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Navigating Course As An Obsever

View Canvas Interface

Course Interface-1.png

Observers can view Global Navigation, Course Navigation, Breadcrumb Navigation, Sidebar, and Help link.

  • The Global Navigation helps you get to where you want to go across all of your Canvas courses [1].
  • The Course Navigation helps you get to where you want to go within your Canvas 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 for 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 Canvas. As an Observer, you will typically see the following links:

Grades 6-12 

  • Home 
  • Announcements
  • Syllabus
  • Modules
  • Grades
  • Google Drive

If you ever have trouble in Canvas and need to communicate with your child's teacher about what you are looking at, these terms might be useful.