I was introduced to the iPad app "Seesaw" to create a digital portfolio for students work. I just finished playing with it and have decided to run a pilot test with some kids. Two of our 3rd grade classes are going through the design process to create desk caddies. The kids are in groups of 3 and we had our first "class" in the Lab on Tuesday. I have asked each teacher to give me 1 group per class to be my guinea pigs. I am going to ask them to use Seesaw to keep track of the process of designing and creating their caddy.
Monday, I am going to meet with the students and show them the app. After that, it's all up to them. Can't wait to see how this work.
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ReplyDeleteHistory department in upper school has been talking about digital portfolios for awhile. I'm interested in how your beta testing goes...and also what other apps might be suitable for digital portfolios in upper school....
ReplyDeleteHey Mark, Seesaw is more geared to Lower School kids, but seems sophisticated enough that your kids could do some cool things. There is also a parent app that allows the teacher to share content with parents...haven't played with it yet. This app is free from the App Store...take a look.
ReplyDeleteAlso, one called Puppet Edu is free as well. I just looked at it briefly so no real opinion yet.