Seesaw Basics
Creating Assignments that Students can Copy & Edit
Use Seesaw for Editable Assignments
In Seesaw you can create distribute work to students that they can copy and edit to show their learning.
This type of assignment would be great for graphic organizers that help students think through content, for organizing research notes, or for allowing students to record reading fluency practice or sight word work.
By designating work to specific folders, students could also go back and review their personal progress and reflect on improvements. For example, if you had students record a cold read of a short assignment and a hot read - they could hear their own improvements. The same could be true of sight word practice over an extended period of time. You could add a reflection piece to these types of assignments or just provide students with encouragement and feedback through comments.
To make this work, you'll need to set up your class settings to allow for Copy and Edit. It will also help to create folders for students.
Currently, one of the best ways to accomplish this is to add images for the Copy and Edit feature - you'll want to take pictures of work to use or create images by exporting designs in PowerPoint as JPEGs (look for the export tool and choose JPEG for file type, or in other versions of PowerPoint you may find it under Save As by changing the file type in the drop down box) or using a tool like Canva.
This type of assignment would be great for graphic organizers that help students think through content, for organizing research notes, or for allowing students to record reading fluency practice or sight word work.
By designating work to specific folders, students could also go back and review their personal progress and reflect on improvements. For example, if you had students record a cold read of a short assignment and a hot read - they could hear their own improvements. The same could be true of sight word practice over an extended period of time. You could add a reflection piece to these types of assignments or just provide students with encouragement and feedback through comments.
To make this work, you'll need to set up your class settings to allow for Copy and Edit. It will also help to create folders for students.
Currently, one of the best ways to accomplish this is to add images for the Copy and Edit feature - you'll want to take pictures of work to use or create images by exporting designs in PowerPoint as JPEGs (look for the export tool and choose JPEG for file type, or in other versions of PowerPoint you may find it under Save As by changing the file type in the drop down box) or using a tool like Canva.
Manage Class Settings to Allow for Copy and Edit
Click on Your Name
In the top left corner to access the menu of options.
Manage Class
Select Manage Class
Basic Class Settings
For student sign in mode make sure "Class Code - 1:1 Devices is chosen"
Students can see each other's work - toggle off
New Items Require Approval - toggle on (suggested)
Enable item editing - toggle on - this will allow students to copy and edit work you upload and assign to them.
Students can see each other's work - toggle off
New Items Require Approval - toggle on (suggested)
Enable item editing - toggle on - this will allow students to copy and edit work you upload and assign to them.
Create Folders to help Organize Work
Under manage class - Manage Folders
With the Manage Class menu open, scroll down until you find the Folders section and select "Manage Folders".
It's your preference, but I would suggest for "Show add to folder step" that you allow that for teachers and students, so that students can organize original work they upload to the appropriate place.
It's your preference, but I would suggest for "Show add to folder step" that you allow that for teachers and students, so that students can organize original work they upload to the appropriate place.
Create a Folder
Press the "New Folder" button at the bottom of the pop up box.
Create a title & choose a color
Type the title of the folder into the "Folder Name" box and select a color.
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