Exploring the Features of Seesaw Learning Academy for Educators
Seesaw is more than just a digital platform; it's a vibrant learning ecosystem designed to empower students and connect educators. At the core of Seesaw lies a strong sense of community, with educators driving its evolution. This article will guide teachers through the various features and communities within the Seesaw Learning Academy, highlighting how they can enhance instruction and foster professional growth. Seesaw is not a program that is subject specific or grade level specific. It is a program that allows students to express their learning using creative tools like voice-record, drawing, labeling, etc. Seesaw is a digital platform where students can share what they are learning and save their work in a digital portfolio.
Understanding Seesaw's Core Functionality
Seesaw allows students to share what they are learning and save their work in a digital portfolio. Students express their learning using creative tools like voice-record, drawing, labeling, etc. Seesaw is not subject-specific or grade-level specific.
Managing Classes and Student Access
When your sections sync over from IC>Clever>Seesaw, all of your sections will show up in your list of Seesaw classes for both you and your students. To archive a class, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and tap "Archive Class". If you see a message saying “You don’t have any active classes associated with your account” when you first log in, Click the Wrench icon in the top right corner to get to your Class Settings > scroll down to select 'Manage Students'.
Professional Learning Communities within Seesaw
Seesaw fosters a collaborative environment through its professional learning communities, designed to support educators at every stage of their Seesaw journey. These communities offer unique opportunities for connection, learning, growth, and the sharing of ideas.
Seesaw Pioneers: Leveling Up Your Seesaw Skills
Seesaw Pioneers are educators who know how to use Seesaw and are ready to level up. They get inspired by expert educators, gather ideas to support instruction, and stay in the loop about all things Seesaw. Educators take a 1-hour course to become an official Seesaw Pioneer and then have access to a Community Learning Hub with 5-10 additional hours of courses to view on-demand. All courses include certificates of completion to track progress.
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Seesaw Ambassadors: Leading the Way
Seesaw Ambassadors are a community of educators selected to shine as Seesaw leaders in their schools. The first week of every month, new invitations are sent to select Seesaw Pioneers who meet the listed qualifications.
Seesaw Certified Educators: Advocates for Excellence
Seesaw Certified Educators are passionate advocates with years of Seesaw leadership.
Accessing Your Community Toolkit
Looking for your Seesaw Learning Community status and quick access to all of your Community tools? Once you click on your toolkit, you will need to type this password onto the page to access your private toolkit. Note: Seesaw Community status is only visible on a COMPUTER at app.seesaw.me.
Data Privacy and Personalization
Seesaw, like many online platforms, uses cookies and data to enhance user experience and improve its services.
How Seesaw Uses Cookies and Data
Seesaw uses cookies and data to:
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- Deliver and maintain Google services
- Track outages and protect against spam, fraud, and abuse
- Measure audience engagement and site statistics to understand how our services are used and enhance the quality of those services
If you choose to “Accept all,” Seesaw will also use cookies and data to:
- Develop and improve new services
- Deliver and measure the effectiveness of ads
- Show personalized content, depending on your settings
- Show personalized ads, depending on your settings
If you choose to “Reject all,” Seesaw will not use cookies for these additional purposes.
Understanding Non-Personalized and Personalized Content
Non-personalized content is influenced by things like the content you’re currently viewing, activity in your active Search session, and your location. Non-personalized ads are influenced by the content you’re currently viewing and your general location. Personalized content and ads can also include more relevant results, recommendations, and tailored ads based on past activity from this browser, like previous Google searches. Seesaw also uses cookies and data to tailor the experience to be age-appropriate, if relevant. Select “More options” to see additional information, including details about managing your privacy settings.
Important Information Regarding Discrimination Policies
San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment. Office of Equity (CCR Title 5 and Title IX Coordinator). Address: 555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102.
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