Audience: Seesaw Users
Below is a simplified view of the differences between Seesaw Starter, Seesaw Instruction & Insights, and Seesaw for Schools. Additional details on Seesaw subscriptions and what they include are available on our Seesaw Plans page.
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Multimodal Learning Tools
| Product | Seesaw Starter |
Seesaw for Schools |
Seesaw LMS |
Seesaw Instruction & Insights |
| Photo, Video, Audio & Drawing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Note, Link & Frames | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Upload PDF up to 10 pages & use Creative Tools | first page only | all pages | all pages |
all pages |
| Multipage activities and post | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| My Library activity limits | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Present to class for all activities | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Draft and send back work for revision | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Student Groups | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Bulk Instructional Sequences in The Seesaw Library | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Schedule activities and add due dates | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Reading Fluency Assessment |
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| Free Response Assessment | Limited |
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| Read-with-Me |
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| Flexcard |
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| Focus Mode |
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Assessment Tools
| Product | Seesaw Starter |
Seesaw for Schools |
Seesaw LMS |
Seesaw Instruction & Insights |
| Student portfolios | ||||
| Journal filtering | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Highlights folders | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Private folders | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Year over year connection | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Download journal archives | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Auto-graded formative assessments |
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| Create formative assessments (multiple choice, T/F, drag & drop) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Generative AI find questions tool | ✔️ | Limited |
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| Progress monitoring |
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| Formative assessment reporting | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Classroom-level Progress Dashboard | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Sitewide Standards | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Curriculum & Alignments
| Product | Seesaw Starter |
Seesaw for Schools |
Seesaw LMS |
Seesaw Instruction & Insights |
| Community Lesson Library | Full access | Full access | ✔️ |
Full access |
| Core Seesaw Library | Sample lessons only | Full access | Sample lessons only |
Full access |
| Computer Science, powered by Seesaw | Sample lessons only | Sample lessons only | Sample lessons only |
Full access |
| Curriculum and standards alignment tool | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| School or District library | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Collections in School or District Library |
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| Seesaw Early Literacy (PreK-2) supplemental curriculum package | Sample lessons only |
available for purchase | ||
| Seesaw ELD (K-5) supplemental curriculum package | Sample lessons only |
available for purchase |
Communication Tools
| Product | Seesaw Starter |
Seesaw for Schools |
Seesaw LMS |
Seesaw Instruction & Insights |
| Multimedia attachments - photos, videos, links and more | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Read receipts | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Reactions | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Translate into 100+ home languages | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Search for users and content | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Teacher office hours | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Schedule message and announcements | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Download personal message threads | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Student Communication |
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| Teacher-initiated announcements to students | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Teacher- pupil 1:1 and group messaging | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Teacher-initiated pupil- pupil messaging | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Family Communication |
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| Teacher-initiated announcements to connected family members | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Teacher-initiated 1:1 and group conversations with connected family members | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Teacher-initiated group conversations with connected family members and pupil | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Schoolwide Communication |
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| Multi-class messaging | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Partial access |
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| Schoolwide or districtwide settings | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Whole school announcements | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Management & Settings
| Product | Seesaw Starter |
Seesaw for Schools |
Seesaw LMS |
Seesaw Instruction & Insights |
| Active Classes | 10 per teacher | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Teachers per class | 2 | 30 | 30 |
30 |
| Students per class | 150 | 150 | 150 |
150 |
| Classroom settings | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Schoolwide settings | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Single Sign-On - Google, Microsoft | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| CSV Rostering | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| District only features |
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| Single Sign-On: Clever, ClassLink & Okta | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Rostering Sync via Clever, ClassLink & Wonde | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| Family Sync via Clever, ClassLink & Wonde | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| LMS integrations - Canvas, Schoology | ✔️ |
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