Your contributions have the potential to inspire thousands of teachers and reach millions of students around the world! By creating inclusive, accessible, and engaging activities, you can help ensure that students of all backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs have meaningful opportunities to participate and succeed.
To maximize the impact of your activities, please use the checklist below as a guide to creating high-quality learning experiences that are welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all learners.
For additional tips on creating activities, watch this video.
Contribution Checklist
Before submitting, confirm your activity meets these guidelines
Activity Name
Inclusive, age-appropriate, and culturally sensitive for all learners.
Student Instructions
Clear, numbered, step-by-step instructions.
Icon shortcuts included (required for PreK–1st Grade).
Uses Seesaw Creative Tools effectively.
Student Template
Correctly attached as a template (not as an example) with clear engagement directions.
Formative Assessment boxes are unchecked and free of answers.
Voice Instructions
Includes voice instructions (optional but recommended for accessibility).
Multimedia Instructions or Example
Provide an example to guide students (if applicable).
Teacher Notes
Includes additional details for educators, such as lesson plans, standards, or tips.
Accessibility Checklist
Before finalizing your activity, please confirm that it incorporates these key accessibility features
High Contrast Text
Seesaw’s built-in label text can be used with a background option for automatic
label contrast.
If you choose to use your own text, please ensure the color used has a high
contrast with your background and the font is accessible.
Alternative (Alt) Text for Images
Descriptive alternative (alt) text is included in all images and visual elements to
assist users of screen readers.
Audio Transcriptions
Text transcripts are provided for all audio files within the activity.
Video Closed Captions (CC)
Linked videos have accurate closed captions for learners who are deaf or hard of
hearing.
Audio Description (AD) Considerations
Consider whether essential visual information in videos, which is not
communicated through dialogue, requires description.
Include visual information in voice instructions to reduce the need for separate
audio descriptions.