Port Charlotte Middle School

At Port Charlotte Middle School, all of our teachers maintain a digital classroom on Canvas. As a parent/guardian, Canvas provides you with the tools to assist your child with their educational needs. Here is a detailed list of all the features at your fingertips when you have Observer Access in Canvas! 

Observers can:

• View and read announcements
• View assignments
• View the calendar
• Join conferences, if invited
• Join collaborations, if invited
• View personal inbox
• Send messages to teachers and the student they are observing
• View the dashboard
• View and read discussions
• View files, unless they are locked
• View and print grades (Please note: FOCUS is our “official” grading program. All official grades are reflected in FOCUS only.)
• View assignment due dates
• View teachers’ comments on student’s assignments
• View modules and see due dates and point values
• View pages and contribute if the instructor enables the “Anyone can edit it” setting
• View profile pictures, if available
• View syllabus
• View outcomes
• View quizzes index page

Canvas is also available as a mobile app! To learn more about Observer participation, view the Observers Visibility and Participation PDF.