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## Posts

- [News](https://www.clever.com/about/news) - Featured articles and recent announcements about Clever and innovations in educational technology.
- [Stop the Sticky Notes: Bend-La Pine's Simple, Secure Fix for Substitute Teacher Access](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/10/rolling-out-substitute-access-to-teachers-lessons-from-bend-la-pine) - Robbie Faith, an instructional technology coach at Bend-La Pine Schools, successfully implemented a Clever feature to streamline secure access to digital resources for short-term substitutes, leading to more effective sub planning for teachers, increased confidence for subs, and more consistent learning for students.
- [Khan Academy scales integrations beyond the U.S. to reach 1.75M students in Brazil](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/08/br-layers-khan-academy) - About the Brazilian Edtech Market Brazil’s edtech market operates very differently from that of the United States and Canada. Here, states—not individual schools—are responsible for purchasing and implementing digital tools. This centralized approach shapes how Brazilian education leaders ensure edtech reaches the country’s 47 million students and 2.1 million teachers across 179,000 schools (Reach Capital,
- [Cracking the K-12 Code: Where Corporations Stumble](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/09/cracking-the-k-12-code-where-corporations-stumble) - What You Don’t Know (Yet) About K-12 GTM: Unlocking Success in the Education Market
- [Wonde Reviews: What Schools Are Saying in 2025](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/10/wonde-reviews) - In this article, we take a closer look at what schools say is working, where it stands out, and what to keep in mind as you evaluate the right tools for your digital environment. Is Wonde the right solution for your school? Explore Wonde reviews from schools and IT administrators to make an informed decision.
- [A Unified Future: Why a Single Identity Platform Is the Key to Secure and Scalable Learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/10/a-unified-future) - Stop managing complex K-12 security with patchwork fixes. Jamie Reffell, CPO at Clever explains how a unified identity platform is the future for secure, scalable learning and effortless edtech deployment.
- [20 Minutes Back: How one Australian school uses Clever to save teaching time and boost security](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/10/australia-badges) - St Thomas More School, located in the Hadfield suburb in Melbourne and serving 400 students and staff, eliminated the login challenge for students by implementing a passwordless logon solution into Chromebooks, creating a ripple effect of benefits for the school community. The challenge: Young students struggle to safely log in when typing usernames and passwords
- [Diversity report 2023](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/12/diversity-report-2023) - Explore what diversity looks like at Clever.
- [IT admin's guide to student digital safety](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/it-admins-guide-to-student-digital-safety) - Learn about proactive strategies to protect your students from online threats with this essential guide to digital safety.
- [5 Tips to protect against school cyber attacks](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/5-tips-to-protect-against-school-cyber-attacks) - What can be done to shield our schools from such vulnerabilities? In this article, we’ll explore the most common types of cyber attacks and what school districts can do to make their educational spaces safer and more resilient.
- [Diversity Report 2024](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/12/diversity-report-2024) - Discover Clever’s 2024 Diversity Report.
- [Implement stronger security in 2024 with  new layered security tools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/05/layered-security) - Clever is offering comprehensive layered security solutions and a cybersecurity blueprint to help K-12 combat cyberattacks.
- [Year in review: Inclusion and Belonging in 2023](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/12/diversity-equity-inclusion-2023) - Explore how we evolved our inclusion and belonging efforts in 2023 and learn more about our journey.
- [Best practices for secure identity and access management in K–12 schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/best-practices-for-secure-identity-and-access-management-in-k-12-schools) - Explore best practices for K-12 IAM security. Learn to safeguard digital identities, manage access, and protect sensitive data effectively.
- [Top identity and access management trends in education you need to know in 2024](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/top-identity-and-access-management-trends-in-education-you-need-to-know-in-2024) - Discover top 2024 IAM trends in education. Learn how SSO, MFA, and biometrics are transforming schools into secure, agile environments.
- [Rocket Math unlocks 500% increase in school connections](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/06/rocket-math-unlocks-500-increase-in-school-connections) - Discover how Rocket Math achieved 500% growth in school connections through its partnership with Clever. By overcoming manual rostering challenges and ensuring seamless data sharing, Rocket Math expanded into 37 districts, doubled contract lengths, and significantly improved student experiences.
