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Adding students to a Canvas parent account is a two-step process that requires both the student and the parent. Before the parent can add the student to their account, each student must first generate a "Pairing Code" that is necessary to link the student account with the parent account.

1. Each student in the family must log in to their canvas account. Pairing Codes are unique to each student and the parent must enter them individually to link their account to their student.

2. Students should click the Account icon in the top left corner of the screen and then click Settings. Note: If you are a student generating this code from the Canvas app on an iPad, you will click the "3 horizontal lines" in the top left corner of the screen and click Settings from the left navigation pane. 

3.  Students should click Pair with Observer on the right side of the screen. Note: If you are a student generating this code from the Canvas app on an iPad, you will click Pair with Observer from the settings popup in the center of the screen.

4. The observer pairing code will appear on the screen. Make note of this code. This is the code that links your parent account to this student. You will be asked to enter this code when adding a student to your parent account. 

5. Now that you have a Pairing Code, log in to your Canvas parent account, click Account in the top left corner then click Observing.

6. You will see a list of all students already added to your Canvas parent account. To add more, enter the Pairing code that the student generated from their Canvas accounts and click the "+ Student" button.

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