Resources & Guides
This page will provide you with the essential information you'll need to get acclimated to Canvas, find out about new features, and begin to troubleshoot if any problems occur. If you don't see something you are looking for here, please reach out to jenna.reeh@plcschools.org with any questions. Also included is an overview of our Online Learning program which covers general information about courses as well as what to expect when taking a course online.
Page Contents and Organization
1. Online Learning Program Overview
2. Canvas Overview for Students
3. Using the Canvas Parent App
4. Features of the Canvas Parent App
5. Canvas Help and Guides
1. Online Learning Program Overview - The video embedded below will outline the details of the PLCS Online Learning program, highlight important information that parents and students alike need to know, and answer frequently asked questions. Please take a minute to watch this clip in its entirety prior to starting an online course.
2. Canvas Overview for Students - The following video provides a comprehensive overview of the basic features of Canvas for students.
3. Using the Canvas Parent App - The Canvas parent app allows you to register as an "observer" of your student's courses. Observers are able to see student's current grades, receive course announcements, and even set customized notifications for certain course occurrences. The two videos below will demonstrate first, how to create a Canvas parent (observer) account and the second, will review the features of the Canvas Parent app.
Prior to watching this video, please download the Canvas Parent app from the app store of your choice (Google Play store, iOS App Store, etc.)
4. Features of the Canvas Parent App - The brief video below highlights the most important features of the Canvas Parent app.
5. Canvas Help & Guides - The links below will provide you with resources that will help you learn about new features of Canvas, review the steps needed to complete a particular task within a Canvas course, or troubleshoot any problems you may be experiencing.
Canvas Guides - read through step-by-step directions to many of the common features of Canvas.
Canvas Video Guides - similar to the link above, these guides review common canvas features but are in a short video format.