- [Welcoming Texas-based Dominic Via as Clever’s VP of Sales](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/08/welcoming-texas-based-dominic-via-as-clevers-vp-of-sales) - Learn about the major challenges Dominic Via is seeing for K-12 leaders, the latest successes in Texas schools, and upcoming trends that will impact school districts this year.
- [Making Student MFA Easy: Lessons from North Kitsap](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/05/mfa-north-kitsap) - North Kitsap made student logins safer and easier with Clever Classroom MFA—yes, even for little kids. With age-appropriate tools and strong support, students quickly adapted, and staff followed suit. The result? Better security without the hassle.
- [The K-12 cybersecurity blueprint](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/k-12-cybersecurity-blueprint) - Receive expert guidance from Clever’s Head of Security on implementing cybersecurity frameworks for practical application.
- [Top Wonde competitors and alternatives in 2024](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/top-wonde-competitors-and-alternatives-in-2024) - Compare leading alternatives to Wonde in 2024.
- [5 Common Cybersecurity Myths, Debunked by Experts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/04/cybersecurity-myths) - Experts from Clever, Microsoft Education, InnovateEDU, and public schools debunk common cybersecurity myths that could put student accounts at risk.
- [Year in review: Inclusion and Belonging in 2024](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/12/year-in-review-diversity-equity-and-inclusion) - A snapshot of our learnings around inclusion and belonging for 2024 – our focuses, our progress, and where we need to improve.
- [K-12 Administrator guide to evaluating edtech vendor security](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/01/edtech-vendor-security) - Discover key steps to select edtech vendors with a cybersecurity focus, bolstering your school's protection of student data.
- [U.K. School reclaims 30% of learning time with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/01/clever-go-uk-school) - After solving the login challenge into Chromebooks with Clever GO, New Longton Primary School regained 30% more learning time in classrooms.
- [Big Ideas Learning launches new LMS integration 4x faster with Clever LMS Connect](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/12/big-ideas-learing-launches-new-lms-integration-4x-faster) - Learn how Big Ideas Learning launched their new LMS integration 4x faster and with improved support outcomes using Clever LMS Connect.
- [Layered security and LMS interoperability advancements announced at Clever CIO event](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/11/security-interoperability-advancements) - Product updates to Clever to support K-12 education technology leaders in planning, budgeting, and making decisions about educational technology.
- [Ottawa Catholic School Board partners with Clever for simplified edtech management](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/05/ottawa-catholic-canada) - For one of the largest Catholic boards in Ontario, automated rostering and single sign-on made it easier to provide access and measure the impact of edtech tools across schools.
- [Cybersecurity for schools: Everything you need to know](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/05/cybersecurity-for-schools-everything-you-need-to-know) - Ensure data security and meet regulatory compliance. Discover the cybersecurity essentials for K-12 schools, including strategies to protect student information.
- [5 tools for a tech team of one](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/5-tools-for-a-tech-team-of-one) - In this article, we’ll cover essential tools for solo school tech teams—manage tasks efficiently, enhance communication, and streamline tech support.
- [5 Company culture tenets we're devoted to](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/02/culture-tenets) - Clever’s culture tenets define the common ground on which Cleverites work together, and can help to guide their interactions with, and expectations of, each other. We're all threaded together by values that are core to our being, and these common values help our people to feel engaged in the culture and in the company.
- [5 steps to protect student data privacy](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/5-steps-to-protect-student-data-privacy) - Ensure data privacy and streamline security with practical tips for administrators to prevent breaches and protect student information.
- [Our product vision and 2025 roadmap for protecting K-12 identities](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/10/product-vision-and-2025-roadmap) - Explore how Clever's product roadmap and vision are shaping the future of education. Discover how our innovative approach addresses current challenges, enhances security, and ensures seamless integration to accelerate learning outcomes for students, educators, and schools.
- [The Underestimated Threat: Why Student Accounts Are Targets for Cyberattacks](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/08/student-accounts-cyberattacks) - In the world of cybersecurity, student accounts are considered low risk because they are inside a digital walled garden. But this perception is not only outdated, it’s dangerous. Recent data from a national cybersecurity survey of school leaders reveals that one in four school organizations have seen an increase in cyberattacks targeting student accounts. Despite
- [Clever Substitute Access: Secure learning continues even when teachers are out](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/04/clever-substitute-access-secure-learning-continues-even-when-teachers-are-out) - Digital learning gives teachers and students many exciting ways to engage and learn. But what happens when a teacher is absent and a substitute is in charge?
