[CASL-L] Digital Portfolio for Little Learners

[Porier, Anne]

Hi Allison,

I highly recommend the Seesaw digital portfolio. I first learned about it
at a CASL Conference a few years back (at Aquaturf!) and it is among the
biggest take-aways I've had from any conference.
You may keep the portfolio open from year to year. I'm not sure about
moving students to a new class though, but if you set up your portfolios by
year of graduation instead of grade or classroom teacher, that could work.
Families also get the option to get a file of their child's work at the end
of the year. They could do this at the end of their time in your school
instead.
Seesaw is amazing- so easy for kids to use and so many options for
uploading work- camera roll, photo, or creating videos, drawings, and
recordings within the Seesaw app- all work equally well. Teachers do not
have to use it for it to be effective, but you will probably have a few who
want to join once they see the potential.
Seesaw is also compliant with the CT privacy laws so you can even allow
students to use their names, which makes it even easier for them to find
their own portfolio.
I send home the directions for families to connect to their child's journal
and many do. I also send home QR codes for each new posting so even if they
have not connected to the journal they can still view the posting.
We print out several copies of the QR code in page protectors for student
login so these are always handy. Our IT teacher uses Seesaw as well and she
laminates the codes and has a bulletin board for easy student access if you
have the wall space.

Good luck, and feel free to contact me if you have additional questions!

Anne

Anne Porier
School Librarian
Moses Y. Beach Elementary School
340 N. Main St.
Wallingford CT
aporier at wallingfordschools.org
203-294-3950
Twitter: @APorier


On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 5:02 PM Allison Loiseau <librarianallie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> My PreK-2 students generally use iPads in library.  I am integrating
> Chromebooks as much as possible as well, but students do not sign into
> Google.  I would like to develop digital portfolios for my students that
> can transfer from year to year.  I am considering SeeSaw and I have heard
> good feedback about it.  I am not sure it will allow me to carry work over
> from one year to another  Does anyone use something they like?  Suggestions
> for making SeeSaw work well?  Do teachers need to also use SeeSaw for it to
> be effective?  Please advise.  I will greatly appreciate it. Have a good
> end to the school year!
>
> Allison Loiseau
> Highland Elementary School
> Library Media Specialist
>
>
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