See-saw - the app!

Seesaw - where can I start?  Seesaw describes the app best in their mission statement.
At Seesaw, our mission is to create an environment where students can be their best.
For us, this means: 

• Empowering students to take ownership of their learning and to reflect on their progress over time.
• Giving students tools to show what they know in the way that works best for them.
• Inspiring students to try their best by providing an audience for their work beyond the classroom.
• Creating a meaningful home-school connection so families can better support their child's learning.

​As for my opinion - well it is hard for me to express how much I adore it.  I have been using the app for 2 and a half years now and I LOOoOOOOOVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE it.  The main reasons for this endless love of seesaw are:

• It is a direct contact with parents.  No longer the need for the communication book.
• It inspires my pupils to work hard so they can send their work to show their parents.  They are a direct audience for my class.  Therefore, it immediately gives the class a purpose to produce great work.
• Also I love most things that I can access using my iPhone 7+ (Yes - I love Apple products too.)
• It is child-friendly.
• You can post - a photo, a video, a drawing, a photo from your camera roll, a simple note or a link.

I like the way you can create folders on the app too.  Of course I linked mine all to the Northern Ireland Curriculum - and colour coded them.  Here are the folders I created:

The great thing is you can video an activity which is cross-curricular and select several areas .  My favourite folder is the I.E.P folder as I pop in evidence that the pupils are reaching their SMART targets and this is great when you are asked my the SEN co. how the children are doing.  

You can also send links to the parents.  Great for posting Youtube videos on a skill that you wish to reinforce.

Overall, this is by far my favourite app for teachers.