1. Digital Learning Portfolios
Abby Hoover & Megan Koester
Smithton Elementary School

2. Download the Seesaw Class App OR Go to https://web.seesaw.me/
Step One:
Download the Seesaw Class App OR
Go to

3. Step Two:
Sign In

4. Step Three:
Create an Account

5. Step Four:
Seesaw Introduction

6. -Choose Your Grade Level
Step Five:
Create Your Class
-Name Your Class
-Choose Your Grade Level
-Hit Green Checkmark

7. (We will come back to the QR Code) 
Step Six:
(We will come back to the QR Code) 
Add Students

8. You’re In! Now Click on the Folder
Step Seven:
You’re In! Now Click on the Folder

9. Step Eight:
Create a Folder

10. Step Nine:
Create Folder #1

11. Step Ten:
Create Another Folder

12. Create Two More Folders
Step Eleven:
Create Two More Folders
Journal-Blue
Sight Words-Green

13. Step Twelve:
All done with folders
Click the X (twice)

14. MUST HAVE FOLDERS 
-Core Subjects
-Reminders
-Weekly Newsletters
-Weekly Skills
-MEMORIES!!!!

15. Step Thirteen:
Back to the QR Code

16. -Enable Parent Access then click Invite Parents
Step Thirteen:
Scroll Down to Parents
-Enable Parent Access then click Invite Parents

17. Here is where you would click to print out your parent access QR codes
Here is where you would click to print out your parent access QR codes. You will print these once you have your real class set up.
You should distribute these QR codes to the parents right at the beginning of the year.

18. Step Fourteen:
Get Class Code

19. Step Fifteen:
You will print your class code and hang it in your classroom for your students to scan.

20. Click the green plus sign
Step Sixteen:
Let’s Add Some Work 
Click the green plus sign

21. Step Eighteen:
Add New Item

22. Step Nineteen:
Type Question

23. Who do you want to send it to?
Step Twenty:
Who do you want to send it to?

24. Step Twenty One:
Choose a folder

25. Post another assignment to student journal
Step Twenty Two:
Post another assignment to student journal

26. Take a photo of an assignment
Step Twenty Three:
Take a photo of an assignment

27. Step Twenty Four:
Rotate if needed

28. Step Twenty Five:
Checkmark

29. Who do you want to send it to?
Step Twenty Six:
Who do you want to send it to?

30. Choose a folder & Checkmark
Step Twenty Seven:
Choose a folder & Checkmark

31. -Go to YouTube and search for a sight word song -Copy the URL
Now let’s post a link 
-Go to YouTube and search for a sight word song
-Copy the URL
-Go back to Seesaw
-Click plus sign
-Post to student journal
-Choose link
-Paste in your URL
-Always remember to click the green checkmark when you are done

32. Did your video post? 

33. -Take a picture of an assessment to be completed
Ideas for Math
-Take a picture of an assessment to be completed
-Students can record themselves or a partner counting to 100
-Use the PicCollage App & have the students take pictures of different shapes in the classroom (Ex: Go find 5 circles in the room) Send straight to Seesaw
-Teacher, video yourself for Morning Message

34. Ideas for Reading/Language
-Record students reading a decodable reader
-Students can use the draw option to rainbow write their sight words
-Send students a read aloud (YouTube Kids) After they listen to the story have them draw a picture of the setting/characters on Seesaw. They can then add a recording describing their picture

35. -Special Events (birthdays, parties, field trips, etc)
Ideas for “Memories”
-Photos/Videos of….
-Special Events (birthdays, parties, field trips, etc)
-Special Projects/Presentations
-Super Star Day!
-First…..lost tooth, counted to 20, zipped jacket, tied shoe, etc
-Just a selfie to brighten Mom and Dad’s day!

36. How will the students complete the assignment and send it to me?

37. First, you must enable item editing.

38. Your students will log on using the QR
Code that you printed. They WILL NOT
need to scan it everyday.

39. Here is what your students will see after
they are logged on.

40. They will click on the 3 dots

41. Click on copy & edit

42. Click on their name. We will be Fake
Student #1

43. Students can use the keypad and Emojis to complete the question. Then
click the green checkmark TWICE.

44. Once the student clicks the checkmark
it sends back to you. The parents
CANNOT see their work until you
approve it

45. Before you click “approve” you can grade
the item by writing directly on the item,
by leaving a comment, or by leaving an
audio recording.

46. Today we will leave a comment. Then
click post

47. After you post, click the X

48. Then you can approve it by clicking the
green checkmark.

49. Once you approve the students’ work, it
will go directly to their parents’ devices.
The parents will also be able to leave
comments/audio messages for their
child to see/hear.
All parent comments/audio messages
Must also be approved by you before
it goes to the student. You can click
approve it or trash it.

50. Thank you!!
Any Questions?