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How do I use Student View in the Canvas Teacher app on my Android device?

As an instructor, you can use Student View in the Canvas Teacher app on your Android device. Accessing Student View opens the Canvas Student app and displays the You are acting as Test Student message at the top of the window. The mobile app student view matches the same restrictions for the Test Student in Canvas web. However, the Test Student cannot be reset in the app.

Note: When accessing Student View, if you do not have the Student app installed on your device, you are first directed to the Play Store to download the Canvas Student app.

Open Course

In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course.

Open Student View

Tap the Student View link.

Note: Student view opens in the Canvas Student app. If this app is not installed on your device, you will be directed to the Play Store where you can download the Canvas Student app.

View Course

You can now view the course as a student user would see it. To open the course, tap the course name [1].

When you are logged in to student view, each page displays the You are acting as Test Student message [2], and a persistent box displays around each page in the app [3].