[ARCHIVED] Adding a parent to a course

[vvanmatre]

Can I as a teacher add a parent to a course or does the parent need to do this? If I can - how do I do it?

[nwilson7]

Hello  @vvanmatre ‌, hope you are surviving in the new online teaching world!  Yes you can add a parent as an observer, assuming your institution allows this.  If they have it turned on, a student normally does this by initiating a "join code" and sharing that with their parent.  Here is the documentation on observers:

What is the Observer role? 

Here is how a student can initiate it:

https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-15036-4212938128 

Hope this helps and stay healthy!

Nick

[KristinL]

Hi! In addition to what Nick shared, this lesson will help your families get started: How do I sign up for a Canvas account as a parent?‌