Connecting Student Canvas Accounts to Pivot Interactives

Pivot Interactives student accounts are created and connected automatically when students click a linked assignment in Canvas

Trevor Register avatar
Written by Trevor Register
Updated over a week ago

Overview

Do NOT give out a class key or join link to students! This will prevent their grades from transferring to Canvas. If you've already done this, proceed to Option 2 below.

Here are the ways it can go to connect their Pivot Interactives account to their Canvas account.

Option 1: Student does not already have a Pivot Interactives account

When students click their first assignment, they'll be prompted to either log into an existing account or to create a new one. Students should click Create a New Pivot Interactives Account


Students may create their account with an email address and password, with Google, or with Microsoft

If students create an account with email and password, they will not need to remember this password once they finish this process. Their Canvas account will be linked to their Pivot Interactives account, so the password will be unnecessary.

If the course is configured as a student pay class, they'll be prompted to either enter a credit card number or a bookstore activation code before they can join the class. (they'll skip this step if the class is set up as institution pay)

Option 2: Students are already enrolled in the Pivot Interactives class connected to the Canvas course

  1. When students click the assignment link in Canvas, they'll be prompted to either log in or create a new account.

  2. Once they click to log in, they'll be prompted to connect their Pivot Interactives account to their Canvas account. 

  3. Now the student's Pivot Interactives account and Canvas account are linked. The student will not need to log into Pivot Interactives to open activities in Canvas.

Option 3: Student has a Pivot Interactives account, but is not enrolled in the Pivot Interactives class connected with this Canvas course

  1. When students click the assignment link in Canvas, they'll be prompted to either log in or create a new account.

  2. Once they click to log in, they'll be prompted to connect their Pivot Interactives account to their Canvas account.

  3. Now the student's Pivot Interactives account and Canvas account are linked. The student will not need to log into Pivot Interactives to open activities in Canvas.

Did this answer your question?