Seesaw Support

This chapter has step-by-step instructions for parents for basic Seesaw setup details. 

Seesaw - Sign In Instructions for Foundations K-9 and Inclusive Education Parents

At HCOS, we are setting up Seesaw this year to make it easier for families to share learning. Each family will receive a 'Class Sign In Code' unique to their family that will give them access to Seesaw as a ‘student’ in their teacher’s virtual Seesaw classroom. With this code, parents will see all of their children in one class and can easily add work samples for any child in their family. 

The 'Classroom Sign in Code' document your teacher sends you will provide step-by-step instructions. Your teacher may have sent it by screenshot or PDF. Sample 'Classroom Sign In Code' document:

Step One

You will receive the ‘Seesaw Sign-in Information’ from your teacher with your 'Class QR Code'.

Step Two

If you have not downloaded the Seessaw Class app, download the app on iOS or Android device. 

Open the Seesaw App on your phone or tablet:

OR

Go to app.seesaw.me for laptops and computers.

Step Three

Click on the purple 'I’m a Student' button. 

Step Four

A Student Sign In page will open in the Seesaw App. 

The QR scanner is able to scan the code from a printed piece of paper or an open screen on a computer. 

See images below that go with the steps:

While in the Seesaw App with the 'Scan Code' open, hold in front of the device or a copy of the QR code.

If using a computer, hold the QR code up to the computer camera.

Your family class will now open! 

After this initial setup, you should not need to sign in again unless you sign yourself out.

If you accidentally sign yourself out, contact your teacher for a new code. 

Seesaw - How To Submit Work for Foundations K-9 and Inclusive Education Parents

Here are a few key details before we look at the steps you will take to submit student work samples to your teacher:

Steps for Submit Student Work Samples

Parents or students can use either of the green ‘+Add’ button to add work samples. 

A new window will open showing Seesaw’s 'Creative Tools' for posting work (see image below in Step 2). Parents or students can select how they would like to add samples to the journal

Step One

Click the green '+Add' button

Step Two

Choose the 'Creative Tool' to post work

Most parents will use the 'upload' feature to upload photos from their phone camera roll, their computer, or Google drive.

Students may use the photo or video option through the Seesaw App to use the built-in camera or video tool right in the Seesaw Class App to submit to the teacher. 

Step Three

You can edit the post by adding voice recordings, drawings, text labels, or captions by clicking the icons to the left.

Or click the at the bottom left to record a voice message or upload an audio file to accompany the work sample.

Step Four
Tap the Green 'check mark' at the top right to complete your post.
Step Five

Tag or select the students who completed the work. You are able to select one student or multiple students. 

Step Six

Click the green check mark again.

The work sample will show up in the Class Journal and can be found within each child’s journal.

See below, the work sample was selected for all of the children in this family 'Everyone'.

Step Seven

If you would like to add a further comment, click the 'Comment' box under the posted work sample.

Click on the student’s name and add your comment.

If multiple children worked on a sample and the comment applies to all of them, feel free to enter the extra comment under one child’s name and indicate the comment applies to all of them.

If you wish to add something unique to another child, you can add another comment and select that particular child.



Seesaw - Sign in Instructions for Foundations K-9 and Inclusive Education Parents

At HCOS, we have set up Seesaw this year to make it easier for families to share learning. Each family will receive a 'Class Sign In Code' unique to their family so they can access Seesaw as a ‘student’ in their teacher’s virtual Seesaw classroom.

With this code, parents will see all of their children in one class and can easily add work samples for any child in their family. 

The Classroom Sign in Code document your teacher sends you will provide step-by-step instructions. Your teacher will send these instructions as a screenshot or PDF file. 

Sample Instructions Sent by Support Teachers

Step One:

Step Two:

If you have not downloaded the Seesaw Class app, download the app on iOS or Android device.


Step Three:

Step Four:

Here is how to properly scan the 'QR Code' in the Seesaw App: 

As well, the QR scanner is able to scan the code from a printed piece of paper or an open screen on a computer. 

