Clever News August 2020

Clever-- some of you are Clever pros and some are just experiencing the glory of Clever for the first time. Let me offer some information to help.

FIRST--- I want to let you know that when a system is updating and automating, it is sometimes not accessible to the user. THIS MEANS that you might try to access Clever right now to see what I'm talking about and it won't work, or tell you that you can't sign in or something.  Please give our resident ninja Mel and Clever some time and try over the weekend before putting in a tech ticket because something doesn't work.

But I do want to share some details that might help.

What is Clever?

Clever is a Single Sign on service that allows students to sign through once, then it passes them through to another program already signed in.  These services are in a category called Instant Login.  We are also able to add shortcuts (in the Shortcut category) that are just bookmarks, but probably won't sign the student into the link.

Clever is a service that is purchases at a district level to keep things in one place as much as possible, and to automate some account creation and generate class lists, automatically enrolling students into a class for you.  For example, this is how Seesaw and Khan Academy will have your class lists.

How do students and teachers sign into Clever?

On every school webpage, there is a CLEVER LOGIN link in the Menu under Student Shortcuts.  That link works for you too.  It does need to be the Hueneme specific link, but it is the same for staff and students.  You can sign in with Google, or students have the option of using Clever login to make it easier.  Note that Clever login may not always give them access to things that require Google Sign in (but in the case of Seesaw, it does. I tested it)

On iPads:

• Find the Clever logo (it looks like an app, it is actually a webclip)
• sign in

On Chromebooks (or computer):

• Go to the School webpage
• Click Menu and look in Student Shortcuts
• Click Clever Login
• Sign in

What is automated in Clever?

All the things listed below are available in Clever, but they won't all include a student roster. Let me sort them for you.  

Clever WILL Roster 

Note: this depends on when your class is assigned in Q. Be patient. Check on Monday

• Seesaw for Preschool-2nd grades
• Khan Academy
• Learning A-Z
• SORA Digital Library (more info coming later)
• Talking Points (eventually, this is not ready yet)

Clever WILL NOT roster 

Note: of course you can use them, but your class will not be rostered automatically

• Google Classroom
• Newsela
• Brain Pop

There are probably more things than I will list right here, but this is a start. 

Again, hope this helps,

Liz