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How do I set Canvas so that an observer of a student gets an email notification that I have sent back assessed work back to a student and an also in the email get a link to that students assessed work in canvas??
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Hi William -
This is completely up to the individual observers. You can encourage them to enable notifications for graded items, for sure! Families can then set up the frequency of the notifications and where they receive them.
How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as an observer?
How do I manage notifications for a single course as an observer?
The Canvas Parent app will also help communicate with families.
How do I set alerts for a student in the Canvas Parent app on my iOS device?
How do I view alerts in the Canvas Parent app on my iOS device?
Hi William -
This is completely up to the individual observers. You can encourage them to enable notifications for graded items, for sure! Families can then set up the frequency of the notifications and where they receive them.
How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as an observer?
How do I manage notifications for a single course as an observer?
The Canvas Parent app will also help communicate with families.
How do I set alerts for a student in the Canvas Parent app on my iOS device?
How do I view alerts in the Canvas Parent app on my iOS device?
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