- [Empowering education IT admins: Clever's latest release puts you in control](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/06/control-access-simply-product-release) - Discover Clever’s Summer 2025 product release—packed with powerful, no-cost tools that give K-12 IT administrators more control over security, access, and onboarding. Simplify account management, enable secure substitute access, and prepare for the year ahead with role-based permissions, multi-role switching, and more.
- [Don’t Just Get Ready—Lead: A Proactive Edtech Approach for Back to School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/07/dont-just-get-ready-lead-a-proactive-edtech-approach-for-back-to-school) - Transform your district's edtech strategy from reactive to proactive, ensuring that your digital resources are cost-effective, instructionally sound, and secure.
- [Breaking into U.S. K-12: 3 GTM priorities for edtech companies](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/06/breaking-into-us-k-12) - Breaking into U.S. K–12 education isn’t just about having a great product. Today, leaders at U.S. school districts, or a group of schools organized and managed by a central office, face increasing pressure to deliver instructional value, protect student data, and reduce the lift on teachers—all at scale. For edtech companies, this means rethinking go-to-market
- [The evolving student password: Integrating security into digital transformation](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/06/the-evolving-student-password) - Digital transformation is happening faster than ever in multi-academy trusts. This brings many opportunities to schools - automation for overworked teachers, personalized learning plans for students, and better data for admins making decisions on budgeting and curriculum. However, digital transformation can have a dark side: cyberattacks. Today, nearly half of web-based breaches involve weak credentials
- [Prodigy Scales District-Wide Adoption Without Sacrificing Its Zero-Cost Teacher-First Model](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/06/prodigy) - Prodigy scaled to over 8,300 districts in one year—preserving its free, teacher-first model—by partnering with Clever to deepen district trust, streamline rostering, and drive both top-down adoption and daily engagement from first-time educators.
- [73% of UK Schools Hit by Cyberattacks—How IT and Educators Can Protect Student Data](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/03/73-of-uk-schools-hit-by-cyberattacks-how-it-and-educators-can-protect-student-data) - As cyber threats targeting schools continue to rise, UK educators face the challenge of balancing innovative edtech adoption with strong data security practices. On March 10, the UK Department of Education updated its standards for meeting digital and technology standards for schools to help schools provide safe digital learning. This article explores 3 steps trusts
- [Securing Student Accounts: An Arizona District's MFA Success Playbook](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/02/glendale) - With rising cyber threats on student accounts, AZ district develops a plan to protect student accounts with classroom-friendly MFA and has a smooth rollout.
- [Boston Public Schools enhances security and efficiency with Clever IDM](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/02/boston-public-schools) - Boston Public Schools tackles digital access challenges: A critical upgrade to password management for 50,000 students
- [How x2VOL eases student access despite complex rostering needs](https://www.clever.com/blog/2025/02/x2vol) - Clever SSO and Rostering with x2VOL offers a seamless access experience for students and staff, minimizing login steps and eliminating the need for manual rostering solutions.
- [Diversity report 2021](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/12/diversity-report-2021) - What does diversity look like for employees at Clever? This post is part of a series focused on inclusion and belonging.
- [Year in review: Inclusion and Belonging in 2021](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/12/diversity-equity-inclusion-2021) - Here’s a look at how we’re investing in inclusion.
- [On building edtech: 3 product inclusion principles at Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/09/equity-product-inclusion) - From accessibility to research to decision-making, learn how Clever approaches inclusion when developing products for K12 schools.
- [Year in review: Inclusion and Belonging in 2022](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/12/diversity-equity-inclusion-2022) - We’re still learning, growing, and making important changes around our own inclusion and belonging efforts in 2022.
- [Diversity report 2022](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/12/diversity-report-2022) - Explore what diversity looks like at Clever.
- [U.K. trust boosts security and learning time for students with Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/11/uk-trust-boosts-security) - Tyne Coast Academy Trust, located in northeast England serving 5 schools and 3,000 students, transformed classroom efficiency and security by addressing a critical login challenge with innovative technology. The challenge: Students struggle to safely login and learn when typing usernames and passwords The IT department at Tyne Coast Academy Trust has been centralizing IT over
- [Clever’s commitment to protecting student data](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/clevers-commitment-protecting-student-data) - When I talk to new teachers, many want to know how Clever thinks about protecting student data. This is an issue close to our hearts, and so I’d like to use this opportunity to share some details about our approach to student data privacy. Here are a few things you should know...
