In Canvas, parents will be enrolled as an Observer in their child’s/children’s course(s).
What can Parents do in a Canvas course?
In Canvas, parents will have limited permission that will allow them to see what is going on in the course without interrupting the flow of daily course communication. Parents will not be able to submit work on behalf of their children, but they can view their grades, and upcoming Assignments. They will also be able to read Announcements, view the course Calendar, and see some interaction in the course.
How do I sign up for a Canvas account as a Parent?
In order for a parent Canvas account to be created, you have to create a Parent Access Center (PAC) account using the primary email on the student's record. The user email for the PAC account and the primary email on the student’s record have to match. Once the PAC account is created, it will take 24-48 hours for a Canvas account to be created. The log in for the Canvas account will be the same user email and password that you will use for Parent Access Center. https://pac.conroeisd.net/
Please contact your child’s school with any Parent Access Center account questions.
Where do I go to log in?
Visit our Canvas website at: https://conroeisd.instructure.com
Or, go to CISD’s main website at: http://www.conroeisd.net
Click on the “Parents/Students” link and then click on “Canvas” which is listed under “Resources for Parents”
The Canvas login screen will display as seen below.
User Login: Enter the primary email address that you provided to the school that same email address should be your user email for logging in to Parent Access Center.
Password: Use the same password that you use for your Parent Access Account
(passwords for Canvas are case sensitive).
Select Log In.
You are now logged in to Canvas and viewing your Observer Dashboard:
Observers who are linked to multiple students can filter their dashboard view by student. You can select which student’s dashboard you want to view by using the Student Drop-down Menu to switch between children.
Observers will not be able to select multiple students at the same time. Only one student can be selected and viewed at any given time.
Observers are not able to add students using +Add Student. Conroe ISD does not use pairing codes.
If an observer is missing a student from the Student Drop-down Menu, they need to contact the student’s campus. In order for a Canvas account to be created for the parent/guardian, the primary email for the parent/guardian on the student’s record and the Parent Access Center account email for the parent/guardian must match.
CISD employee emails (@conroeisd.net) cannot be used for PAC or parent/guardian primary contact email to gain access to parent Canvas accounts.
How do I set my Notification Preferences?
Click on Account to access user settings. Select Settings from the available options.
Ways to Contact will display on the right. Your Parent Access Center user email will display here. However, you can add an additional email address if you wish, by selecting the +Email Address option. Enter the email address and select Register Email.
Now select Account, then Notifications.
You can view and set notification preferences for your account or for individual courses. Notifications set at the individual course level will override any account level notifications. You can also toggle on Show name of observed students in notifications if you observe more than one child. This will add the student’s names to each notification so you know who it is for.
Click on the notification icon for each course activity to set the frequency for each notification. Your choices are Notify immediately, Daily summary, Weekly summary and Notifications off.
Daily summary notifications will be delivered around 6pm. Weekly summary notifications will be delivered Saturdays between 7pm and 9pm.
Click on “Courses” to see a list of available courses in which your child is scheduled.
Select any of the courses listed to be able to view the content of that course.
Example:
Language Arts 404 is a course tied to my fourth grade child
Biology B 1 is tied to my high school sophom*ore
NOTE: You will only be able to view courses that have been published (made available) by the teacher. If a course is not listed, then that course has not been published yet.
Calendar
The calendar will give you an overview of what is going on in each course. You will be able to see assignments, quizzes, and events that have been posted by the teacher(s).
Click on “Calendar” from the global navigation menu.
Everything on the calendar is color coordinated. You will be able to see all of the courses listed under “Calendars”. As long as the course is selected, you will be able to see all of the data for that course on the calendar:
NOTE: You can only select ten (10) courses at a time to view on the calendar.
If you click on any of the items on the calendar, you will be able to see more details:
You can customize the color for each course by clicking on the three dots next to the course name. This can be done in Calendar view or from the Dashboard.
Just select the color from the color choices, then click “Apply”.
The new color that you chose will now be associated with that course.
