Adjusting Canvas Parent Observer Account Settings

🗺️Managing Canvas Settings

Canvas Parent Observer Account Settings allow parents to set language settings as well as change the frequency and types of notification messages. Additionally, the Canvas Parent App for mobile devices allow Parent Observer Accounts to receive messages for individual student activity such as missing assignments, low or high assignment grades, or when announcements are added to a course by a teacher. Finally, Parent Observer Accounts allow parents and guardians to manage multiple children's courses.

🔔How do I manage Canvas Notification Settings?

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View the Canvas Parent Observer Guide to Managing Canvas Notifications

💬How do I adjust Language Settings in Canvas?

Viewing Assignments and Due Dates (Click to Expand)

View the Canvas Parent Observer Guide to Adjusting Language Settings

📱How do I set alerts in the Canvas Parent App for mobile devices?

Viewing Assignment Submissions (Click to Expand)

Note: Grades in Canvas are not official. To view grades for your child, please visit the Focus gradebook.

View the Canvas Parent Observer Guide to Settings Student Alerts

👩‍👧‍👦How do I manage multiple students in my Parent Observer Account?

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As a Parent Observer, you have access to a lot of great information, but it can be challenging to navigate the information efficiently, especially if you are actively monitoring the courses of more than one student. Depending on how many students you follow and in how many courses your students are enrolled, the dashboard can become overwhelming. Below are a few tips for managing multiple students under your single Parent Observer account:

Course Nicknames

You may adjust the nickname for each course. That way, you can include each child's first initial or name ahead of the course name (ie: K: US History or Kelly: US History).
Course nicknames appear in the Dashboard, course navigation menu, course breadcrumbs, and notification emails. The nicknames will also appear on the Canvas app.
The course nickname is only available to the individual user who created the nicknames.
To access the nickname field, click the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the course card, enter a new nickname for the course, and click the "Apply button.

Course Nicknames

Course Colors

Another option is to color code the course cards so all of child #1's courses are one color, all of child #2's courses are a second, etc.
The color that is shown on the course card is synced with the color shown for the course in the Calendar.
The course card colors are only available to the individual user who selected the colors.
To select course card colors, click the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the course card, click on a color, and click "Apply".

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