- [Enhancing K-12 cybersecurity: Clever unveils Classroom MFA](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/announcing-classroom-mfa) - In the ever-evolving landscape of digital education, cybersecurity has become a paramount concern, especially for K-12 schools. Today, Clever, a leading platform that ensures secure digital learning for over 100,000 schools, has taken a significant step forward by announcing the launch of Classroom MFA. This innovative multi-factor authentication solution is uniquely tailored to meet the specific needs of K-12 education environments.
- [Supporting your IT Strategy: Meet Clever's first Administrator in Residence](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/08/meet-tim-harper) - Seasoned district technology leader Tim Harper joins the team as our first in the Administrator in Residence program to advise districts on strategic planning, data privacy, and rolling out an enterprise portal that supports educational success.
- [5 Insights into Classroom MFA: A Message from Mohit, Director of Product](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/06/5-insights-into-classroom-mfa-a-message-from-mohit-director-of-product) - In an interview with the hosts of the K12 Tech Talk podcast, our Director of Product provides the answers to questions about Classroom MFA.
- [How Clever thinks about security and privacy](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/04/clever-thinks-security-privacy) - Here at Clever, we think a lot about security and privacy. We support millions of students, half of the schools in the country, and have over 250 application partners—so, we closely track trends and legal requirements for both applications and districts. We follow federal laws like FERPA and COPPA, in addition to the many state laws that have been passed in recent years. The federal laws are 44 years and 19 years old respectively. Because of the age of the laws and the speed of technological development, states pass additional laws (91 in 3 short years!), creating a complicated web of legal requirements.
- [Steps Canadian schools can take today to better protect student data](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/08/steps-canadian-schools-can-take-today-to-better-protect-student-data) - While Canadian educators are calling for better safeguards in data privacy, there are actions that schools can take right now. Clever’s Director of Security provides recommendations for vetting vendors and building a culture of cybersecurity within Canadian schools.
- [So you're building an EdTech app?  (An intro to data privacy)](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/04/data-privacy-for-edtech-vendors) - Schools, districts, and EdTech vendors are faced with a challenge: providing personalized learning software while protecting student privacy. With rapid changes in technology, EdTech vendors and school officials must spend time understanding the relevant laws and adopting best practices for handling student data.
- [Five tips for app developers to comply with new student data privacy laws](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/five-tips-app-developers-comply-new-student-data-privacy-laws) - As session wraps up in many state legislatures, new student data privacy bills have become law. For those of us in the education technology space, protecting student data is a mandate we take seriously. Here are five tips to help application developers get privacy right early-on. Implementing this list won't ensure a software application is in compliance with the various state laws, but it’s a great place to start.
- [Data privacy podcast: Tips on building digital wellness from expert Kerry Gallagher](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/07/data-privacy-podcast) - Tips on building digital wellness from expert Kerry Gallagher.
- [Multi-factor authentication for schools: How to select the right MFA tool](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/09/multi-factor-authentication-for-schools-how-to-select) - By considering these 7 factors, schools can select a tailored multi-factor authentication solution to enhance cybersecurity and ensure uninterrupted learning.
- [Kanawha pioneers MyAda Math learning integration with Clever LMS Connect](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/10/kanawha-pioneers-clever-lms-connect-integration) - Learn how Kanawha County Schools rolled out new math curriculum 6x faster and with 0 support tickets from teachers using Clever LMS Connect.
- [New Survey: AI optimism soars among teachers amidst demands for more inclusive edtech](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/09/new-survey-ai-optimism-soars-among-teachers-amidst-demands-for-more-inclusive-edtech) - Clever's latest report reveals teachers' nuanced approach to using tech in the classroom, balancing automation benefits with human touch
- [Announcing Trish Sparks as the next CEO of Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/04/trish-sparks-appointed-clever-ceo) - After ten years as the CEO of Clever, I Tyler Bosmeny is passing the baton to Clever’s next CEO–Trish Sparks, our VP of Customer Success & Sales.
