How Seesaw works for parents

Seesaw is a learning app that is especially common in elementary schools. Teachers use it to share your child's classroom work, photos, announcements, and direct messages with families, all in a running journal.

Connecting to your child's class

Your teacher sends a QR code, a text invite, or an email invitation. Scan or tap it, create a free account in the Seesaw Family app, and you will be linked to your child's journal and start seeing their class's posts.

What you will get

• Your child's classroom work and photos
• Announcements from the teacher
• Direct messages, which you can often reply to
• Reminders about events and deadlines

Why messages still slip by

Seesaw is one more app with its own notifications, on top of email, Canvas, and Remind. A genuinely important message, like a deadline or a change, can look just like a routine photo from the day. AVVI brings your school communication together and shows you only the ones that matter, so the important Seesaw message does not get lost.

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