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What is Canvas?
Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) that allows teachers to provide instructional support, class calendars,
assignments and resources for students in a safe online environment. For traditional face to face classes, Canvas is an
integral part of sharing blended classroom instruction. All Canvas courses are developed by Katy ISD and are aligned to
the Katy ISD Curriculum including the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
What is an Observer role in Canvas?
Observers have limited permissions that allow them to see what is going on in a course and a calendar of assignments.
Like students, Observers cannot view a course until it is published and the course has started. For assistance with
Assignments, Test Dates, Quizzes, or other Canvas course content, please contact your child's teacher.
What can Parents view in Canvas?Below are the features available to Parents. Please note that not all courses use all features.
• Set your Notifications• View the Dashboard
• View the course Syllabus• View prompts but not participate in Discussions• View but not submit Assignments• Preview and download some Files• View the Modules Page• View Canvas Grades
• View the Calendar• Communicate with the teacher
How will Parents access Canvas?
• The link to the Canvas Iogin is located at http://katyisd.instructure.com. Please remember to bookmark the
Canvas Iogin website for future quick and easy access.• Your usemame and password are the same as your Home Access Center (HAC) account. For information on the
HAC, visit tinvurl.com/KatyHAC• If you are experiencing trouble with your HAC Iogin or password, please contact your home campus attendance
clerk.
• Parents should not use their student's Iogin credentials.
• There is an app in Google Play and the App Store for tablets and smartphones. Windows devices use the browser.
How can I learn more about being an Observer in Canvas?
Please scan the QR codes or visit the links below.
Canvas App -http://tinyurl.com/KatyCanvasApp Parent Observer Role - http:lltinyurl.comlkatyparentcanvas
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To Iogin to Canvas, visit https://katyisd.instructure.com.
Your username and password are the same as your Home Access Center (HAC) account
username and password.
Any 6-digit passwords will be asked to create an 8-digit password to comply with Canvassafety standards.
Canvas HelpIf you are experiencing trouble with your HAC Iogin or password, please contact your home
campus.
o.gÿ For assistance with Assignments, Test Dates, Quizzes, or other Canvas course content,• ÿ;:ÿ" please contact your child's teacher.
How does a parent observer set notifications in Canvas?
1. Click on Account in the bottom left of Global Navigation bar.
2. Click on Settings ÿccount
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Click Add Email Address to add your preferredemailaddress for notifications.Click Add Contact Method to add another method ofnotification.Note: Do not add a Katy ISD student email addresshere.
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5. Canvas will ask you to verify your additional contact methods.6. Once they have been verified, a checkmark will appear next to the method type.
7. You can delete additional contact methods at any time by clicking the trash icon.
Edit Contact Methods
Ways to Contact
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8. You can view and set notification preferences within a course. In the user navigation menu,
click the Notifications link.
View Notification Preferences
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IP •o.+gÿ. The Notifications Preference page will display all of the contact methods created across the
:ÿ'ÿ top of the page. You can specify how you want to be notified for each contact method.II
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How does a parent observer navigate Canvas?
View the Dashboard:The observer can view the following items on the Dashboard:• List of all of your child's courses
• Any Announcements or Discussions posted
• To Do list, Coming Up items, and Recent Feedback
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View a Canvas Course:
To locate and enter a course, you can access the course 2 different ways fromthe Navigational bar.
1. Click on Dashboard, select your course from the main dashboard area.
2. Click on Courses, and a full listing of courses will appear- click on thecourse you wish toenter.
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View Discussions:
1. Click on the Discussions link in the left menu.
• • An Observer can view the Discussion prompts,o..:,ÿ,ÿ" but cannot participate in Discussions norview
replies.
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View Assignments:1. Click on the Assignments Link in the left
menu.
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Assignments
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Syllabus
Quizzes
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Preview and Download Files:Click on Files in the left menu (if available).i. You will see two columns appear. One column shows you the file hierarchy.
2. The other column makes it easy for you to preview and download coursefiles.3. Note that the Instructor for this course has locked one of the folders. You will not be able
to access the contents of locked folders or files.
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, Click an unlocked folder from the left-handside to open its contents in the preview
pane on the right-hand side.
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6. Now you can click the file name to see it previewed on the right-hand side•
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View the Modules Page:Modules are the organization of content within a course.
1. Click on the Modules link in the left menu.2. If you don't see the navigational bar, click on the three lines at the top of the course•
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3. Click on any linked item in the modules to see more details.
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View My Child's Canvas Grades:The grades in Canvas do not reflect your child's official Katy ISD grades for their course.Official grades are displaying the Home Access Center(HAC).
1. Click on the Grades link on the navigation bar from within the course.
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• ÿ Grades are sorted chronologically by assignment due date, followed by assignments withO.g--• ÿ:.ÿiP no due dates.
There are six different views within Grades (refer to the image below):1. Name of the assignment
2. Assignment due date
3. Score earned
4. Total point value of the assignment
5. Icons for any assignment details
6. Icon in the score column (Once the teacher has graded the assignment, the icon will bereplaced by the score.)
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View a RubricSome teachers may choose to grade an assignment using arubric.
1. View the results on the scoring rubric by clicking the Rubric icon.
2. View your score based on the rubric.
3. To close the rubric, click the Close Rubric link.
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View the Canvas Calendar:1. Click on Calendar in the top navigation
bar.
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assignments and events will be differentiated by iconsand by the personal, course, or group calendarcolor.
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Add the Canvas Calendar to Your Personal CalendarThese directions will show you how to subscribe to the Calendar Feed using Outlook 2013onyour desktop. If you have an earlier version of Outlook, these steps may differ. You can alsosubscribe using Google Calendar and iCal.
1. Open the Canvas Calendar.
Calendar
, Locate the CalendarFeed link to subscribeto a feed.
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3. Copy the calendarfeed link.
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Copy the link belo,,'ÿ andÿaste it into an',,' Calendar
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4. Open Outlook and click on the Calendar icon.5. Right click on Other Calendars.6. Hover your mouse over Add Calendar and click From Internet.
7. Paste the calendar feed link from Canvas in the calendar subscription field then click theOK button.
8. Confirm that you want to add the internet calendar to Outlook and subscribe to updates
by clicking the Yes button. Click the Advanced button to configure the calendaroptions.
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