Seesaw Critical Information
+ CDL Information
Seesaw Class Settings
- Rename the class (please include the grade level, teacher name, and year)
- Manage Coteachers
- Manage Students (if necessary)
- Change colors
- Manage and Invite Families
- Enable Blog
- Manage Folders and Skills
Turn on Family Access
- 'Manage Families' to see what students have connected family members
- 'Invite Families' offers several ways to connect (via email or text)
- Control the 'likes, comments, and sharing' for families
'Drawing' Updates
- External links (websites, youtube, etc.) create image thumbnails
- Up to 20 slides per drawing
- Record up to 5 minutes of embedded video on each slide
- Voice recording now can cover multiple pages and creates a cover video on slide 1
- Students and Teachers can save a 'draft'
- "Undo' and 'Redo' buttons
Google Slides added from Drive open in Drawing and the above tools can apply to the slides.
Student Activity Calendar and 'To Do' list
Teachers also now have a Calendar view for activities. This allows teachers to click on a day to see what activities were assigned and see student submissions.
*If not yet visible in your account, updates are live for all on the 15th. Make sure your iPad/iPhone apps are updated then as well--district devices should update automatically.
Seesaw Calendar
Nightly Syncing and Customized Classes
From time to time, a 'Hard Sync' happens. This is more likely at the beginning of the year as new sections and staff are added to Synergy, but this can also be prompted by data errors. A Hard Sync can (but not always) overwrite custom work in your Seesaw class.
If you see you are missing coteachers in your class or you have been removed as a coteacher in another class, use 'manage teachers' in settings to reconnect.
If other issues happen that appear difficult to fix, contact Steve Simpson