Canvas Observer Accounts

Parents have the ability to create their own Canvas account in order to keep up to date on their child’s coursework. In order to view a child’s Canvas account, a parent can become an “Observer”, which gives parents a read only view of all of the things in a child’s Canvas account.

How to create an Observer account and add a student:

  1. Go to https://saratogaschools.instructure.com/login/canvas
  2. Click “Parent of a Canvas User? Click Here For an Account”
  1. Enter the requested information
  1. The “Student Pairing Code” needs to be retrieved from your child’s Canvas account.
    • Have your child login to Canvas on their device
    • Once in Canvas, click their account icon on the top left
    • Click “Settings”
  • Click “Pair With Observer” on the right hand side of the screen
  • The pairing code will appear at the center of the screen. That pairing code will expire in seven days, or after one use.
  1. On the parent Sign Up page, type in the pairing code that you retrieved from the student Canvas account
  2. Once all information has been typed in correctly, press “Start Participating”

How to add a student if you already have an account:

  1. In order to login to an “Observer” account, go to the following link: https://saratogaschools.instructure.com/login/canvas
  2. Enter your account email and password
  3. Once in Canvas, click the account icon on the top left
  4. Click “Observing”
  1. The “Student Pairing Code” needs to be retrieved from your child’s Canvas account.
    • Have your child login to Canvas on their device
    • Once in Canvas, click their account icon on the top left
    • Click “Settings”
  • Click “Pair With Observer” on the right hand side of the screen
  • The pairing code will appear at the center of the screen. That pairing code will expire in seven days, or after one use.
  1. Type in the pairing code you just retrieved from your child’s account in the “Student Pairing Code” field in your account
  2. Click “+ Student”