Technology Integration Form – STUDENT PORTFOLIOS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Selected Technology/Resource Name: Age/Grade Level: Technology/Resource Type:
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SeeSaw 12 English
Application Software Device Website
Source: (Web address, company name, etc.)

https://web.seesaw.me

Associated Learning Standard(s): The resource may be generally applicable, if so, simply state that. List any ISTE-S standards that
seem to naturally align with the selected resource.
1c
Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety
of ways.
2a
Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital
world.
2c
Students demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.
2d
Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to
track their navigation online.
3c
Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that
demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
5b
Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to
facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
6b
Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
6c
Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such
as visualizations, models or simulations.
6d
Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
7b
Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues
and problems from multiple viewpoints.

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION
Give a brief description of the technology/resource.
SeeSaw is a classroom management and portfolio building application that allows teachers to digitally track, grade, and archive
their students’ work using catalogues of pictures of the work’s hard copies.

INTEGRATION IDEA - PORTFOLIOS

How might you use this resource in a lesson plan to promote student-centered learning?
I would use SeeSaw to aggregate material over the course of a semester or half-semester to formatively assess student
progress. The app seems to have little impact in the context of a single lesson, but applying it on a broader scale appears to be
effective.
 Value-Added Rating Scale

3 2 1

The integration idea described: The integration idea described: The integration idea described:

• aligns to content standards • aligns to content standards • aligns to content standards

• transforms a lesson in a way that would • enhances a lesson; likely to • serves as a nice supplement to a lesson
be impossible or very difficult without it; increase student engagement and but wouldn’t necessarily play a critical
very likely to increase student engagement support mastery of the concept(s) role within the lesson
and contribute to mastery of the
• will most likely be used by the • will most likely be used by the teacher
concept(s)
students directly during a lesson (e.g., a demonstration)
• optimal in a student-centered
environment where students are active
and engaged in learning content

VALUE-ADDED EXPLANATION
 Based on the “value-added rating scale” above, how would you rate the technology integration you described, using the
selected resource?
 Explain your rating based on the rubric indicators.
I would rate SeeSaw a ‘2’ on the scale. It certainly aligns to content standards and will be used by students directly, as they
have to photograph their work for grading. It does not enhance the lesson, but I would argue that it enhances the learning
achieved through the lesson by creating a pathway by which the student’s progress can be measured from the top-down.
Scrolling through a page of a student’s work in chronological order from the beginning of the semester to the end is invaluable
in measuring progress, and the teacher’s ability to easily catalogue all student work is helpful for continuity’s sake. For these
reasons, I believe SeeSaw deserves a strong ‘2’.

This template has been adapted from the following resources:

Christie, A., (2007). Dr. Alice Christie’s 6C Model for Evaluating Apps. Retrieved from
http://www.kathyschrock.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalipad_content.pdf
ISTE, (2012). iste.nets•s Advancing Digital Age Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
LearnZillion, Inc. (July 2014). TeachFest Guide | Mathematics. Retrieved from http://ctcorestandards.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/08/Math_TeachFest_SA_Guidebook.pdf.
Schrock, K., (2011-14). Critical Evaluation of a Content-Based IPAD/IPOD APP. Retrieved from
http://alicechristie.org/6C/6C.pdf.