How can I help support my child with Canvas?
The best places to keep track of work and student progress are the "Week at a Glance" and also Grades inside Canvas.
Each course your student is enrolled in should have an updated "Week at a Glance" as it's home page. This is the location where you should be able to get an overview of what is happening in the course. (Note: some of the links in this may not be functional for parents, but are active only for student accounts)
You can access student grades from inside each course as well as on the Dashboard view where you will see a button on the bottom right that says View Grades.
I need a pairing code to enroll. Where do I get one?
Your child can give you a pairing code from their account. When they are logged into Canvas they go to "Account" at the top left of the screen and then select "Settings". From that menu, along the right side of the screen should be a button to select called "Pair with Observer". The code generated can be used with the instructions found here to set up your account.
Where do I go to see my child's grades?
Teachers will be posting grades inside of their Canvas courses along with feedback on submissions. If you go to "View Grades" from the Dashboard or "Grades" from inside any course, you can view grades for individual courses as well as click on the name of the assignment for more details.
I am getting an "error not configured for this user" message when I try to open the links in Canvas notifications. Why?
Students are connected through their Indian Hill Google Accounts to Canvas. Some of the messages parents receive mimic exactly what the student receives. Without an @ihsd.us school email address, these materials are not accessible as they are intended for Indian Hill student users only.
In order for parents to access the information from these notifications, you need to be logged into your Canvas account first and then click the notification to be taken to the relevant item. See the demonstration in the video below.