Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) that allows teachers to provide instructional support, class calendars, assignments, and resources for students in a safe online environment. For traditional face to face classes, Canvas is an integral part of sharing blended classroom instruction.
The division hopes that this resource will provide you with specific information about your student's curricula, so you have a better understanding of the work that teachers and students are doing. We hope you use this information to communicate to your child(ren) that the skills and content identified in these courses are important to master.
As a parent, you will be identified as an "observer" in the virtual class and have limited permissions that allow you to see what is going on in a course and a calendar of assignments. Like students, you will not be able to view a course until it is published and the course has started.
Below are the features available to parents. Please note that not all courses use all features.
Set your notifications
View the dashboard
View the course syllabus (for upper grades)
View prompts but not participate in discussions
View but not submit assignments
Preview and download some files
View the modules page
View canvas grades (this does not replace final, summative grades in PowerSchool)
View the class calendar
Communicate with the teacher
Whereas Canvas is our new learning management system, PowerSchool will continue to be our student information system and will continue to be used for parent contact information, daily attendance records, interim and quarterly grade reports, and other record keeping documents. In addition, students will continue to have access to Google Suite.
For assistance with assignments, test dates, quizzes, or other Canvas course content, please contact your student's teacher.
For technical assistance, please contact Canvas using the help feature within your student's course.