Seesaw
Seesaw New Logo 2023
Hi All,
I wanted to give you a heads up and share that on October 27th, 2023, Seesaw is launching a new logo, app icon, and marketing website. The functionality of the Seesaw platform will not change. Teachers should have received an email communication about this change on October 19th. In order to help you prepare for this change, here is some information below:
When can I update our school's devices?
The updated version of the app will be available on Friday October 27th, in the afternoon in the App Store and on Google Play. It will be available in Self Service shortly after that.
How will this affect families?
We recommend families update the app as soon as possible. We have created and are sharing resources for teachers to share with families to help them update at home. The current app will continue to work if families do not update right away.
Here are some resources for you to help your students and families with the transition to a new look:
https://page.seesaw.me/keeping-you-in-the-learning-loop.html
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Dave
Seesaw Basics
Helpful checklist with all the steps needed to get started with using Seesaw!
How to change class icons and names
This helps students find your class more easily.
Great weekly calendar with ideas on how to start using Seesaw daily in your classroom.
Ideas on how to Introduce Seesaw to your students
Instructions on How to Invite Parents to Access your Seesaw
Summer Tech Institute Seesaw Presentation
100 Ways to Use Seesaw in the Classroom
100's of pre-made templates that can be shared to students through Seesaw so they can complete the activity and turn it back in!
Seesaw & Google Drive Videos.mp4Adding a video to Seesaw from Google Drive
This walks you through how to embed a video from a shared Google Drive folder into a Seesaw activity. This works for videos 5 minutes or shorter. Longer videos can be loaded from your desktop, instead of from Google Drive.
Co-teachers
Use this process to add Intervention and Special Education teachers to your Seesaw class. To see a video of the process, click here.
Setting up a test class in Seesaw
This can help you try things out and see it from a student perspective before you send it out to your real students.
Seesaw Test Classes.mp4Information for Intervention and Special Education Teachers
Protecting student privacy
This video guides you through the methods that you can use to help you protect student confidentiality.
Seesaw class settings to protect student privacy
Please be sure to go into your Class Settings (the wrench in the top right corner) and adjust your student and family settings to the following:
Turn off Student Likes and Comments.
Turn off Students can see each other's work.
Turn off Enable Item Editing.
Turn off Family Sharing, Likes and Comments.
Seesaw- adding students.mp4Adding students to your class in Seesaw
If your class does not sync to Skyward, you might have to add your own students to your Seesaw class. This video shows that process.