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Available Canvas Functions for Parents, Students and Teachers

Updated at September 29th, 2022

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Summary

Canvas provides different functions for different user types. This article highlights user-specific actions that can be made by parents, students and teachers in Canvas.

 

User Types

Parents

  • See all of their children in the same account
  • See the classes, calendars, grades and feedback for each child
  • See all of the contact information for each of their child's teachers

 

Students

  • See all of their courses and calendars on the same dashboard with one login
  • Upload various media that demonstrates understanding and learning
  • Participate in online discussions

 

Teachers

  • Add important dates and due dates to the course calendar
  • Send class announcements
  • Deliver instructions in a variety of formats, including:
    • Text
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Image
    • Links to external websites and digital resources
  • Assign and moderate online discussions between students in the course
  • Assign work with both print and digital products
  • Create and assign quizzes and tests with a wide variety of interactive response formats
  • Assess student work and provide feedback in a variety of formats, including:
    • Text
    • Annotation
    • Audio
    • Video
  • Grade assignments that sync with the official LISD Gradebook in Skyward
  • Communicate with students and parents via the Canvas message system
    • Not linked to student or teacher LISD email

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