Sign in as an Administrator

Principals are listed as "Admins" at their campus. 

1. Launch the Seesaw app from Webdesk. 

2. Select I'm a Seesaw for Schools Administrator. 

3. Click on Administrator Sign in with Google. 

View this 5-min introduction to Seesaw for administrators and learn how you can actively engage with the learning experiences in your school. This video will show the Seesaw experience for teachers, students and families.

Seesaw Help Center webpage: How to Use the School Dashboard

View this 5 min. video to learn about the Admin Dashboard.

What kind of Analytics and Metrics can Admins see?

NEW: District & School Engagement Dashboards

Learn how to manage school-wide settings.

How to Manage School-wide Settings

Messages School Settings for Admins

Learn how to manage message settings, get visibility analytics, and streamline communication for family engagement.

Messaging: Get Started

How to use Messages: Administrator Guide (PDF)

Watch this 5 min. video:

Messaging: 4 Tips For Administrators

Leverage Seesaw for your school-wide communication to streamline information for families as well as to celebrate and build community.

1. Create Announcement Groups:
   • Click on Pencil, select "New Announcement," and create groups.   
     1. All teachers and families
     2. All students, teachers, & families
     3. All Families (PTA, Teacher appreciation messages, etc.)
2. Name your Conversation (Announcement group)
   • Click "Edit Conversation Name" after the first message is sent.
     1. All School Announcements (teachers & families)
     2. All School Student Announcements (students, teachers, & families)
     3. All Families
3. Track views - see the total number of views as well as specific viewers.
4. Easily reference communication thread archive - view saved communication log. 

Messaging: School Wide Settings

How do Admins set school-wide message settings?

View this 2-min. video. Customize message settings for your school. 

• • Student/Family conversation settings
  • Teacher and Administrator settings

Messaging: Admins can view all messages.

How do Administrators View or Remove School Messages?

View this 1-min. video to find out how.

Messaging: Parents cannot initiate conversations with teachers

The Seesaw messaging tool is wonderful for sending announcements and for utilizing the automatic translation feature. Parents will not be able to initiate conversations with parents.  This option has been disabled at the district level. 

Messaging: Translations

Support Families by leveraging Seesaw's translation feature in Messages. This is available on any device that is set to a language other than English. View this Seesaw Help Center page: How to translate Text in Seesaw for more information.  

Add/Remove Administrators:

Review Step-by-Step directions on the Seesaw Support page: How to add additional school teachers and administrators

View this 1.5-min. video on how to add/remove campus-wide admin access. 

Add/Remove Teachers: 

Review Step-by-Step directions on the Seesaw Support page: How to remove teachers from your school dashboard 

View this 1-min. video on how to add/remove administrators.

Switch Accounts 

You can change the views from Administrator to Teacher or Student account.

1. Click on your name on the top left of the screen and select the settings gear. 

2. Locate "Switch to... Account". This will let you toggle between views.

Did you know Seesaw can attach a TEKS to any assignment? Teachers can rate students on level of proficiency and gain insights for individuals and for the class as a whole.  

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