In Canvas, parents function as observers. As an observer, you will have limited permissions that allow you to see what is going on in a course without interrupting or participating in the course. DISCLAIMER: The student/parent information you see below is not a real student/parent.

Observers can

View and read announcements
View assignments index page
View the calendar
Join conferences, if invited
Join collaborations, if invited
View personal inbox
Send conversation messages to instructor and student they are observing
View the dashboard
View and read discussions, if feature option is not disabled by Canvas admin
View files unless they are locked
View grades, view assignment due dates and comments, and print grades
View modules and see due dates and point values
View pages and contribute if the instructor enables the "Anyone can edit" setting
View profile pictures, if available
View syllabus
View outcomes
View quizzes index page

Click here for Canvas Observer Help Guides or access them from the course navigation.