Canvas & Family Access Information for Secondary
On September 21, 2022 the Cultural and Family Partnerships team hosted the "Canvas for Parents and Family Access for Secondary Families" event.
This information session is designed to help families learn how to set up the parent account, change language setting, organize your dashboard and provide various tips on using Canvas for Parents. Families will also learn how to use Family Access to access report cards, attendance and other information.
Presentation Transcripts
English- Canvas
Canvas for Parents
Click here for PPT link
Presented by Family Partnership Equity Team and Education Technology, TLS Issaquah School District
Canvas for Parent or Guardian
Course navigation may vary by class, you may be able to see the following:
- Read course announcements
- See the course assignments page
- Preview course documents
- View the course syllabus
- See course outcomes (learning standards)
- View the course calendar
- Examine their student’s grades
- Access their student’s conversations (course messaging)
- Communicate with the teacher using Inbox
Website link for Canvas for Parents
- Go to https://issaquah.instructure.com/login/canvas
- On ISD website on Home page
- –> Click on Student Portal
- –> Click on Secondary Grades 6-12
- –> Click on left side Parent Login to Canvas
Troubleshooting
- Make sure you are at the Issaquah site for Canvas.
- If you do not receive the password or password reset, please check junk mail.
- Check Family Access to make sure your email you are using is the one listed (Family 1 or Family 2)
- Email ISDEdTechHelp@issaquah.wednet.edu
- For troubleshooting help visit: Canvas (Grades 6-12) - Issaquah School District 411 (isd411.org)
Screenshot of Canvas Website link for Parents
Canvas for Students
Through Canvas, students will be able to
- Access teacher information, course syllabus and class expectations
- Participate in live stream lessons
- View recordings of instructional videos (dependent on teacher)
- Locate and access course assignment information and instructions to complete and turn in assignments
- View a single calendar with due dates and for all classes
Parents should log in as themselves and not the child since logging in as a child violates confidentiality and privacy policies.
If student needs help, they should ask their teacher and then the school librarian for help with their Canvas account.
Parents or Guardians cannot
- Submit assignments
- Read course discussions
- Take quizzes
- Join course groups
- Send messages to students
- See course rosters
- See unpublished courses
Parents looing into Issaquah Canvas for Parents
- Username: Input email associated with you in Skyward as your username.
- First time logging in? Click "Forgot Password" follow instructions in password reset email
- Pop up box will appear stating - Your password recovery was sent to _____________. Please check you spam. It may take up to 30 minutes.
- Check email and use link to create a password to set up your account.
- Go back to https://issaquah.instructure.com/login/canvas and log in
- Suggestion – Save password on computer or click on “Stay signed in” on website for easy access on a secured computer.
- Suggestion: make sure all emails from notifications@instructure.com as marked as safe emails and don't go to your Spam/Junk folder.
- Gmail user issues - Course Modules: Canvas 101 for Parents & Guardians (instructure.com)
Screenshot of Parents Logging into Issaquah Canvas for Parents
Dashboard
See drop down menu if have multiple children in the school district, grades 6-12 only.
----> This also includes General School information (see IHS School Commons 9-12 YR) - which is not an actual class. All student have this as part of their Dashboard.
Screenshot of Dashboard
Organizing your Dashboard - Tips and Tricks
- Use Toggle to view each secondary student's Dashboard
- Using the three dots on the top right side of the tile/card parents can also:
- Color code course (optional and specific to user's preference)
- Rename the courses – ie. use nicknames
Screenshot of Changing your Notification Preferences
Screenshot of Course Notification Settings
Tips for Notifications
- Add multiple e-mails (example yahoo vs Gmail account will get notifications also)
- Add phone numbers for text for notifications for specific type of notifications (each number can have own notifications – personal accounts)
- Daily summary (one email with all the changes for the day, example grading summary)
- Weekly summary (example get summary on Sundays for assignments)
- Daily for specific notifications (Inbox message if not going to email also)
- Daily notification email from notification@instructure.com sent around 6 pm daily
- Parent preference – parent going into Canvas or Canvas notifications all coming to parent
Screenshot of Managing Notification Tips - Daily versus immediately
Notifications for individual courses can be changed within each course (ie. keeping an eye on math grade)
Screenshot of Inbox (Conversations)
Parent use of inbox will depend on preference setting
If notification are sent to your email, then parents don' need to setup or use inbox
Best way to communicate with teachers is through email especially if including others in email or including attachments.
Screenshot of Calendar - Month view
Screenshot of Calendar - Agenda view
Course Navigation Bar - common links
Each teacher determines what links are available on the Course Navigation Bar found next to the main Canvas Navigation Bar. The Navigation bars may be different for each teacher.
Here are some common links found on the Navigation bar.
- Announcements: Important information from the teacher that doesn’t go into the modules.
- Modules: Gateway to the learning content such as assignments, assessments (quizzes/tests), academic resources and other helpful resources for students.
- Assignments: Assignments list and description
- Discussions: Only available to students. Students would access class discussions
- Syllabus: Course policies, grading information, curriculum information, classroom management and policies.
- Assessments/Quizzes
- Grades: Feedback and communication from teacher regarding academic progress, Skyward/Family Access will reflect the final grade
- People: Only in Student Canvas interface – List of classmates
- Other Apps that will be used in the class may be linked here also
- Office 365
- Flipgrid
Course Organization
- Another way to see the course list
- Starting to organize courses
- Easier to navigate since you don't have to go back to dashboard
Features on the Navigation Bar
- Navigating a course
- Modules
- Home page
- Syllabus
- Assignments
Screenshot of Course Organization
Screenshot of Grades
- Access in from the dashboard for an overview of grades
- For high school, be sure you are looking at All Grading Periods not just Quarter 2 (only relevant in Quarter 2)
- Course access for more detail to grades such as:
- missing assignments
- late assignments
- scores
- total grade
- weighted groups (grading categories)
- how to calculate grade
- Feedback to student from teacher
Screenshot of Inbox - Students can use inbox to communicate with teachers (sometimes easier since shows drop down menu with teacher names and email addresses.)