- [Wixie resolves manual data handling, streamlines onboarding for schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/07/wixie-resolves-manual-data-handling-streamlines-onboarding-for-schools) - Discover how Wixie, a creativity tool for students, partnered with Clever to streamline onboarding and eliminate manual data handling for schools. Learn how this transformation increased efficiency, enhanced data security, and allowed students and teachers to focus more on creativity.
- [New survey from Clever finds technology integration as a top classroom challenge for teachers](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/06/new-survey-from-clever-finds-technology-integration-as-a-top-classroom-challenge-for-teachers) - Clever's latest surveys find opportunities to make Learning Management Systems and edtech applications work better together.
- [Clever joins forces with the White House to strengthen cybersecurity in schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/08/white-house-cybersecurity-pledge) - Clever continues commitment to a secure, interoperable digital learning ecosystem and free and low-cost resources to school districts that strengthen cybersecurity.
- [Building With Purpose: 4 Methods to build more inclusive edtech](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/06/product-inclusion) - Explore four practical methods to designing more inclusive products, featuring insights and examples from industry experts from leading organizations: Seesaw, BrainPOP, GoGuardian, and Digital Promise.
- [Email security for education: Mitigating risks and implementing best practices](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/06/email-security-for-education) - Learn how to enhance email security for education institutions with best practices like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Read this guide on email security for education with tips from the Future Privacy Forum.
- [Clever is Secure by Design: Roadmap for 2024](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/03/clever-is-secure-by-design-roadmap-for-2024) - Read Clever’s detailed Secure by Design product roadmap - a critical aspect of fulfilling the Secure by Design Pledge.
- [Former teacher launches her second career as an engineer](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/02/former-teacher-launches-engineering-career) - Learn about Sophia's experiences, challenges, and triumphs in her transition from teaching to engineering, and find out why she chose Clever as a launchpad for her second career.
- [Implementing school security tools with a team of one](https://www.clever.com/blog/2024/01/implementing-school-security-tools-with-a-team-of-one) - Clever IDM revolutionizes school security by simplifying password management, reducing IT support tickets, and streamlining operations. This partnership empowers a K-12 leader in Wisconsin to efficiently implement changes, boost security, and confidently embrace broader technology initiatives.
- [8 Netflix-app pairings for your winter break](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/12/8-netflix-app-pairings) - This winter break, we encourage you to relax and spend some time binge-watching Netflix before heading back to second semester (and also make sure to make human contact with your friends and family). Here are our suggestions for what to watch, and the corresponding apps you can get for free in the Clever Library while
- [Making it easy for students to participate in Hour of Code](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/11/hour-of-code-2018) - It’s everyone’s favorite time of year - no, not the holidays (ok, we love that, too). I’m talking about Hour of Code, the global movement that introduces students of all ages to computer programming. It takes place this year from Dec. 3 - 7 during Computer Science Week. Clever has partnered with six great coding
- [XtraMath is now available in Clever Library](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/xtramath-library) - Clever is excited to announce a partnership with XtraMath, the online application that helps students improve their fluency with basic addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Traditionally this has been taught with worksheets that require substantial time for preparation and grading, and still leave many students behind. Many of the computer-based programs disappoint teachers due to
- [Celebrate Pi Day with math apps for students in your Clever Library](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/03/celebrate-pi-day-with-math-apps-for-students-in-your-clever-library) - When it comes to Pi Day here at Clever, we are in constant anticipation of ways to celebrate mathematics! That’s why we’re introducing Clever’s Math Week, and we have an exponential number of exciting ways for teachers to celebrate in the classroom with these fun and engaging math apps for you to use with your
- [Announcing Clever Library: A new way for teachers to discover apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/06/cleverlibrary) - Here at Clever we’re so proud to help millions of students and teachers across the U.S. access district-provided technology. But if you’re a teacher, and you want to try out a new resource, you’re probably still creating accounts by hand, passing around CSVs or sending out class codes. Today we’re announcing Clever Library, which finally
- [New September 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/09/new-september-2017-applications) - See Clever's new application partners for September 2017.
- [New July applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/07/new-july-applications-2) - Check out our growing partner list in these July additions.
- [New October 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/10/new-october-2017-applications) - Check out our growing partner list with our October additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. Access Learning offers curated education resources for all grades K-12 and subject areas, along with tools to personalize student assignments to support their learning needs and local education initiatives. Offers single sign-on through Clever Instant
- [New August 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/08/new-august-2017-applications) - Check out our growing partner list in these August additions.
