Audience: Teachers and Admins
Seesaw makes it simple to connect with students and families, regardless of the language they speak! The Seesaw app is available in dozens of languages, and its built-in language settings and translation features help teachers communicate clearly and confidently with the entire learning community.
Teachers appreciate Seesaw's language tools for supporting multilingual and newcomer families, improving home–school communication, reducing the need for external translation tools, and helping every family feel included and informed.
Teachers can choose their preferred language
You can use Seesaw in the language you’re most comfortable with. Once set, Seesaw’s menus, buttons, and settings will appear in that language just for you.
📖 How to set your preferred language
Set Student Language Preferences
Teachers can choose a preferred language for each student in their class to help families access Seesaw more easily. Students can view their preferred language setting via Account Settings. However, they cannot change their preferred language.
📖 How to set or update a student’s language
Instantly translate messages and comments
When content is written in a language different from yours, Seesaw automatically shows a “See Translation” option. Available on web, iOS, Android, and Kindle for teachers and families. Students do not see translation options.
Translations are available for:
- Messages
- Announcements
- Post captions and notes
- Comments
📖 How to translate messages, announcements, and comments
Invite families in their language
Families can view Seesaw in their own preferred language as soon as they join your class.
To make joining even easier, family Invite QR code handouts can be translated in dozens of languages so families understand how to join in their own language.
📖 How to invite parents and families to Seesaw
📖 Translating Family Invite letters
Families choose their own language
Families control their own language settings in Seesaw, independent of teacher or school preferences. Additionally, when a post, message, or comment is written in a different language, families can tap See Translation to read it in the language they choose, helping them stay connected and engaged all year long.
📖 How do family members change preferred language (Family resource)
📖 How do family members translate Messages into different languages (Family resource)