• ALL TEACHER HOMEPAGES ARE FOUND IN CANVAS

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    PARENTS

    Please sign up as your child's Canvas Observer today!

    (See information below)


  • At Port Charlotte Middle School, every teachers' Canvas Homepage consists of the following hyperlinked buttons:

    • Classwork located in the Canvas Modules
    • Lesson Plans for our classes
    • Class Expectations and Resources
    • Information For Parents

    (See sample below)

    Sample of a teacher Canvas homepage.


  • Why should parents become Observers in Canvas?

    Basically, as a parent/guardian, Canvas provides you with the tools to assist your child with their educational needs.

    Here is a detailed list of all the features at your fingertips!

    Observer Access in Canvas

    Observers can:

    • View and read announcements
    • View assignments index page
    • View the calendar
    • Join conferences, if invited
    • Join collaborations, if invited
    • View personal inbox
    • Send conversation messages to instructors and students they are observing
    • View the dashboard
    • View and read discussions
    • View files unless they are locked
    • View grades, view assignment due dates and comments, and print grades
      • (Please note: FOCUS is our "official" grading program. All grades are reflected in FOCUS only.)
    • View modules and see due dates and point values
    • View pages and contribute if the instructor enables the "Anyone can edit it" setting
    • View profile pictures, if available
    • View syllabus
    • View outcomes
    • View quizzes index page
    • Canvas also has great mobile apps

    To learn more about observer participation, view the .

      mobile apps graphic of parent and student app

Tutorial Video for Parents as Observers of Student Courses in Canvas

ÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Directions for Parent Observer Access to Canvas

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