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We create the observer accounts and the following the csv format requirements here SIS Import Format Documentation - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation  We made their usernames their email addresses and their passwords the phone numbers we had on file for them.   They can change that once they login.    We upload two files-  Users.csv- which creates an account for them and user_observers.csv   which we use to connect their children to them We are a PowerSchool district and the the student_id field Canvas uses is actually our students PowerSchool internal id number whiich makes the process a bit more painful. It does work- but not simple to manage.   If a parent comes to me for an account or to add a child, it takes us quite a few steps to create their account.  I've expressed my disappoint in Canvas several time for not making the obsever accounts easier to manage.   They seem to think the pair code is the solution.   It's several individual steps that we have to 'act like user' the parent to make that work. ... View more

This feature needs to be added for teachers and admins! ... View more

I agree this really needs to be addressed and resolved.   I've been dealing with this for close to two years and have 6000 parents frustrated at me for not getting this fixed. The icying on the cake is to make the parent app require a separate user account and the only way to connect to their children is to get their children's networks usernames and passwords.. ... View more

 We have the same issue at my school district.   To add to the confusion, when our parents get notifications it redirects them to the wrong login page.   It's very frustrating for our parents. ... View more

We authenticate our users through their network account -(AD) which is their name.  In lower primary grades our teachers sometimes have students use the same password, ex. room12.   With Canvas using LTI tools and Clever, we are then able to have them use different apps right in Canvas without them having to login to the other apps.  This works very well for younger students. ... View more

Hi Kristin, I'm curious how you create the parent account through the SIS import.   What SIS do you use?  We'd love to do it that method.   We create our own spreadsheet with parents emails from our SIS to create the accounts and upload it into Canvas.   We create a secondary upload connecting students to the observer accounts. ... View more

One of our school uses letter grades and it would be nice if the grade book actually let a letter grade be just that ... View more

Thank you this helps.  I wish it could be done for the dashboard to.  I wish Canvas engineers realize how frustrating it is for us to be tech directors and Canvas have a parent app that requires a different account setup than a parent account.   Canvas should realize in the K-12 learning space parents are important members.  Logging in as a parent with multiple children is a chaotic and they've done nothing to fix it. Linda ... View more

We do the same thing -put each school into its own sub-account and then just make the principal an admin of that sub-account. Then they can see all the courses for their school.   We give guidance counselors the same rights to make announcements and masquerade  as students.  We also create sub-accounts for department curriculum associates in each school. Linda ... View more

Thanks for sharing.  i was directing my staff to go to a Da Button Factory: website button maker.   You're seems simpler for them to do Linda ... View more

Can't wait to try it- my parents have been upset about it since we rolled it out to them in Sept.  Linda ... View more

Thank you for pulling these resources together.   I am planning to share it with my teachers. Linda ... View more

We launched in Sept of this year.  It was smooth transition with staff and student- single sign feature was a great benefit.  Parent's are another matter- becayuse we do single sing on we have parents going to a different website to log in.  I'm told if they use the app they need to manually enter each child by getting their username and password from them,.   Parents of multiple students are viewing a big unorganized mess in their dashboard.   Canvas really need to focus on providing a smooth transition for our parents and allow districts to create accounts for them that can be used in their app.   To not have parents view the dashbaord organized by child is a huge oversight on instructures part. Linda ... View more

Our teacher love the speed grader, especially with rubics.   The problem they are experiencing is that when they post grades to PowerSchool they are showing me that they are not going into the correct categories in the PowerSchool gradebook. This is a problem for teachers whose labs are worth 25% and test worth 50% and their lab assignments are showing up in PowerSchool as tests.   I've sat with them and checked and double checked that they have the identical categories in PowerSchool with the identical percentages.   With our PowerSchool Parent Portal open this sync is now displaying incorrect quarter grades. Is anyone else experiencing this? ... View more

Thank you for publishing this document.   I am planning to share it with my staff.   I think it is very helpful in showing them how to integrate Google docs with Canvas. ... View more

We just started with our Canvas integration this year and our teachers are experiencing the uncheck to post to SIS after they post an assignment.   They are becoming frustrated over this. Linda ... View more

I agree in a K-12 district.   It is important for us to have a consistent way to communicate with students through a district email account.   I don't mind if students add a secondary one either.   I don't want them deleting their district one Linda ... View more

Would love that, too.   ... View more

Adam, Thanks for sharing this is helpful to give those who still like a printed instruction sheet. Linda ... View more

Mike, The problem with that script is your student photos need to be placed in a location that is publicly accessible,  I have an issue with posted our student photos with a some form of identifier on a public website.   I find it very disappointing that this feature is left out in Canvas.  Linda ... View more