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Welcome to Social Studies 7!
All information (schedules, resources, assignments) for this course is available on Canvas, our district's Learning Management System and current grades are available on PowerSchool.
Have you signed on as a Parent Observer on Canvas yet? Use the instructions below to easily sign up and view your child's classwork and daily schedule.
1. Have your child go into his/her Canvas account and go to Account --> Settings --> and click on the "Pair with Observer" button on the far right to generate a Pairing Code.
2. On your device, go to the web site valleycity.instructure.com. There is an option at the top right of the page to create your own free parent account using your email address and the Pairing Code your child created for you. An image of the sign-up form is available on his page.
3. There is also a Canvas Parent app that you can download to your mobile device if you like. There is less functionality with the Parent App than the web site, but it might be convenient for a quick check of grades, etc.
4. If you have multiple children with Canvas-connected classes: Once you have created an account, you can go to Account --> Observing and you can add more Pairing Codes to observe multiple students with the same account.
Chapter worksheets & the textbook - are completed online via our new Canvas learning management system. This eliminates loss of paper copies by students and speeds the grading process so they receive more immediate feedback on their work. Students should read the textbook sections as they complete the worksheets. The textbook is downloaded on their iPads as an ebook or they have access to a hard copy in the classroom and to take home if desired. There is also an online textbook that they can access via this Link to the textbook company's web site (log in is your FirstLast2028, pswd: Hiliners2028). This version will read to them!
Notes - Students receive and annotate digital copies of the Keynote in class that contains all images & web links. A full copy of the notes is available on Canvas for students who miss class.
Quizzes & Tests - Study guides and online study aids are available for download from Canvas. These are always available well in advance (a week+) of any assessments.
All information (schedules, resources, assignments) for this course is available on Canvas, our district's Learning Management System and current grades are available on PowerSchool.
Have you signed on as a Parent Observer on Canvas yet? Use the instructions below to easily sign up and view your child's classwork and daily schedule.
1. Have your child go into his/her Canvas account and go to Account --> Settings --> and click on the "Pair with Observer" button on the far right to generate a Pairing Code.
2. On your device, go to the web site valleycity.instructure.com. There is an option at the top right of the page to create your own free parent account using your email address and the Pairing Code your child created for you. An image of the sign-up form is available on his page.
3. There is also a Canvas Parent app that you can download to your mobile device if you like. There is less functionality with the Parent App than the web site, but it might be convenient for a quick check of grades, etc.
4. If you have multiple children with Canvas-connected classes: Once you have created an account, you can go to Account --> Observing and you can add more Pairing Codes to observe multiple students with the same account.
Chapter worksheets & the textbook - are completed online via our new Canvas learning management system. This eliminates loss of paper copies by students and speeds the grading process so they receive more immediate feedback on their work. Students should read the textbook sections as they complete the worksheets. The textbook is downloaded on their iPads as an ebook or they have access to a hard copy in the classroom and to take home if desired. There is also an online textbook that they can access via this Link to the textbook company's web site (log in is your FirstLast2028, pswd: Hiliners2028). This version will read to them!
Notes - Students receive and annotate digital copies of the Keynote in class that contains all images & web links. A full copy of the notes is available on Canvas for students who miss class.
Quizzes & Tests - Study guides and online study aids are available for download from Canvas. These are always available well in advance (a week+) of any assessments.