- [New February 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/02/new-february-2017-applications) - Check out our growing partner list in these February additions!
- [New March 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/03/new-march-2017-applications) - Check out our growing partner list in these March additions!
- [New May applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/05/new-may-applications) - Check out our growing partner list in these May additions.
- [New January applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/01/new-january-applications) - Check out our growing partner list in these January additions!
- [New October applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/10/new-october-applications) - Check out the growing Clever community in these October additions.
- [New August applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/new-august-applications) - Get to know the newest members of the Clever community, just in time for Back to School! ALCA provides support tools for teachers to advance the profession and improve student learning. Supports single-sign on with Clever Instant Login APEX Learning is setting the industry standard for effective blended and virtual learning solutions. Supports single-sign on with Clever Instant
- [New June applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/06/new-june-applications-2) - Check out our growing partner list in these June additions.
- [New April Applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/04/new-april-applications) - Check out our growing partner list in these April additions!
- [New September applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/new-september-applications) - As we near the finish line for Back to School, several new application are joining the Clever ranks - get to know them!
- [New applications in October](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/new-applications-october) - We added three applications in October — read about CodeMonkey, Mr. Elmer, and SymbalooEDU.
- [New applications in December](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/new-applications-in-december) - Happy new year! Read about the applications we added before closing out 2015: Pepper College & Career Readiness Network, Ellevation / Ellevation InClass, and SPRK Lightning Lab.
- [New applications in October](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/new-applications-in-october) - We added three applications in October — read about CodeMonkey, Mr. Elmer, and SymbalooEDU.
- [Newest applications additions](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/02/newest-applications-additions) - Happy February! This month, Edmentum is now available to as two products, Study Island and Plato Learning Environment, and we've added three brand new applications.
- [New applications in November](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/new-applications-in-november) - It’s been a busy month! We’ve recently added seven new applications. Read about Activity Assist, Common Bytes, Davis Digital, DIR-S, QuizBean, Schoolrunner, and ZeGenie.
- [New applications in December](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/new-applications-in-december-2) - Happy new year! Read about the applications we added before closing out 2015: Pepper College & Career Readiness Network, Ellevation / Ellevation InClass, and SPRK Lightning Lab.
- [New applications in November](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/new-applications-in-november-2) - It’s been a busy month! We’ve recently added seven new applications. Read about Activity Assist, Common Bytes, Davis Digital, DIR-S, QuizBean, Schoolrunner, and ZeGenie.
- [New in 2023: 10 Tools for security, control, and digital learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/02/new-in-2023) - We’re providing K12 administrators with more security, control, and customization in 2023 to make Clever faster, flexible, and teacher-friendly. Despite the ups and downs of the past few years, we believe the promise of education technology is as real as ever. But it’s also more complex for the administrators—especially those working overtime to make sure
- [GetClever.com is moving to Clever.com!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/01/getclever-com-is-moving-to-clever-com-2) - I’m writing to share an exciting update: Clever is getting a new address! This Thursday, Clever’s website will move from GETclever.com to Clever.com. It just rolls off the tongue so much better, don't you think?
- [5 Trends shaping the future of K-12 learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/08/5-trends-shaping-the-future-of-k-12-learning) - In a new survey, educators and administrators provide insights on the major shifts happening in classrooms right now.
- [Happy Numbers doubles reach in K-5 schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/10/happy-numbers-double-reach-k5-schools) - Edtech application, Happy Numbers, doubled reach in K-5 schools in partnership with Clever with these strategies.
