- Hinsdale Township High School District 86
- Role of Technology in Education
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Faculty and Students access Canvas through Google
Parents/Observers access
Please click on the icon above or this link to access Canvas.
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Create a Canvas Parent/Observer Account
- To create an observer account from the Canvas website, please visit the following page: https://hinsdale86.instructure.com/login/canvas
- From this page, click the “Click Here For an Account” link
- Fill in the required information, including the pairing code from your student
- Instructions on how to retrieve this code from your student’s Canvas account can be found here).
- Be sure your child logs in via the Canvas student link: https://hinsdale86.instructure.com.
- Be sure to record the email and password you create, as these will be your Login and Password from now on.
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Canvas Parent Account Overview
Canvas allows parents to “observe” their students via two methods:
- Canvas Parent Mobile App
- Canvas Website
As an “observer”, you will see each Canvas course your child is enrolled in… no need to add multiple codes for each class!
Note: You will need a “pairing code” from your student in order to observe their Canvas courses.
Instructions on how to view this code can be found on this Canvas page.
Parents can observe multiple students (see note below on how to do this).
Canvas Parent Mobile App
Canvas Website
The Canvas Parent Mobile App provides a high level overview of a student’s Canvas activity, including course announcements, calendar events, assignments, and grades.
You can easily set alerts for specific activity (late work, grades, etc.)
The Canvas website provides similar functionality, but is presented in a manner similar to what students see in Canvas.
This view also provides better visibility of certain Canvas pages, including ones that contain embedded course calendars.
To set up the Canvas Parent mobile app for the first time, please use these instructions
(The same username and password you create for the app will also work for the Canvas website.)
To set up an account on the Canvas website, please use these instructions.
Please log in to the Canvas parent website here: https://hinsdale86.instructure.com/login/canvas
(The same username and password you created for the Canvas website will also work for the Canvas Parent App.)
Observing Multiple Students:
- To observe more than one student (in either the Canvas Parent App or the Canvas site) you'll need to use the web site to add a second child.
- Please log in to the Canvas parent site here: https://hinsdale86.instructure.com/login/canvas (The same username and password you created earlier (on either the Canvas site or the Canvas Parent App will work.)
- Once logged in, click on the Account link in the navigation bar on the left. Click Settings.
- On this menu there is an "Observing" link where you can add a second observer code, which will add another student.
- This should allow you to access multiple children from both the Canvas Parent App and the Canvas Parent web site.
For helpful videos and guides on how to navigate Canvas, please consult the Canvas Parent Tutorials.
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Canvas for Parents - App Tutorials
Canvas Parent App:
https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/3950-canvas-parent-app
In this video you will learn how to use the Canvas Parent app. The steps in this video are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps. Most of this video was created using an iOS device. Any differences for Android users are noted.
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Canvas for Parents - Website Tutorials
Dashboard
This first video provides a tour of the Canvas “dashboard” as displayed on the web site.
Of particular interest for parents that observe multiple children:
Consider using the “nickname” feature to add your children's names to the course tiles, as that’ll help distinguish between them.
- Dashboard Overview Video: https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/3966-dashboard-overview-students
Navigation
This video provides an overview of general Canvas navigation, providing an introduction to the various areas of Canvas that you might want to visit as an observer.
- Canvas Navigation Overview Video: https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1124-canvas-overview-students
- Canvas Navigation Overview Guide: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10906-4144724122
Calendar
This video provides an overview of the Canvas calendar, which will help you select/deselect various courses to simplify the tasks/assignments visible on the calendar.
- Calendar Overview Video: https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1123-calendar-students
- Calendar Overview Guide: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10908-4144715705