INTRODUCTION
Seesaw is an application that empowers students of any age to independently document what they are learning at school.
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Students capture learning with photos and videos of their work, or by adding digital creations. Everything gets organized in one place and is accessible to teachers from any device.
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Student work can be shared with classmates, parents, or published to a class blog. Seesaw gives students a real audience for their work and offers parents a personalized window into their child's learning.
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The following two videos help to showcase the product:
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1. Video: Classroom App is Keeping Parents Involved (Brantley, 2015)
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2, Video: Technology in the Classroom Featuring Mrs. Biscorner's 1st Graders (Repp, 2016)
This Wix website is designed to explore what Seesaw does, who is Seesaw, and finally to analyse Seesaw’s potential as an investment. Please use the headings above to explore this site.
ABOUT
SEESAW PROMO VIDEO
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHERS
(Team SeeSaw, 2014)
(Seesaw Overview for teachers, 2016)
MISSION
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To create an environment where students can be at their best
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Empowering students to take ownership of their learning, and to reflect on their progress over time.
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Giving students tools to show what they know in the way that works best for them.
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Inspiring students to try their best by providing an audience for their work beyond the classroom.
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Creating a meaningful home-school connection so parents can better support their child's learning.
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STATS from 2015
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74, 270 pieces of work added on busiest day
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1, 135, 783 comments made on students work
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3,260,251 likes of student work
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837,722 minutes students spent explaining their learning
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used in 55 countries and growing!
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United States, Canada, and Australia are the top 3!
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TOP CREATIVE APPS USED WITH SEESAW
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Shadow Puppet Edu
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Notability
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PicCollage
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Pages
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ChatterPix
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Keynote
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Book Creator
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Skitch
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Google Docs
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Explain Everythings
TEAM
CO-FOUNDERS
Adrian Graham
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Carl Sjogreen:
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Educated at Harvard University
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Worked for Facebook, NextStop.com, and Google
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Charles Lin:
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Teacher
SOFTWARE ENGINEERS
Mike Howard:
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Managed technical integrations with over 20 partner sites including Yelp, Foursquare, and MapQuest
Steven Nie:
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University of Waterloo
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Worked for Google MappedIn, Twitter
Zach Castellanos-Smith:
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Worked at Hosie Rice LLP., The Berkeley Review MCAT Prep.
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Educated at the University of California, Berkeley
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Kunal Pathak:
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Worked for Glassdoor, Tyco Retail Solutions, C Irvine
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Educated at the University of California, Irvine
SCHOOL ACCOUNTING EXECUTIVE
Victoria Lawyer:
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Worked at IXL Learning, San Francisco State University, The Early Years Preschool
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Educated at San Francisco State University
SCHOOL SUCCESS, MARKETING & TEACHING SUCCESS, AND TEACHER SUCCESS
Zack Linson:
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Elementary Teacher
Emily Voigtlander:
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Educated at Georgetown University
Claire Voightlander
OVERALL
This is a small team where everyone works on all parts of business / technology, working side by side with creators and leads of products used by millions of people: Google Calendar, Picasa, Google Groups, Google Maps, Facebook Platform. This team has a wealth of education, talent, and experience.
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Please go to the following website to read an interview with Adrian Graham and Carl Sjogreen from Seesaw: https://learningstuff.org/interview-with-adrian-graham-and-carl-sjogreen-1bb6de384b7a#.2eccmv8m1 (Terrell, Sherry, & Schmalz, 2015).
REFERENCES
Brantley, M. (2015, October 8). App connects kindergartener to mother on other side of the world. Retrieved June 20, 2016, from http://whnt.com/2015/10/08/app-connects-kindergartener-to-mother-on-other-side-of-the-world
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Dropbox. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from https://www.dropbox.com/
Learn all about ClassDojo ♥. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://www.classdojo.com/
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Mark Repp (2016, April 25). Technology in the classroom: Featuring seesaw Retrieved from https://youtu.be/SAJCatPPgS0
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Seesaw Help Center. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us
Seesaw Overview for Teachers. Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://seesaw-app.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Seesaw-Teacher-Overview.pdf
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Seesaw - Student Driven Digital Portoflios. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://web.seesaw.me/ Dropbox.
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Seesaw: The Learning Journal on the App Store. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/seesaw-the-learning-journal/id930565184?mt=8
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​Seesaw: The Learning Journal. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from https://www.graphite.org/app/seesaw-the-learning-journal
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Team SeeSaw (2014, October 26). SeeSaw promotion movie: Easy-to-send photo chat app [SeeSaw] send snap shots and have fun! Retrieved from https://youtu.be/jwyIWVRykDA
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Terrell, J., Sherry, & Schmalz, D. (2015, August 25). Technology. Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://www.literaryfusions.com/2015/08/25/app-review-seesaw/
WeLearned.It | Think Outside the Bubble. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://welearned.it/
Your Passion and Our Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2016, from http://www.ebackpack.com/
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ANALYSIS
The learning applications for education is a large market. As can be seen from the Competition section of this website, multiple companies are providing similar applications and experiences and are competing to corner their section of the market. Seesaw is not unique in its focus on education. However, adding this focus has differentiated the company from many of the ventures out there. Seesaw is most popular in America, Canada, and Australia, as it is American-based.
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Seesaw is estimated to be worth $16 billion dollars. The company even sell their own shirts! The application works on a variety of platforms from ioS devices to android devices, to Chromebooks, and even Kindlefire.
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Ambassadors are available all over the world to help you get set up with an account, whether it be free or paid. Helpful videos are available at http://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us for geting started, getting ideas, FAQ, or hearing stories from teachers.
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Schools can keep track of portfolios of their students from grades K-12, administrators can get real-time insights into the school, and centralized set-up and management ca school-wide or even district-wide.
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Unfortunately, I don't think that Seesaw will be able to keep up with other companies that have Canadian-based curriculum (like Google Classroom) or those that offer their services free-of-charge (such as Google Classroom, Class Dojo, or WeLearned.it). I also think that their promotional video needs some work.
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However, what is truly unique abot Seesaw is how it motivates students to create and maintain digital learning portfolios continnuously from grades K-12.
In my expert Educational Venture Analyst (EVA) position, I I feel that Seesaw is a wise investment for Canadian school boards.
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More information can be found at web.seesaw.me or in the References section of this website.
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