CANVAS PARENT PORTAL IS HERE!

9/16/2018

As you may know, LOLHS has been utilizing a learning management system (LMS) called Canvas for the past two years. Canvas helps to organize and manage information between student and teacher, such as: homework assignments, course expectations, course resources, and submission of completed work, etc. We now are able to allow parents to be “observers” in their child’s Canvas classes through Canvas Parent. Canvas Parent enhances the potential for parents to engage in their children's education
Parents can then link their Canvas account to their student's account so they can see assignment due dates, announcements, and other course content; however, this content is limited. A parent can only view the course content and cannot participate in the course. Directions on how to create a Parent Canvas account are below.
A few important considerations as we enter the third year of implementation:

Parents have limited access in Canvas and will not see all content as an “observer”.
Course content may vary by teacher or department depending on Canvas use.
Grades that appear in Canvas are not a complete grade profile of a student as Canvas grades are only grades generated through ‘speed-grader’ in Canvas. Please refer to PowerSchool for all grades and comments related to student progress.

How To Create A Canvas Parent Account:
NOTE – your student needs to be part of this process (see step 4).

Go to the Region 18 website, pull down the Quick Links menu and select Canvas Parent (Click here to access this page)
Click on the link that says, “Click Here For An Account”.
Enter your name, email address, proposed password, and a student pairing code, then click on the Start Participating button.
A student obtains a pairing code for a parent by logging into Canvas as him/herself, and navigating to Account and then Settings, where the student clicks on the Pair with Observer button. A paring code will be generated immediately. Note: each pairing code expires after 7 days, or after one use.