Canvas Parent App

 

Canvas provides a parent app to help monitor your students work.  

**Please note that when viewing the calendar in the parent app, it is not always up to date as to whether the student has submitted the assignment.**

How to set up the Canvas Parent App

• Obtain a Pairing Code
  • Have your student log into their account online and go to Account-> Settings
• • Click "Pair With Observer" 
• • This will give you the code needed during the Parent App setup
  
  App Setup
• • On your phone, go to the app store
• • Search for "Canvas Parent" and download the App
• • The app will first ask you to find your school
• • Search for "Coatesville" and choose the Parent/Guardian option
• • Click on "Create Account"
• • Enter your personal information in the fields provided
• • For "Student Pairing Code" enter the code you received from your childs account
  
  Adding Additional Children
• • Have the next child obtain a pairing code from their own account, following the procedure above
• • In the parent app, go to "Manage Students" and hit the "+" to enter the next child's pairing code

Below is a video showing how to set up the Canvas Parent App

Set up Alerts

• • In the parent account, click the 3 bars in the upper left
• • Choose Manage Students
• • Click on a child's name
• • Here you can set up alerts.  For example, when a class grade or assignment is below a certain percentage, or when an assignment is missing.