Canvas
How do I login as an observer (parent)?
00:07: How do I log into canvas as an observer? 00:10: In a browser window. Enter your school's canvas URL EG 00:14: School named Dot instructure.com. 00:18: You can access canvas through an institution specific canvas URL. 00:23: Canvas URLs use one of the following structures, your students institutions 00:27: named instructure.com or canvas, your students institutions 00:32: named dot EDU. Some institutions may also allow 00:36: access to Canvas via an institution-specific authentication system 00:40: which redirects to Canvas such as a school Portal or website. 00:45: After locating, your students institutions canvas URL, you can log 00:49: into your canvas account. To log in enter your credentials 00:53: or login information, which may display as your email address, username 00:58: or login ID and password. Then click the login 01:02: link. 01:04: Alternatively, you can navigate to your students, institutions, canvas instance, 01:08: and log into the canvas parent app by scanning, your canvas profile, QR 01:12: code from canvas web. 01:15: This guide covered how to log into canvas as an observer.
How do I know if my student has submitted an assignment?
00:07: How do I know if my student has submitted an assignment as an observer, 00:11: In course, navigation, click the grades link. 00:15: Click the assignment name. 00:18: The submission Details page displays a submission confirmation which includes 00:22: the date and time the student submitted the assignment. 00:26: This guide covered how to know if a student has submitted an assignment as an observer,
How do I view my student's grades in a current course?
00:07: How do I view my students grades in a current course? 00:10: In global navigation, click the courses link, then click the name 00:14: of the course. 00:17: In course, navigation, click the grades link. 00:21: From the grades page, you can select the course for which you want to view grades. 00:25: By default grades are sorted chronologically by assignment due 00:29: date in the arranged by menu. You can also sort by module assignment 00:33: name or assignment group. To see the specified grades, 00:37: click the apply button assignments, that are not part of a module will 00:41: be shown at the end of the assignments list in alphabetical order. 00:45: However, if modules are assignment groups aren't used in your students course, 00:49: they won't be included as sorting options. 00:53: You can view the name of the assignment, the assignment due date, the assignment 00:57: submission date, the assignment status, the score, your student earned 01:02: and the total point value of the assignment. 01:05: You may also be able to view whether the assignment includes scoring details, comments 01:09: or rubrics. 01:12: You may see various great icons in the score column indicating the type of assignment. 01:16: Your student submitted These assignments have not been graded by your students 01:20: teacher. Once the assignment is graded, the icon will be replaced 01:24: by your students score 01:27: To print your students grades, click the print grades button. 01:32: If grading periods are enabled in your students course, you can view your students 01:36: grades. According to grading, period. By default the grades page 01:40: displays the current grading period. If an assignment does not include a 01:44: due date it displays as a part of the last grading, period. 01:47: To view grades for another course. Click the course drop down menu. 01:52: To see the specified grading, period, and course, click the apply button. 01:58: Your students teacher May enforce an automatic late policy in the course, Any 02:03: assignments that are submitted after the due date or marked as late. 02:06: The late policy automatically deducts a percentage of the grade from the total 02:10: score. Late assignments, display the late icon in the status column 02:15: of the grades page. To view submission details for a late assignment. 02:19: Click the submission name. 02:22: The submission Details page displays your students grade, the amount, deducted 02:26: for the late penalty and the final grade. 02:30: If there are comments in your assignment, the assignment displays a comment icon, 02:35: To view comments. Click the icon comments will be organized chronologically 02:39: to close comments. 02:41: Click the close link. 02:44: An assignment may also include a rubric icon, which means the assignment included, 02:48: a rubric for grading purposes. To view your results, click 02:52: the icon view, your students score, based on the rubric, to 02:56: close the rubric click, the close rubric link. 03:00: The grades page will list the assignment groups, included in your course. 03:04: Assignment groups allow instructors to organize assignments, discussions 03:09: and quizzes into groups and apply specific grading rules or weights to those 03:13: groups. You can view the percentage score for each group in the points. 03:17: You've earned versus the total points possible 03:21: The great summary shows your students total grade and allows you to show or hide 03:25: all scoring details, comments and rubrics shown in the grades 03:29: page. Depending on the grade calculation for your students course, your 03:33: students total grade May display as a point value, or as a percentage, 03:39: The current grade is calculated by adding up the graded assignments, according to their 03:43: weight, in the course, grading scheme, This grade is calculated with the 03:47: calculate based only on graded assignments, checkbox selected in the sidebar. 03:52: The total grade is calculated by adding all the assignments, according to their weight, 03:56: in the course, grading scheme, both graded and ungraded, assignments, To 04:01: view the total grade deselect, the sidebar check box. 04:04: The grade at the top of the sidebar, reflects your student's total grade. 04:09: The sidebar shows, the information about how your students grades are calculated. 04:14: If your students assignment groups are weighted, the sidebar will show the breakdown of 04:18: weighted assignment groups. Assignment groups will always display 04:22: as a percentage. If your students teacher allows you to view total grades, 04:26: you can see a breakdown in the points. 04:28: Your student has earned versus the total points possible 04:33: If your students course does not use assignment groups, your students total grade 04:37: can be displayed in points per percentage. 04:40: If your students total grade is displayed in points, you can view your students 04:44: overall grade percentage. Again, your students teacher May 04:48: restrict you from viewing, your students total grade. 04:52: If your students institution restricts viewing quantitative data, your 04:56: students total grade is displayed using a grading scheme, usually letter grades. 05:01: Again, your students instructor May restrict you from viewing, your students total 05:05: grade. 05:07: If you are observing a student in multiple courses, you can use the course drop-down 05:11: menu to view grades, in other courses. If your students grades 05:15: page shows assignments and learning Mastery headings, you can also view your students 05:19: standards-based scores in the learning Mastery link. 05:24: This guide covered how to view my students grades in a current course.