Online Learning: Canvas/SeeSaw
Parent support: Canvas (4-12)
Canvas is Poteet ISD’s official learning management system that supports teaching and learning by connecting all our digital tools in one place, providing students with more personalized, engaging, and collaborative learning opportunities.
How do I access Canvas as a parent/observer/caregiver?
NOTE: Canvas uses the term "observer" to refer to parents, guardians, caregivers or others that have rights to access a student's information in the system.
Watch videos below to learn about canvas
Account registration & student pairing
How do I sign up for a Canvas account as a parent?
Canvas Parent app
How do I create an account in the Canvas Parent app on my iOS device?
How do I create an account in the Canvas Parent app on my Android device?
School name for the app is Poteetisd (all one word).
Where do I get my child’s Pairing Code?
Have your child log in to their Canvas account and follow the steps listed in the link below to generate a pairing code for you.
Common questions families have about Canvas
Canvas resources for families
Student support: Canvas (3-12)
Student tutorial resources
The Canvas Community online provides a lot of great examples and help documents about how to use Canvas as a student.
This is a link to an online course about Canvas from a student view. You will login to the course using your GISD username and password:
Student Course - this course is approximately 1 hour long.
Video tutorials for students to know how to use Canvas