WHAT’S NEW
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Enjoy simplified access, enhanced messaging, powerful curriculum, and Canvas integration. Explore what’s new!
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One Mobile App Simplifies Learning and Communication
Now, teachers, students, and families install a single Seesaw app for their iOS and Android devices.
✓ Access favorite features like Messages, Progress, and Lessons on any device.
✓ NEW! Create custom student groups.
✓ Coming soon! Switch between accounts without signing out.
The Power of Seesaw on Mobile for Teachers, Students, and Families. Click Play!
Enhanced Messaging Connects Your Learning Community
Flexible tools support whole school, small group, or 1:1 communication – designed with student safety and privacy first.
✓ Choose if communication is one-way or two-way.
✓ Message custom groups and multiple classes at once.
✓ Administrators customize school settings.
✓ Reach everyone with multimedia attachments, read receipts, and built-in translation of 100+ home languages.
High-Quality Curriculum That’s Ready to Teach
Easily search for engaging, cross-curricular PreK-5 lessons that align with your standards.
✓ View lessons by grade level and subject.
✓ Simplify implementation with clear sequences and printable resources.
✓ Support foundational skills and specialized focuses like computer science and phonics.
Preview the Power of Lessons
Try lessons from each of our 19 collections – FREE
Experience how lessons support gradual release, empower deep thinking, and unleash creativity with multimodal tools.
Canvas Districts Enjoy Seamless Integration
Now assign, complete, and grade Seesaw activities in Canvas!
Student responses post to the Class Journal, where classmates and family members can like and comment like they normally do. To learn more, contact your Seesaw representative.
FREE DOWNLOAD
Quick Start Guide
Click below to download a step-by-step guide to our newest features.
TRAINING
How To Videos
Get up and running in no time with quick, on-demand training videos.
PRINTABLES
How To Use Messages
Download our handy how-to guides for administrators, teachers, students, and families using Messages.
FAMILY VIDEO
Get Families Started
Help families learn how to use Seesaw to support their child’s learning.
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FAQs
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Because some Messages features are school-specific, Seesaw Basic (free) users do not have access to all features. Free users have access to:
Teacher-initiated announcements to students and connected family members
Teacher-initiated 1:1 and group conversations with connected family members
Option to allow connected family members to start conversations with you, the teacher. Turning on this setting allows families to privately reply to Announcements. How to turn on the setting: In Class Settings under Families, click ‘Family messaging’ and turn ON ‘Families can start new conversations with teachers’.
The following features are only available for Seesaw for Schools users, as they require school-level approval by an administrator which is only available for schoolwide subscriptions. The Seesaw Basic version of Messages does NOT include:
Teacher-student 1:1 and group messaging
Teacher-initiated student-student messaging
Messaging other classes or groups within the school
Schoolwide settings
Whole school announcements
Admin visibility into messages sent within the school
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The Class app will be automatically updated in mid-July to have all of the new features. Families using the Family app need to download the new Seesaw app. Search the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for “Seesaw”.
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Seesaw Lessons are designed by a team of seasoned educators with curriculum design expertise. Content is standards-aligned and engaging for students. Every Lesson supports gradual release, empowers deep thinking, and unleashes creativity with multimodal tools. Lessons are designed with teacher ease of use in mind – each lesson component is labeled with an estimated duration that allows teachers to plan accordingly and allows the flexibility to implement over multiple days. Lessons can be used as a standalone resource or supplement an existing curriculum.
Activities from the Community Library are designed by our Seesaw Ambassadors, a group of educators who are Seesaw experts at their school. These short activities are meant to plug into and supplement your existing lesson plans.
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Seesaw Lessons are available to purchase by schools or districts. Our team would be happy to give you a demo or more information about purchasing Seesaw Lessons. If a school or district is interested in learning more about purchasing Seesaw Lessons, they can fill out this form and our team will get in touch right away.
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