If you signed up for a Canvas account as a parent, you can add students to observe within the same institution. Additionally, if an institution created an observer account linked to a student for you, you can add students to observe.
To link yourself to a student, you will need to enter a student-specific pairing code. Pairing codes are case sensitive and are valid for seven days. Students can generate pairing codes from their User Settings. Depending on institution permissions, admins and instructors may also be able to generate pairing codes. For more information on pairing codes, view the Pairing Codes - Frequently Asked Questions PDF.
You can also remove observed students from the Observing page.
Notes:
- You cannot add students whose accounts are not within your same institution (Canvas URL). To observe students in another institution, you must sign up for an account using that institution's Canvas URL.
- If you are not able to access all of a student's courses, the option to link to additional students is not available to you.
Open Account Settings
In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Settings link [2].
Open Observing
In User Navigation, click the Observing link.
Add Student
Type the pairing code in the Student Pairing Code field [1] and click the Add Student button [2].
View Student
View the paired student.
Remove Student
To stop observing a student, click the Remove link.
Confirm Removal
To confirm you want to remove the student from your observer list, click the OK button.
