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.  

 

 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
Steps for Sharing Student Work Samples 

 Step One: 

 

 Open your 'Seesaw Journal' in the 'Seesaw Class App' or by accessing app.seesaw.me . If you have logged in before, your family class should open without needing to log in again. 

 The page will open to the activity tab for one of your children's accounts. Click on the journal tab to open the journal and post a sample.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 Opens to "Activities" Tab 

   

 

 

   

 Click on the "Journal" tab to share a post 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step Two: 

 

 

 

 

 Click the green ‘+Add’ button (top right corner) to add work samples.  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step Three: 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 A new window will open showing  Seesaw’s 'Creative Tools ' for posting work.  

 

 Select a creative tool that best fits the work to be uploaded: take a photo of your work, upload a photo from your camera or computer, add a video, or link, or create your own work on a blank canvas or note page. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Many parents use the 'upload' feature to upload photos from their phone, computer, or Google Drive. Students can also take a photo or video using the built-in camera in the Seesaw App! 

 

 Step Four: 

 

 

 

 

   

 You can edit the post by adding voice recordings, drawings, text labels, or captions by clicking the icons ton the left side of the screen. 

   

 

 

   

 You can also click this button at the bottom left to 

 record a voice message or upload an audio file to accompany your work sample. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step Five:  

 

 

 

 

   

 Tap the green 'check mark' at the top right to complete your post.  

   

 

 

   

 OptionaL: If your teacher has enabled folders, you can tag one or more subject folders for the post.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step Six: 

 

 Once the journal activity is posted, you can tag other children in your family.: 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 In the bottom-right corner of the post, click the 3 dots, then click "edit people".  

   

 

 

   

 Select the students in your family to include in the post, then click the green checkmark to add to portfolios.  

 The work sample will now appear in all your children's portfolios.  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step Seven: 

 You can add more details after a sample is posted by clicking  the 'Comment' box under the posted work sample. 

 If multiple children worked on a sample and the comment applies to all of them,  comment under one child’s name and indicate the comment applies to all of them. To add something unique to another child, add a comment and note which child it is meant for.  

 Optional:  

 You can easiily switch to another class (e.g., CC+) or another one of your children's portfolios:  

 

 

 

 

   

 Click on the child's name to see other classes they are enrolled in.  

   

 

 

   

 Click again to see the other children in your family and to switch to a different account.

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 for laptops and computers 

 

 

 

 

 If 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 scan 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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: 

 

 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   

 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 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.  

 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 samples 

 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 

 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 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. 

 

 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 to post up to 20 pages  

 How to add multiple photos to a post

Seesaw - Student Login to Seesaw Portfolios
How to Log in to Seesaw Portfolios Using Your Home Learning Code:  

 For consistency between our programs, all students will receive a 'Home Learning Code' unique to them so they can access their Family Class and their CC or CC+ Seesaw portfolios with one simple login. Foundations teachers will share home learning codes for "Family Classes," and if your child participates in CC or CC+, they will be able to see their CC or CC+ class using the same login code.  *Note: CC classes will be set up in September, once classes begin.  

 Families will be set up as a class, and parents will still be able to view all the children in their family and tag any or all of them when they share family learning samples. Families will be able to see their child's CC class portfolio from the same login, but will not be able to view other students’ work.  

 Your support 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. 

 Logging Into Your Child's Portfolio: 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 On a desktop, laptop or Chromebook, via the free Seesaw App at 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:   Using the PDF sent by your teacher, enter the text code if you are logging in from a desktop, or click the purple "scan code" button and then scan the QR code in the Seesaw App, then click “Go”. The image below (left) shows a sample of the PDF you would have received from your teacher. The image below (right) shows where to enter the text code or scan the code.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Adding Additional Children:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 5: It's simple for families to add their own children's accounts! After you are in your child's 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.  

 

 

 

 

 Step A 

 

 

 

 

 Step B 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Notes for Foundations Families: 

 

 Journal Page:   Your initial login takes you to the " Activities" tab . Simply click the "Journal" tab to post samples for your foundations teacher! 

 

 Toggling: As a parent, you will only see one child at a time on the page, but by clicking your child's name (see above), you can easily toggle between your children and between the other classes they are in. To learn how to toggle between accounts, go  here . 

 

 Sharing Family Learning: Although you will be posting from one of your children's accounts, you can easily tag the other children in your family to share family learning! Click this link for step-by-step directions.  

Accessing Multiple Seesaw Accounts
How to Toggle Between Multiple Seesaw Accounts  

 It is easy to access multiple Seesaw classes on the same device without repeatedly signing out and back in to accounts.  

 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 these steps. 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.

Seesaw - Making a Good Seesaw Post