Audience: Teachers
When a student changes classes during the school year, you'll add them to their new class. You can choose to leave them enrolled in their original class or remove them, depending on whether they still need access to their previous work.
This article explains what happens to student journals, student access, and teacher access when students move between active classes.
Important: Moving a student to a new class does not move their journal. Student journals stay with the class where they were created. A new journal is created in the new class.
To move a student between active classes:
- Add the student to their new class.
- Decide whether to keep them enrolled in their original class or remove them.
Moving classes overview
| Item | What happens |
|---|---|
| Student journal | Remains in the original class |
| New class | A new journal is created |
| Previous work | Does not transfer to the new class |
| Teacher/Admin access* to old class | Teachers and Admins with Seesaw subscriptions continue to have access based on class enrollment and subscription level. |
| Student access to old class | Continues if student remains enrolled in the original class. Removed students lose access to their old work. |
If you keep the student in both classes
- They can access both classes.
- Continue viewing their original journal.
- Create new work in their new class.
- Teachers continue to have access to work in both classes.
If you remove the student from the original class
- They lose access to that class.
- They can no longer view or add to their original journal.
- Their work remains in the class for teachers.
Non-email/Google Student
- For Seesaw Starter, removing a student means that their account and access to posts will be lost. Notify parents to download their child's work before removal. Parents will not have access to their child's posts after they are removed.
- For School and district Seesaw subscriptions, when a student is removed from a class, the student will remain on the school dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
Does a student's journal move to the new class?
No. Journals stay with the class where the work was created. Students receive a new, empty journal in their new class.
Will previous work appear in the new class?
No. Student work remains in the original class and is not transferred.
Can teachers still access previous work?
Yes. Teachers can continue viewing work in the original class.
Schools with Seesaw subscriptions can also access archived journals through Historic Data.