Seesaw Ambassador

I'm now an official Seesaw ambassador! What does this mean? I'll be paying attention to updates about new features and hold PD sessions with my colleagues and sharing my PLN. I have two very small Seesaw tidbits to share today. First, it's spelled Seesaw, not SeeSaw, See Saw, or seesaw. Second, in the new(ish) labeling feature, students can edit the look of their labels (size, shape, color, etc.). They can also drag and rotate the labels. Here's an example:

Best use practice: If you want your students to label a photo, diagram, etc. you post, have them click the 3 dots and choose copy and edit. Here's how it works:

Swivl as a Reflection Tool

Thanks to Carolina Seiden, who introduced this transformative tool in our upper school a while ago, we now have a Swivl in our middle school that teachers can check out from the media center at any time. A Swivl records you as you teach so you can learn from reflecting on your teaching practices. It "follows" you as you move around the room. It is a self-reflective tool; all of the videos go to your own cloud account. You choose what do do with them: keep them, download them, store them in your Google Drive, share them, or delete them. Click on the pictures below to enlarge the photos of the Swivl.