to hear or see a recorded message about ...
The Fine Art of Conversations In Teams
One of the things that makes Teams great is the ability to have conversations around the various files and documents shared to a channel. You can just post messages (great for questions or brainstorming) or you can add files and build conversations around those files. Files uploaded are automatically added to the Files tab in ...
Teacher Feature: Breakout with Kristi Hafferty
Some of you may already know about our Ed Tech Library's kit for Breakout Edu. Breakout EDU is a collection of locks, boxes, and materials that can be used to play an immersive learning game. Breakout brings alive the four C's, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. We have four kits available, they come to your ...
Seesaw Wow Work: Giving Students Choice and Voice
Learning is not a passive process. Teachers cannot assume they will have each students' attention all the time simply by standing in the front of the room and talking. Having engaging visuals and interactive elements within a lesson can help to keep students interested, but to be an effective teacher, we need to help our ...
Make Your Own Seesaw Activities Look Awesome With Activity Icon Shortcuts
Seesaw Activities Library has taken off like crazy. There are so many activities to choose from by grade level and content area. And you can take those activities and edit them as your own or even start from scratch something that goes perfectly with what your students learning. But how do those pre-made activities get ...
Getting Ready For Conferences With Seesaw
Parent/Student/Teacher conferences may be just around the corner. Are you ready? Do you want to unleash your superpowers this conference season? Check out this post from Seesaw to help you save time in preparing for conferences, give students a voice in the process, and engage families throughout the year. Unleash Your Superpowers This Conference Season ...