Seesaw

What is Seesaw?

Seesaw is an online learning and communication platform designed for preschool to Year 6 students, their teachers and their families. It allows students to create and submit work to a digital portfolio, which keeps a record of their learning throughout their primary school years.  

Teachers can design or upload lessons and activities using built-in tools such as voice instructions, photos, videos and drawing features. They can access the Seesaw Library, which offers prepared lessons for students, covering a range of subjects. Teachers can also monitor student activity using dashboards that show completion rates and proficiency levels.

Students can use Seesaw to complete and submit activities assigned by their teacher and create and share work using the platform’s built-in tools. They can also respond to polls and quizzes, receive feedback, and edit their work if it’s returned to them. By default, all students can see each other’s work unless the teacher updates the settings to make it private.

Parents and carers can use a family account to view their child’s work in real-time, respond with text or audio comments, and access information about their child’s learning.

Seesaw includes messaging features, with different options depending on the plan. In paid plans, teachers can send messages to individual students, student groups and families. Some plans also allow teachers to facilitate student-to-student messaging. Seesaw also includes automatic translation, allowing typed text to be translated into over 100 different languages.  

Seesaw uses one single app for all users – teachers, students and families. It can also be accessed through a web browser. There are separate account types: students use their account to complete schoolwork, and families use theirs to view and respond to their child’s learning. Seesaw requires an invite from your child’s teacher to sign up.

Seesaw offers a free plan for individual teachers, with limited access to features, and the option of a 60-day trial of additional tools. However, to continue using premium features after the trial, a school or district must purchase one of Seesaw’s paid plans – these are not available for individual purchase. Schools need to contact Seesaw directly to request a quote. Additional curriculum packages can also be purchased separately. Seesaw is paid for by the school or district, so there is no cost to the parents or students.  

Website: https://seesaw.com/australia/
Apps: Android app, Apple iOS app

How do people use Seesaw?

Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use online remote learning and communication platforms like Seesaw.

Seesaw is used for: messaging/online chat, photo/video sharing, screen capture and voice chat.

How can you protect your personal information?

These links are provided by Seesaw:

• Privacy Policy
  Seesaw’s policy on handling personal information, including parental consent and information collected about children.
• Privacy, safety and security
  Seesaw’s promise on protecting the privacy and security of its users.
• Where is my data stored?
  Learn where Seesaw’s stores its data and get links to its server hosting services provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Keeping student data safe
  Understand how Seesaw keeps student’s information safe.
• Blog privacy options
  Control who can view your blog content on Seesaw.
• Student journal access
  Learn about who can view and get access to student journals in Seesaw.

Key safety links

These links are provided by Seesaw:

• Terms of Service
  The terms you agree to by using Seesaw applications.
• Family Centre
  Provides a range of safety information for families about using Seesaw.
• Help Centre
  Browse the Seesaw Help Centre for support with specific issues.