Some of the further thoughts I had about the differences were around:
- Parental Engagement: Once set up, Seesaw is easy to engage with either via desktop or mobile. It often feels as if blogs involve more effort.
- Platform verses Process: I wonder if a focus on Seesaw versus Edublogs overlooks the question of process? I know you touch upon digital presence This was something I tried to grapple with recently in a presentation on using GSuite to support ongoing reporting.
- Transfer-ability: The one thing that I love about WordPress and Edublogs is that I can easily take my data and load it somewhere else. I am yet to work out what I would do with all the artefacts I collect in Seesaw.
In the end I think that the biggest question that people need to consider is what is trying to be achieved and which tool will help this.
Some great insights and ideas here from Aaron 👇🏼
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@kathleen_morris @Seesaw @lindayollis @robkellytweets @MrHairPhysEd @misskyritsis Great post @kathleen_morris here are some of my thoughts h
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Jessica Lahey discusses the other side to anytime, anywhere access. The effort to irresistably engage parents can lead to an increase in anxiety and a devaluing of student-teacher relationships, relevance and student engagement. It is also interesting to consider where SeeSaw and danger of the digital dump.
That is a really good point Greg. I think that it is interesting that the platform is being continued within business/education. I can see G+ continuing to be developed to the point where it can become an organisation’s internal stream.
Even if it is not, Classroom offers many similar capabilities. My concern is that, like with SeeSaw, what can a user actually do with their Classroom archive once they have finished atudying.?
Hi Aaron,
Thanks for adding to the discussion!
I agree that Seesaw can often be easier for parents to engage with than blogs. Sometimes this is because the way blogs can be used by classrooms haphazardly? I do think that whatever form of parent communication you use, you need to be clear about how it’s being used and then stick with it.
Good point about process and definitely something to think about further. This was the kind of post I had to write to help my clarify my thoughts. And I’m sure those thoughts will keep developing!
Seesaw not being so export friendly is an issue. And I think a lot of teachers would jump in without considering this at all.
Yes, it is about considering what you’re trying to achieve, for sure. All too often I see it happening the other way around!
Thanks again, Aaron.