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Changes take effect June 30, 2026

You’ve built something real with Seesaw.
We need to tell you what’s changing.

Seesaw Starter is getting new features alongside some updated limits.
We are sharing this early so you have time to plan while making sure every teacher has a clear path forward.

What's Changing
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Your existing classes, student work, activities, and family connections are completely protected.

Every post, journal entry, activity, and student portfolio stays exactly as it is. Nothing will be deleted, hidden, or restricted. These limits only apply to new tasks going forward after June 30, 2026. Everything you've already built is yours, always.

You have time. Here’s what to expect.

Changes to Seesaw Starter don’t take effect until June 30, 2026. Schools that act before also lock in a 15% discount.

Today

You have the full picture of what updates are coming

Now - June 30th

15% off new school subscriptions. 
Best time to advocate to your principal

June 30, 2026

New Seesaw Starter limits take effect

After June 30

Standard pricing resumes - early discount ends

What's changing in Seesaw Starter

These updates apply only to new tasks going forward after June 30th. Your existing content, classes, and student work are not affected in any way.

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Seesaw Starter after June 30th

Active Classes
Designed for individual classroom teachers. Multiple classes are available with a school subscription

1 active class

Students per class
Aligns with the standard class size: most individual teachers won't reach this limit

Up to 35 students

Teachers per class
Co-teaching requires a school subscription

1 teacher per class

Activities in My Library
You'll still be able to access existing lessons in your library, and can add more with a school subscription

35 activities

Items per post
Photos, videos, voice recording - still plenty to document multimodal learning

5 multimedia items per post

AI-powered features

New

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Student Highlights Folders

New

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Post visibility settings

New

Feature description

Feature

Seesaw Starter after June 30th

Active Classes
Designed for individual classroom teachers. Multiple classes are available with a school subscription

1 active class

Items per post
Photos, videos, voice recording - still plenty to document multimodal learning

5 multimedia items per post

Items per post
Photos, videos, voice recording - still plenty to document multimodal learning

5 multimedia items per post

Student Highlights Folders

New

Included free

Post visibility settings

New

Included free

Want a side-by-side comparison? Read the detailed breakdown

What are your options?

There’s no single right answer; it depends on how you use Seesaw. Here are the three paths most teachers are navigating:

Stay on Starter

If you teach one class with 35 or fewer students, the new limits may not affect your day-to-day experience at all. Seesaw Starter stays free forever and now includes three new features at no cost.

See what stays free

Highest impact

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Advocate for a school subscription

Individual teachers can’t upgrade on their own, but you can make the case. When your school subscribes, every teacher gets full access, not just you. We’ve made that conversation as easy as possible.

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School & district leaders: get Seesaw schoolwide

If you’re a principal, curriculum director, or technology coordinator, our team can walk you through plan options and provide a quote based on your school’s enrollment. No obligation.

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For Teachers

Make the case for your students

We know teachers often carry the weight of advocating for their own resources. We’ve put together ready-to-use templates, side-by-side comparisons, and a funding guide so you can walk into that conversation prepared.

Template

Advocacy letter for principals

A customizable email template explaining how a Seesaw subscription benefits your whole school
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Seesaw Starter vs. Seesaw AI feature breakdown

A one-page flyer showing exactly what a school subscription unlocks for every teacher in your building
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Compliance

Safety & privacy brief for administrators

FERPA, COPPA, SOC2, and GDPR documentation ready for your technology coordinator or legal team review

Download

US Funding

Fund Seesaw through federal grants

A guide to Title I, ESSER, and other budget lines your school may already qualify for

Download

For Admins

School or district leader? Let’s talk directly.

If you’re a principal, curriculum director, or technology coordinator, our team can walk you through your options and provide a quote based on your enrollment. No commitment needed.

Seesaw purchases are schoolwide, giving every teacher and administrator full access to Seesaw’s premium features. Pricing is based on enrollment and starts at $2,500/year for small schools.

