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](http://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. - Click the 'Scan Code' purple button and a Seesaw 'QR Code' scanner will open - Next, scan the 'Classroom Code' using the built in Seesaw 'QR Code' scanner - Hold the phone up to the QR code provided by your teacher. 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: - To submit work samples for your child, you will start by opening your 'Seesaw Journal' in the 'Seesaw Class App' or by accessing [app.seesaw.me](http://app.seesaw.me) - If you have logged in once before, your family class should open without needing to log in again - In most classes, your class will be named with your last name - You will see your children listed down the left hand side under Class Journal - The 'Class Journal' will show all the work that you have previously loaded into Seesaw with the most recent submissions at the top - 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 ### 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 - Most often, parents or students will be using the 'Upload' to access photos from their camera roll - However, you can use the camera option to take photos of work right in the app to send to the teacher ##### Step One Click the green '+Add' button ##### Step Two Choose the 'Creative Tool' to post work - Select a creative tool that best fits the work to be uploaded - You can take a photo of your work, upload a photo of your work from your camera or computer, add a video, add a link, or create your own work on a blank canvas or note pageMost 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: - You will receive a Classroom Sign-in Code page for your family's class - It will be titled with your last name and the current school year ##### Step Two: - Open the Seesaw App on your phone or tablet or go to [app.seesaw.me](http://app.seesaw.me) for laptops and computersIf you have not downloaded the Seesaw Class app, download the app on iOS or Android device.
##### Step Three: - Click on the purple 'I’m a Student' button ##### Step Four: Here is how to properly scan the 'QR Code' in the Seesaw App: - When you click on 'I'm a Student', a student login page will open in the Seesaw App - - Click the 'Scan Code' purple button - - Seesaw’s built in 'QR Code Scanner' will open - Scan the Classroom Code using Seesaw’s built in 'QR Code Scanner' - Hold the phone up to the QR code provided by your teacher to scanAs 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: - 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 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 - open your Seesaw Journal in the **Seesaw Class App** or by accessing [app.seesaw.me](https://app.seesaw.me/#/login) - If you have logged in once before, your family class should open without needing to login again - In most classes, your class will be named with your last name - You will see your children listed down the left hand side under Class Journal - The 'Class Journal' will show all work loaded into Seesaw with the most recent submissions at the topIf 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 - Click the green '+Add' button ##### ##### Step 2 - Choose the Creative Tool to post work - Select a creative tool that best fits the work to be uploaded - You can take a photo of your work, upload a photo of your work from your camera or computer, add a video, add a link, or create your own work on a blank canvas or note page - Follow the prompts for the Creative Tool you are using to upload the samplesMost 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 - You can edit the post by adding voice recordings, drawings, text labels, or captions by clicking the icons to the left - You can also click the button at the bottom left side of the page to record a voice message or upload an audio file to accompany the work sample ##### ##### Step 4 - Tap the Green 'check mark' at the top right to complete your post ##### ##### Step 5 - Tag or select the students who completed the work - You are able to select one student or multiple students for each sample added ##### ##### Step 6 - 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 as can be seen with the tag 'Everyone' ##### ##### Step 7 - If you would like to add a further comment, click the 'Comment' box under the posted work sample - Click on the student’s name - Enter the CommentIf 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. - Write a comment. - You may also add a voice comment by clicking the microphone - You will now see the sample uploaded to the 'Class Journal' and attached to each individual child's journal as well ### Additional Support [How to use Multipage](https://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/360033052712-How-to-use-Multipage) to post up to 20 pages [How to add multiple photos to a post](https://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/115004047626-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](http://app.seesaw.me) and clicking on “Log in” on the top right. - On your mobile device via the **Seesaw app**. | |
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| **Step 2:** Click on **“I’m a Student”** | |
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| **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. | |
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| **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. | |
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| **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](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/information-for-families/page/accessing-multiple-seesaw-accounts). | |
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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](https://sophie.onlineschool.ca/books/information-for-families/page/seesaw-student-login-to-cccc-classes). To toggle between the Seesaw accounts already added to your device, click on your child’s name at the top left. | |
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| **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.” | |
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NOTE: This will not work for CC/CC+ portfolios.
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