6.2 Communication via the Parent App (iOS and Android)
Communicating with Teachers is going to be more essential than ever this year! Below is information about communicating with teachers via the Canvas Parent App.
Find more information and how-tos about your Canvas Parent app - such as Setting up Notifications, Adding more Students, and more at the links below:
Click Here for iOS Devices Links to an external site.
Click Here for Android Devices Links to an external site.
How do I communicate with my child's teacher through my Canvas Parent App?
iOS Devices |
Android Devices |
Open Course To open a course, tap the course name. Open Message To send a message to the course instructor, click the Message icon. Compose New Message The course instructor's name automatically displays in the To field [1]. If the course has multiple instructors or TAs, you can add or remove recipient(s) by tapping the Recipients icon [2]. The subject of the message displays automatically. However, you can edit the subject content, by tapping the Subject field [3]. To compose your message, tap the Message field [4]. Use the keyboard to type your message. To attach a file to your message, click the Attach icon [5]. Send Message To send your message, click the Send link [1]. To discard your message draft, click the Cancel link [2]. |
Open Course To open a course, tap the course name.
Open Message To send a message to the course instructor, click the Message icon. Compose New Message
The course instructor's name automatically displays in the To field [1]. If the course has multiple instructors or TAs, you can add or remove recipient(s) by tapping the Recipients icon [2]. The subject of the message displays automatically. However, you can edit the subject content, by tapping the Subject field [3]. To compose your message, tap the Message field [4]. Use the keyboard to type your message. To attach a file to your message, click the Attach icon [5]. Send Message To send your message, click the Send link [1]. To discard your message draft, click the Back link [2]. |