Audience: Teachers with Seesaw Starter
Ready to get started? Create your first Seesaw Starter class, add your students, and customize your classroom settings in just a few minutes.
Using a school or district subscription? Follow the instructions for subscription classrooms instead.
Create your class
- Open Seesaw on the web or in the app and select I'm a Teacher.
- Tap Create New Class.
- Enter a class name and choose your grade level.
- Click the green ✓ to create your class.
💡 Tip: Your new class includes Sample Student, which lets you explore Seesaw before adding real students.
Add Students
💡 Seesaw Starter classes support up to 35 students
First, choose how your students will sign in:
SSO, Email, or Google Sign In (ideal for students who know their email address/password)
- Click + Students
- Share your Join Code
- Students create or sign into their accounts and join the class
Text/QR Code (ideal for PreK–3 classrooms or shared devices)
- Click + Students
- Add student names
- Print your class QR code poster
- Students tap I'm a Student and scan the code
Next, add students to your class. You can enter student names one at a time, paste a list of student names, or import from Google Classroom.
Note: Any new students added to your Google Classroom can be synced into your Seesaw class by importing from Google Classroom again
Once complete, tap the green ✓.
Nice work! Your class is ready now!
Next, review a few classroom settings to further customize your class before your first day.
Review your class settings
Open Class Settings (wrench) to customize your classroom. Common features to customize include:
- Select a color theme for your class
- Customize your class icon
- Adjust student sign-in mode
- Edit student ability to see each other's work
- Edit the ability for students to like and comment on classmate posts.
Next Steps
Once your students are connected, you're ready to start posting announcements, assigning activities, and building your classroom community in Seesaw. Learn more by reviewing these articles: