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