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Becoming a Canvas Observer 
Parents no longer need to manually sign up as a Canvas Observer.  


Observer accounts will now be automatically generated based on information entered into Genesis.  Parents will automatically get an email with instructions about logging into Canvas to set up Observer accounts.  

Observers will then be able to access Canvas at: https://pascack.instructure.com/login/canvas

This email invitation process is only for newly created Canvas Observer accounts. Parents / guardians with existing Observer accounts will not receive an email.

If you need to Observe additional students from an existing Observer account, please follow the instructions below. 


An example might be that you are already observing an 11th grader but you now have a new 9th grader in school.  You will need to manually link the 9th grader to your observer account.

About the Observer Role

  • An Observer is the name that describes the users in a course who can view the content and follow a particular student's progress. They can not interact with or participate in the course's content or materials.
     



Pairing Observer account with additional Students


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Observers with existing Observer accounts who have additional students to observe will need to manually link students.


  • After signing in, click Account, then Settings, then Observing. From there, you'll see a  +Student   button. That's where you'll type in your student's pairing code.  Once you enter the code, you'll see all of your students listed under the "observing" list.


The following instructions are useful if you already have an Observer account and need to pair an an additional student.


Step 1:  Generate a pairing code for an observer as a student. 

 

 



Step 2:  Link the student to Observer account with the Pairing Code from Step 1 above.


 


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Problems Logging In? Please use the correct login URL for Observer Accounts.


https://pascack.instructure.com/login/canvas



As an Observer, your login screen should look similar to the following.




If you are logging into Canvas as an Observer and the login page looks like the image below, you are using the incorrect URL which only works for Pascack staff and students.  




Please use the correct URL which is https://pascack.instructure.com/login/canvas


Canvas Parent App


There is a role-specific Canvas mobile app available for Observers called Canvas Parent. It's free to download from the Apple Store and from Google Play.  


Canvas Parent can simplify the Observer experience as it provides at-a-glance digests of each student's school day and custom notifications or assignment reminders on a student-by-student basis.


Canvas Observer Support Resources