Step Five:

Seesaw - How Parents and Students Submit Work in Seesaw

This chapter has instructions for how to add student work samples into Seesaw. These can be added by a parent or a student.

If a student is adding work samples, it would be best for a parent to review what to add and help supervise this until a student understands what to share with their support teacher. 

Getting Started 

If you click on 'Child 1', you will see all submissions posted for Child 1 listed from newest to oldest.  This will include any posts that were 'tagged' with other children in the family. 

the Journal page looks like this: 

How to Add Work Samples

Step 1

 
Step 2

Most parents will use the 'upload' feature to upload photos from their phone camera roll or their computer, or Google drive.

Students may use the photo or video option through the Seesaw App to use the built-in camera or video tool provided in the Seesaw Class App to submit work samples to the teacher. 

 
Step 3

 
Step 4
 
Step 5

 
Step 6

 
Step 7

If multiple children worked on a sample and the comment applies to all of them, feel free to enter the extra comment under one child’s name and indicate the comment applies to all of them.  

Additional Support

How to use Multipage to post up to 20 pages 

How to add multiple photos to a post

Seesaw - Student Login to CC/CC+ Classes

How to Log in to Seesaw (CC/CC+ Portfolios) Using Your Home Learning Code

Each student will receive a 'Home Learning Code' unique to them so they can access their CC or CC+ Seesaw portfolio.  

Each child has their own login information for privacy and will not be able to see other students’ work. 

Your teacher will email you a link to a PDF with step-by-step instructions. You can also follow the written instructions below for more detailed instructions.

Step 1:  You can connect and log in to your child's portfolio in the following ways:

  • On a desktop, laptop or Chromebook, by going to app.seesaw.me and clicking on “Log in” on the top right.

  • On your mobile device via the Seesaw app.

Desktop

Mobile Device


Step 2:  Click on “I’m a Student”


Step 3:  Enter the text code or scan the QR code sent by your teacher, then click “Go”. The image below (left) shows a sample of the PDF you would have received from your teacher. 


Step 4:  You are now in your class! Other Seesaw classes your child is part of will appear on the left side of your screen. After this initial setup, you should not need to sign in again unless you sign yourself out.



Step 5: If you need to add a second student account, click your child’s name in the top-left (Step A below), then select “Add Account” (Step B below), which will take you back to Step 2 above. To learn how to toggle between accounts, go here.

Step A

Step B

Accessing Multiple Seesaw Accounts

How to Toggle Between Multiple Seesaw Accounts (for CC/CC+ Parents)

It is easy to access multiple Seesaw classes on the same device without repeatedly signing out and back in to accounts. This is especially helpful when you have multiple children in CC/CC+. 

Watch the video Toggling between multiple Seesaw accounts.mp4 and/or follow the instructions below to see how easy it is to toggle between accounts. 

NOTE: This is device-specific. You will need to repeat these steps if you're using Seesaw on multiple devices.

Step 1: To add student accounts to Seesaw, follow the steps here. To toggle between the Seesaw accounts already added to your device, click on your child’s name at the top left.


Step 2:  Scroll down to the section titled “Switch Accounts” and click on the account you want to switch to. In this case, we want to switch to the account belonging to “Child 2.”




Seesaw - How to Edit People on a Post

These  steps are for families using a Home Learning code with their Support Teacher or Case Manager.

If you are using a Home Learning code rather than a Class code to log into your Seesaw portfolio, you will need to toggle to access each child’s Seesaw classes and will not be able to see all your children listed in one class. However, as long as your other children are part of the same class, you are still able to tag multiple children on posts without having to toggle between accounts. 

Watch the video Edit People on a Post.mp4 and/or follow the instructions below to see how easy it is to add all your children to a post from one child’s Seesaw account.

NOTE: This will not work for CC/CC+ portfolios.

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Seesaw - Making a Good Seesaw Post

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