Teachers find or create activities to share with students. Students use creative tools to take pictures, draw, record videos and more to capture learning in a portfolio that is shared with families who have signed up for a Seesaw family account.
Classes rostered in Synergy are automatically maintained in Seesaw through a nightly Clever sync.
Use with Elementary
Use with Secondary
PD Supported
Content Agnostic
Vetted & Paid
UDL & Accessibility
Teachers can use this tool to create content for students. This tool is a part of a suite of tools that can be used to help in Universal Design, informational Design, as well as thinking about accessibility for all students.
Students can now more easily watch YouTube videos in Seesaw!
Here are instructions on how to create a Seesaw YouTube Activity:
Log in to Seesaw.
Click the “+ Add” button and choose the “Create Activity” option.
Choose the “YouTube Activity” type.
Find the YouTube video you wish to share and paste the URL into the Seesaw search box.
Verify it is the correct video and then click the “Add Video” button.
Give the activity a unique name and fill out the rest of the form.
Click the “Save” button.
The activity is now ready to be shared with students.
You can also watch this quick demo video.
Here are instructions on how to post YouTube links as a “Post to Journal”:
Login to Seesaw
Click the “+ Add” button and choose the “Post to Journal” option.
Click “Link” option
Paste the URL into the box and click the green check mark button.
Click the green check mark button again.
Students will now see it in their Journal.
Students can view YouTube videos in Seesaw because they now point to YouTube for Education.
Have questions or need support?
Technical issues: Submit a Help Desk Ticket or reach out to Steve Simpson