Canvas Mobile App
- Use QR code from the computer login
- Limited – can see Grades and Front Page for each class
- Can set alerts for grades and assignments
- Inbox access
Screenshot of Canvas Mobile App
Steps to Download Canvas Mobile App
- Go to your App Store - iPhone or Android
- Look for Canvas Parent and download it on your phone
- Look for this icon on your phone
- & 5. Click to find school and type Issaquah School District
Screenshot of how to download Canvas Mobile App
Screenshot of Log In Screen
Log In Screen
- Make sure it says Issaquah.instructure.com
- Use same Username or password
- Can reset password if necessary. Click on “Forgot Password”
<---- Password reset
<---- Check email for reset link
Landing Page for Canvas Parents
Inbox - shows messages from teachers ------->
Quick glance of assignments due that day is shown in calendar feature.
Screenshot of Landing Page for Canvas Parents
Screenshot of Setting Alerts on Mobile App
Setting Alerts on Mobile App
- Can set percentage for alert
- Example 70%
- Suggestion:
- Turn on alert for
- Assignment missing
- Course announcement
- Institution announcement
- Turn on alert for
ISD Support for Canvas and Family Access
Issue or problem
(beyond password reset directions online) Contact email address or number
Student Access Registrar
Family Access School Registrar
Canvas for Students Ask teacher or school librarian. They may refer you to the Ed Tech person at school.
Canvas for Parents ISDEdTechHelp@issaquah.wednet.edu
School laptop hardware and login issues IT person at each building
(including charging cables issue)
School apps (secondary) - Classlink, Xello Teacher where issue is encountered
Clever for parents ISDEdTechHelp@issaquah.wednet.edu
Clever for students Classroom teacher
Resources on ISD website
Parent login site: https://Issaquah.instructure.com
Videos for parent support
Screenshot of Resource in Canvas Platform: Help Tab
English - Family Access
Family Access Information Session
Click here for PPT link
Presented by Family Partnership Equity Team and Education Technology, TLS Issaquah School District
Screenshot of Family Access Link
Go to Portals - Family Access (top right)
Available on all school websites and district website
Screenshot of Family Access link
Web link to Family Access
Family Access – families have access to all students in family.
Student Access – students can only see their information such as grades, attendance, test scores. Only students in grades 6-12 have Student Access.
Screenshot of Log in to Family Access
Logging Into Family Access
- Make sure on Issaquah Skyward (don’t Google this site, site is school specific)
- Username are the first five letters of last name followed by first three letters of first name plus three numbers.
- Examples:J
- John Garcia GARCIJOH000 or GARCIJOH002
- Jo Lee LEE JO 000 or LEE JO 001 (leave spaces if your first or last name shorter – two spaces after LEE and one space after JO)
- Examples:J
- Use Forgot your Login/Password feature – email will be sent to your email address as it appears in Family Access
- If you do not get the password retrieval email (after checking your junk mail), please contact your school’s registrar.
- School registrar’s contact listed under Staff on school’s website.
Screenshot of Logging Into Family Access
Screenshot of Home Page
Screenshot of Calendar
- Calendar feature can be used to find end of grading periods, no school days and absences.
- Show absences or tardies of students
Gradebook
For High School Students
Grades will only be posted in gradebook at the end of Quarter 1 and Semester 1 (after Jan 27th) and again at the end of Quarter 3 and Semester 2 (end of school year).
Check grades on Canvas. Canvas is the gradebook staff uses to communicate with students and parents.
Only Semester grades will appear on final transcript for students.
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For Middle School Students:
Grades will be posted at the end of each trimester grading period.
Canvas is the primary method for parents to check daily/weekly grades.
Grades do not appear on school transcript.
Screenshot of Gradebook
Screenshot of High School Grading
*Dates may be subject to change due to weather or other emergency related school closure.
Screenshot of High School Class Grades
Screenshot of Middle School Grading Period
Final Trimester grades will be posted in Skyward a week after the last day of the Trimester.
Screenshot of Middle School Class Grades
Attendance
- Can see all ISD children’s attendance history.
- Provides information by class period.
- Includes reason for absence – can call school if unexcused or to check absences.
Student Information
- Location for student ID number, school issued email address
- Counselor name and email address
- Principal and Assistant principal name and email address
- Can check again (specially for emergency or pick up needs) emergency contact information.
- Please contact your school registrar if any information on this page is inaccurate. Link on top of Family Access pages.
Screenshot of Student Information
Screenshot of Student Schedule
See all your children’s class schedule for the year.
Can see classes they will have next trimester or Semester.
Show time and room number of class.
Screenshot of Test Scores
SBA scores and other standardized tests or district used assessments are posted.
Screenshot of Educational Milestones
- Only for middle and high school students.
- Any milestone achieved and if it was a graduation requirement.
- Note – Northwest studies is a graduation milestone usually taken in 7th grade.
Screenshot of Graduation Requirements
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Tab for high school students only.
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Great place to check if students are on track to graduate.
Portfolio
- All report cards posted on this page.
- Note – this year only quarter and semester grades for high school.
- Note – only trimester grades for middle school.
- Can find lunch balance and lunch number if needed.
Screenshot of Portfolio
Screenshot of Health Information
- Immunization dates