💡 Many schools fund Seesaw through Title I, ESSER, or technology grant budgets.

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15% off

For new schools that purchase before June 30, 2026.

Act now to maintain and expand access:

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Frequently Asked Questions

These updates apply only to new tasks going forward after June 30th. Your existing content, classes, and student work are not affected in any way.

Will my existing student work, portfolios, and classes be deleted?

Mentor authors model writing skills and share expert tips through accessible video and audio formats. Students respond flexibly with voice, photos, drawings, handwriting, video, typing, and more. Lessons provide multiple means of engagement via writing prompts and options to apply focus skills to current projects.

Students analyze mentor texts to learn critical thinking, syntax, text structure, writing craft, and transcription, aligning with the Writing Rope (Sedita, 2023).

Guided, partner, and independent practice activities include auto-graded assessments for immediate feedback on developing writing skills. Seesaw facilitates peer, self, and teacher feedback through sentence frames and reflection.

Dr. Wiley Blevins and his author friends create an engaged, inclusive writing community, sharing tips and examples while using proven practices like supporting oral language and scaffolding higher-order thinking to improve elementary writing instruction (Graham et al., 2018; Kim & Graham, 2022). 

Authors model drawing from real life to craft various text types. Dr. Blevins acts as a powerful co-teacher, explicitly teaching grammar skills (e.g., parts of speech, sentence types, expansion, word ordering) through engaging mentor texts and instructional videos.

Aligned with state and Common Core standards, Seesaw Writing ensures that students are intentionally practicing skills essential to becoming strong writers. Read more about how below.

Seesaw is evolving. We’re bringing new instructional tools for teachers, students, and administrators to make your teaching more impactful than ever. Alongside these new features and tools, we’re updating our free plan to provide a more sustainable and reliable experience. With this update, Seesaw Starter will have new limits and you’ll gain access to new features.

What this means for you

Starting June 30, the following limits will apply to Seesaw Starter.

Your existing content, classes, and student work will not be affected.

New Limits to Seesaw Starter

35

Activities in My Library

1

Teacher per class

1

Active class

35

Students per class

5

Items per post

Note: All of your existing content, classes, and student work will remain unaffected.

Read more about these changes

New Features You're Getting

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AI Features

Teachers will have a set amount of credits to use toward Seesaw AI features like generating activities, messages, and more.

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Highlight Student Work

Keep track of noteworthy moments, capture students' best work for conferences, keep a running folder of mastery of learning, and more.

Post Visibility

Control the visibility of sensitive student work for specific posts to override your class settings. Options include "Teacher Only," as well as "Student and Family."

We know this impacts your classroom

Your school can unlock full access for every teacher through a schoolwide Seesaw subscription, where administrators get valuable insight into student learning and engagement
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Teacher advocacy resources

Interested in a Paid Seesaw Subscription?

Seesaw offers sitewide purchasing, giving every teacher in your school full access to Seesaw’s premium features, while providing administrators with valuable insight into student learning and engagement. Seesaw does not offer individual teacher subscriptions at this time.

Seesaw purchases are schoolwide, giving every teacher and administrator full access to Seesaw’s premium features.

Subscriptions are based on school size (student enrollment) and start at

$2,500

USD

Outside of the United States? Get a quote in your currency

15% off

For new schools that purchase before June 30, 2026.

Act now to maintain and expand access:

Request a quote

Note: Purchasing Seesaw gives every teacher in your school full access to premium features and administrator insights. Seesaw does not offer individual teacher subscriptions at this time. 

Teachers: Advocate for Seesaw Schoolwide

Resources you can share with your principal or tech coach about Seesaw’s schoolwide subscription:

Advocacy letter template

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Seesaw Starter / Seesaw AI comparison

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Safety & Privacy Brief

Download

School leaders: purchase Seesaw

If you’re a principal or school leader, you may want to purchase Seesaw for your school, district, group, or trust.

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