Parents - Notifications-2
Parent Notification Preferences
Page translations:
Open Notification Settings
1. Click on the Account icon.
2. Click on the "Notifications" link.
Choose Your Preferences
1. Notify Immediately - Sends an email when activity occurs
2. Daily Summary - Daily digest of all notifications set to this frequency (daily email is sent around 6pm)
3. Weekly Summary - Weekly email of all notifications set to this frequency (sent on Saturdays)
4. Notification Off - No email sent when this activity occurs
Recommended Preferences
Canvas notifications can quickly fill your Inbox. Below are the recommended Canvas notification settings to ensure you receive timely communications from your child's teachers, while reducing large quantities of automated emails. Items not listed are either not recommended or do not go out to parent accounts. You may adjust your preferences at any time.
Course Activities
Due Date: Send weekly
Grading Policies: Send weekly
Announcement: Notify me right away
Grading: Daily
Invitation: Notify me right away
Submission Comments: Send daily
Conversations
Added to Conversation: Notify me right away
Conversation Message: Notify me right away
Scheduling
Calendar: Weekly or daily
Changing Your Settings and Profile Picture
1) Edit Settings
Your full name and display name will match the contact info you have on file. It is the name teachers will see in their communications with you.
2) Ways to Contact
Email Communication
A. Your default email address will be designated with a star icon next to email address (see below). This will be the email address you are using to log in to Canvas. The blue font designates the email address as being registered. The gray font means that the email address still needs to be confirmed. To delete an email address, click on the trash can icon .
B. You may include more than one email address. However, only one email address will be considered the default email address. To add another email address, click the +Add Email Address link
C. After adding an email address, you will be prompted to confirm your email address. If the message does not appear in your personal email in-box, re-send the confirmation message and check your spam box.
D. In your personal email account, you will receive a message from Instructure Canvas (notifications@instructure.com). The message will ask you to confirm your email address. Click on the text that says, "Click here to confirm this registration." Important: When confirming your email address through your personal email, you will also need to be signed into Canvas at the same time.
Adding Text Communication
A. After entering your 10 digit mobile device number, select your mobile carrier. The SMS Email will auto-fill as you enter the first two fields. Once you have entered your mobile device number and have selected your carrier, click on "Register SMS."
B. After entering your mobile device number into Canvas, a message will appear asking for the four-character confirmation code.
C. Check your mobile device for a text message from Instructure Canvas. Enter the four-character confirmation code into the message box.
D. As with your email address, you may also delete a registered mobile device number as well at any time by clicking on the trash can icon .
3) Profile Picture
Note: The "Take a Picture"option is not available while using Safari or Internet Explorer. Your profile picture does not necessarily need to be a self-portrait. It could also be a picture of nature or a picture of an object.
User Setting Video
Watch the video below to learn how to update your settings and personalize your profile picture. Use the tabs above to skip the video and access the step-by-step directions provided.
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Notification Video
Watch the video below for information on how to set your notification preferences. Although Twitter is showcased in the video, do not establish Twitter as an approved Web Service. Twitter is not an approved third-party service for student use. Notifications for students should be established through email and/or phone. Students who use email notifications must meet the Terms of Service for the email provider.
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