Parent/Observer Tool Breakdown

1. When you sign in as an Observer, you are asked to select the student profile you want to access.
2. You can always switch to observe another student by opening the Main menu and selecting Choose student.

The Observer landing page gives you a good overview of what's happening in all of the student's current courses.

It displays:

1. Current announcements for all courses,.
2. The To-do List for all student courses.
3. The student's Activity Stream.
4. Course Cards for each course the student is enrolled in.

Open your Main menu to navigate to any of the following tools:

1. Choose student: If you are observing more than one student, this tool allows you to switch to another student.
2. Observer App: Select to return to the landing page.
3. The Gradebook tool enables the Observer to track grades, activities, objective mastery, and badges earned.
4. Announcements: Access course announcements using the Announcements tool.
5. Calendar: The Calendar displays due date notifications that are color-coded by course. Select a date or view for a list of activities.
6. Students and Observers can enter attendance through the Student Activity Tracker. 
7. Observer Resources: Navigate directly to Observer specific help articles.
8. Select a Course and then open Course Activities to access course-specific information including announcements, the To-do List, course activities, course links, the student's current score, and daily agendas, and the Activity Stream.

Each course has its own menu items that let you explore the course:

1. Activities: Open Activities to access the Course Home page for any of the student's current courses. Course Home pages display course announcements, the To-do List, course activities, course links, the student's current score, daily agendas, and the Activity Stream.
2. Gradebook: The Gradebook tool enables you to track grades, activities, objective mastery, and the badges earned for the selected course.

Open Activities to access the Course Home page for any of the student's current courses. Course Home pages display course announcements, the To-do List, course activities, course links, the student's current score, daily agendas, and the Activity Stream.

The Calendar displays due date notifications that are color-coded by course. Select a date or view for a list of activities.

• The Calendar

For more information, review this video for the Parent/Observer Tool.