Navigating Courses as an Observer

View BLEND/Canvas Courses

In BLEND, parents are called observers. Observers can see into courses, but cannot participate. 

Open Course

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In Global Navigation - the blue bar on the left - click the Courses link [1], then click the name of the course [2]. Clicking the all courses link will allow you to see all courses your student is enrolled in and which ones have been published. If a course is not published, it will not appear as available to you or your student.

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Observers can view Global Navigation [1], Course Navigation [2], Breadcrumb Navigation [3], Sidebar [4], and Help link [5].

  • The Global Navigation helps you get to where you want to go across all of your BLEND courses [1]. This looks the same no matter what course you are in.
  • The Course Navigation helps you get to where you want to go within your BLEND course [2].
  • The Breadcrumb Navigation shows you where you have navigated to inside of a course and gives you a quick and easy way to move backward [3].
  • The Sidebar will be mostly empty for Observers [4].
  • The Help link is very important. Click the Help link when you need assistance. [5].

The Course Navigation links on the left side of your screen help you get to where you want to go inside of BLEND.

 

IMPORTANT: If you do not see any courses on your dashboard, that most likely means your student's teacher has not published a BLEND course. Please speak with the teacher to get more information about if and how they are using BLEND. 

 

 

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