- [Fun, engaging, collaborative challenges with Classtime](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/fun-engaging-collaborative-challenges-with-classtime) - Classtime— new in Clever Library— is a digital teacher’s assistant with lessons and materials designed to motivate and engage students. As a web-based platform Classtime works on any device, and its real-time feedback lets teachers monitor participation and progress of each individual student. Classtime has a large collection of fun collaborative challenges. Each challenge begins when
- [Duolingo joins the Clever App Library](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/duolingo-joins-the-clever-app-library) - With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the world’s most popular app for learning foreign languages. And with it’s short, fun, cleverly challenging grammar and vocabulary lessons, it’s easy to see why! Duolingo gamifies foreign language instruction; it turns what was once a long, tedious challenge into a series of short, fun game-like activities. Cute
- [Typing.com partners with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/typing-com-partners-with-clever) - tYping. Wait, Typing. It’s one of the most important, fundamental skills to succeed in the 21st century. But it’s not a skill people pick up naturally; learning to type takes time and practice! That’s why Clever is excited to announce a new app partnership with Typing.com. Typing.com makes learning to type easy and fun. Its
- [Finding effective lesson hooks](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/finding-effective-lesson-hooks) - The first few minutes of class can make or break your lesson, and a hook is key to ensuring that your lesson starts off right. A great hook piques student interest in the topic of your lesson and cultivates their curiosity. However, finding an engaging and relevant lesson hook can be difficult and time-consuming. First,
- [Brainingcamp: Easiest manipulatives for your digital classroom](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/brainingcamp-is-available-in-the-clever-library) - If you’ve ever used digital manipulatives, you know how convenient they can be. And now the world’s best digital manipulatives (Brainingcamp) are even easier to use, with instant access from Clever. Manipulatives make abstract math visual and concrete. Digital versions let teachers demonstrate on a projector or interactive whiteboard for everyone to see. They give
- [Address intervention needs with digital resources](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/10/address-intervention-needs-with-digital-resources) - As a teacher, you’ve seen the difference a successful intervention plan can make. You know that interventions can be an important part of primary education. But you also know that designing custom lessons often requires two of your most valuable resources: time and money. Clever Library helps you save both with free apps that make
- [Enhanced problem-solving and peer-to-peer collaboration with CueThink](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/enhanced-problem-solving-and-peer-to-peer-collaboration-with-cuethink) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. CueThink helps students of all math abilities to excel in solving rigorous math problems. Students record “in process” solutions in the form of
- [New in the Library- Sumdog for Math, Spelling and Grammar](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/02/new-in-the-library-sumdog-for-math-spelling-and-grammar) - Clever is excited to announce a new app partnership with Sumdog— the engaging adaptive learning app that helps K-8 students improve curriculum-aligned math, spelling and grammar skills. Sumdog’s mission is to help teachers close the achievement gap in their classes. It uses a range of tools for this, starting with diagnostic testing that uses game-based
- [Engaging enrichment apps in the Clever Library](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/10/engaging-enrichment-apps-in-the-clever-library) - Students love enrichment activities. In fact, teachers do, too! They give much needed breaks from more rigorous lessons and provide opportunities for students to really engage and stretch their creative minds. But planning enrichment activities takes time- time that can’t be taken away from planning and teaching core curriculum. The Clever Library solves this challenge
- [Nearpod’s interactive, engaging lessons now in the Clever Library](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/02/nearpods-interactive-engaging-lessons-now-in-the-clever-library) - Today we’re excited to announce Nearpod— the newest app to join the Clever library! Engage your students with interactive activities, connect them through collaborative discussions, grow them through differentiated instruction, and gain instant insight into student learning through a variety of multimodal interactions on Nearpod. What is Nearpod? Nearpod is the student engagement platform that
- [We’re giving teachers one free year of your favorite learning apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/were-giving-teachers-one-free-year-of-your-favorite-learning-apps) - This year for Teacher Appreciation Week, Clever is mixed up in a love triangle with teachers and tech. We love both. And both seem to really love each other too. Wait... does that make it a love star? Let the geometry teachers sort that one out. Since we’re all starry-eyed over teachers and tech, we
- [Prepare to teach the 2020 election with iCivics](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/icivics) - Want to teach your students about political systems as the presidential election approaches? Discover iCivics in Clever Library, a place where teachers can test and try learning apps for their classrooms via the Clever portal.
- [Free online writing and grammar activities for students with Quill](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/free-online-writing-and-grammar-activities-for-students-with-quill) - Quill.org is a non-profit organization that produces free online writing and grammar activities for students. Quill is not designed to replace teachers, but rather to allow teachers to meet students where they are in terms of skill level. Not to mention, it saves teachers from countless hours otherwise spent on creating and grading grammar worksheets.
- [With new support for Active Directory, Clever IDM expands use for thousands of schools.](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/04/identity-management-active-directory-google-workspace) - With increased concern about cybercrime among districts across the country, we’re expanding the functionality of Clever IDM with new support for Active Directory, ultimately helping thousands of IT teams save time and increase security.
