Stay informed of Classwork with the Canvas Parent App!

What is Canvas?	Why Download Canvas App?	What Will I See?	How to Download?
	Do I have to do this each year?	More Canvas Info

 

What is Canvas?
Canvas is a Learning Management System used to help staff, students, and parents be aware of what is happening in the classroom.  For grades 2-12 assignments, due dates, and general information about the class can be found in each Canvas Class.  In grades PK-1, Canvas is not used; parents can view updates in ProgressBook.

 

Why download the Canvas Parent App Grades 2-12?

• See “A Week at a Glance” of everything happening in the class during that week.
• See the directions and assignments the same way the student sees them.
• Keep up on due dates for assignments in the Canvas Calendar.
• See the grades given on assignments and an overall grade for the course.
• Easy way to contact the classroom teacher with any questions or concerns.

 

What will I see in the Parent App?

	All Your Students in One Place Setup your account and connect all your students in one place to quickly and easily check on their progress and grade in each class. Click on each name to get a quick view of the current grade for all of their classes. Click on one of the courses to see more details about that specific class.
All Assignments Listed Clicking on a course will show you all the assignments that have been given.  You can see the due date, if the assignment has been graded, and if the assignment was submitted by the student.  Some assignments may be paper and pencil and will not be submitted through Canvas, so don’t be alarmed if they all don’t say “Submitted”. You can click on the blue circle with the speech block to contact the teacher of the course through Canvas. Click on an assignment to see more specifics about the assignment itself.
	Assignments Specifics By clicking on one of the assignments, you can see more details of the assignment. In this example, we can see the points for the assignment were 10,  and the student submitted the assignment on time before the August 25th due date. We can also see the specific directions for the assignment provided by the teacher. The “Remind Me” can be turned on to give you an alert about this assignment, allowing you to help remind your student about this specific assignment.
Front Page of the Course Back on the main page, you can click from “Grades” to “Front Page”.  This shows you what the student sees as the front page of the course.  Teachers provide general information about the course here. Continue to scroll down this page, and you should find the “Week at a Glance”
	Week at a Glance The Week at a Glance will show you everything set to happen that week in the course.  You can also scroll back to previous weeks to see what happened previously in the class. This is designed to help students know what to expect each day in class as well as provide a great way to keep up with the course during absences.

 

 

 

How do I get the Canvas Parent App?
There are two main parts to getting the App to work for you.  The first part is done with your student to get an Observer code.  The second main part is done on the parent device.  The students' and parents' steps are listed below.  If you have a student in grades 2-5, you will get the pairing code from your classroom teacher, so you can skip to the "Parent Steps" below.

Student Steps Grades 6-12
Step 1 - Your student should log in to their Canvas account on their Chromebook.
Step 2 - Once logged in, they should click the “Account” button

Step 3 - Click “Settings”
Step 4 - In the right menu, click the “Pair with Observer” button
Step 5 - A window will open with a code. Write this code down (it is case sensitive)
Note - for grades 2-5, this code will be sent home since students do not bring home their Chromebooks.  

Parent Steps
Step 1 - Parents should download the Canvas Parent App on their phone.  Note - Canvas offers several apps. The app for parents has a blue icon, like the picture below.  Red is the student app, and purple is for teachers.  Be sure to download the correct app.

Step 2 - Open the app and click the “Find School” button.

Step 3 - On the “What’s your school’s name?” screen, type “Green Local”.  You will see two choices.  Click “Green Local Schools - Parents”.

Step 4 - The Canvas login screen will appear.  Click “Create Account”

Step 5 - The Parent Signup screen will appear.  You should complete the entire form.  The “Student Pairing Code” was what you wrote down from step 5 in the Student Steps.  Remember this code is case sensitive, so be sure to type it exactly as shown on the student's Chromebook. Green Local School Employees must use a different email than their school email.
Step 6 - Click Start Participating

To add another student to the App
Step 1 - Next, the student should repeat the student steps from above
Step 2 - On the parent app, click the “Add Student” button
Step 2 - Choose “Pairing Code”
Step 3 - Type in the pairing code from the student's Chromebook (case sensitive)
Step 4 - Click “Add”
Repeat this for all of your students.

 

Do I have to do this every year?
No - each year, your account will be updated on the first day of school with your student's new classes.  You don’t have to do any setup.

 

More Canvas Information

Full Canvas Parent Guide

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