Canvas messaging

Question

Is it possible for an Observer/Parent to message their student through Canvas?  Looking for alternative messaging options since we will not be allowing cell phones next year.

Noah · Accepted Answer

Hi there @elainew ,

Thanks for asking on the Instructure Community!

While the canvas admin of your school's canvas environment can change who you're able to message using the Canvas inbox, after doing some testing it appears that parents are always able to message the students they're paired to as an observer with. So the short answer would be yep, you should be able to with no problems!

Hope this helps,
Noah