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Clickable Music Choice Boards for Seesaw- When our school went to online learning because of the Covid-19 virus, I discovered that it is possible to create Clickable Music Choice Boards for Seesaw that simplify lesson planning and enables multiple links. Finding a way around these two hurdles has been a game-changer for delivering lessons that engage my music students during these unique school days.  What are Choice Boards? Choice boards are graphic organizers that comprise of different amounts of squares. Each square is an activity. The activities help students learn or practice a primary concept while allowing them a choice. Students can be instructed to choose one or more of these activities to complete and they can progress from one activity to another either in an organized or random order.  What are Clickable Music Choice Boards for Seesaw? Think of them as kid-friendly documents (PDFs) with pictures and words that are linked to videos or websites all focused on a single concept or learning expectation.  When this PDF is attached to Seesaw, students have access to multiple learning activities, far more than can be included in a normal Seesaw Activity.  I Want to Share My Clickable Music Choice Boards Creating the Clickable Music Choice Boards is easy to do. I used Google Slides to create these, but other publishing apps would also work. I’ll say more about the creation process next post. Until then, I want to share my boards with anyone who might need them right away. If you want to use these boards, simply click on the image; you will be prompted to SAVE the activity in Seesaw. Once you save the activity, it will go into your library. It now lives in your library. Click on the activity and you touch the heart and add it to a collection, a way of organizing your favorites in a collection. You do not need to assign an activity right away. If you want to make changes to an activity, touch the three dots at the bottom and “Copy and Edit” to make it your own. This is important because you will need to check all of the links to make sure they work in your school setting. Firewalls often prevent these links from working even though all of my settings are set to “SHARE.” No. 1. PreK Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No 1. Kindergarten Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No 1. First Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No. 1. Second Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No. 1. Third Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No. 1. Fourth Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link Week 2 Clickable Music Choice Boards   No. 2. PreK Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No 2. Kindergarten Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No 2. First Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Link No. 2. First Grade Seesaw activity with embedded videos link No. 2. Second Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No. 2. Third Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link No. 2. Fourth Grade Music Choice Board / Google Slides / Seesaw link Directions for Students: After watching the tutorial above and reading the directions in each Seesaw activity, you will notice that students have to tap “View Instructions” to access the Clickable Music Choice Board in Seesaw.  Once students click “View Instructions” they will notice the Clickable Music Choice Board to the left.  When they tap on the image, they will need to tap “View Original” at the bottom on the page. This will take them online and all of the links will be active.   I hope you find these Clickable Music Choice Boards for Seesaw helpful and I hope that using them lightens your load and brings a little bit of joy as you navigate these scary days.  I want to do just a little more! Cherie