- [Portal Notifications: Changing the way districts communicate to schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/11/portal-notifications-changing-the-way-districts-communicate-to-schools) - Want to get the best out of Clever? Change the way you communicate to schools with Portal Notifications.
- [Canva for Education partnership: Elevating classroom creativity together](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/10/canva-for-education-partnership) - Canva for Education, the leading classroom design and creation platform, is now integrated with Clever for rostering and single sign-on (SSO).
- [AI proves time-saving potential for teachers, but are they ready?](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/07/artificial-intelligence-teachers-K12) - Educators and administrators agree that artificial intelligence will revolutionize K-12 education, however teachers’ are skeptical of the tool despite its time-saving potential. How can districts prepare educators for the integration of AI in classrooms?
- [Unlock digital learning access: 3 reasons to automate identity management today](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/07/3-reasons-to-automate-identity-management) - For digital learning and instruction to take place, the first step for IT professionals in K-12 is to ensure digital identities are created and appropriate access is given. When done manually, account provisioning can cause problems. Read on to learn about the top 3 benefits for streamlining identity management through automation. Account provisioning: the first
- [Indiana district enhances and secures tech access with MFA from Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/09/multi-factor-authentication-school-case-study-indiana) - Find out how this K-12 district implemented an insurance-approved and end-user friendly MFA solution in just 4 weeks.
- [5 Key steps for a secure Back to School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/07/5-key-steps-for-a-secure-back-to-school) - Every year is an opportunity to support our students better than the year before, and that doesn't require staying late in the office. Simplify your Back to School preparation with Clever in 5 simple steps.
- [We're supercharging Google account provisioning for K12 schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/05/clever-idm-essentials-google-account-provisioning-for-k12-schools) - How does your district create and manage Google accounts for all of your students, teachers, and staff? We’re launching Clever IDM Essentials to help thousands of school districts across the U.S. automate provisioning and management of their Google user accounts.
- [Introducing Clever IDM Enterprise by RapidIdentity](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/02/clever-idm-enterprise-by-rapididentity) - We’re partnering with RapidIdentity to provide school districts with a new, safer way to manage core identity systems, at a fraction of the time and cost.
- [Badges: How teachers saved 200k hours in a school year](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/08/badges-how-teachers-saved-100k-hours-in-a-school-year) - Three teachers share their stories and advice for using Clever Badges in their K-3 classrooms.
- [New! We built Clever MFA+ to help schools protect sensitive data](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/04/new-clever-mfa-for-schools) - With cyber attacks on the rise, Clever’s new offering, Clever MFA+ protects sensitive data, prevents malicious account access, and helps districts better meet insurance requirements.
- [Google Classroom rostering: Solving tech challenges for 2,800 Texas teachers](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/07/google-classroom-rostering) - This Texas district saves teachers hours by rostering with Clever's Google Classroom Roster Import feature.
- [5 Questions With Clever’s New Vice President of Engineering, Eric Krugler](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/5-questions-with-clevers-new-vice-president-of-engineering-eric-krugler) - Get to know Clever's new VP of Engineering.
- [Clever is a group project - and an Inc. 2019 Best Workplace](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/clever-is-a-group-project-and-an-inc-2019-best-workplace) - What makes Clever an award-winning workplace? Learn more about Clever's intentional and collaborative culture from our co-founder/CEO, Tyler Bosmeny. Today is a proud day at Clever HQ — Clever was just named one of Inc’s 2019 Best Places to Work in America! I’ve always believed our company, our people, and our unique culture make Clever
- [How LanSchool makes classroom management easier with automated rostering](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/06/how-lanschool-makes-classroom-management-easier-with-automated-rostering) - LanSchool is partnering with Clever to make it easier for teachers to use technology in the classroom.
- [The best way for teachers to start using new learning apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/06/the-best-way-for-teachers-to-start-using-new-learning-apps) - Thousands of teachers are using Clever Library to discover, test, and implement new learning apps in their classrooms.
- [Interoperability: Why it's urgent for schools and how to get started](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/06/interoperability-why-its-urgent-for-schools-and-how-to-get-started) - If you want tech to be easy for all classrooms to use, join the movement for interoperability. Learn more about the impact interoperability can have in your district.
- [Become a certified Clever Champion with Clever Academy](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/become-a-certified-clever-champion-with-clever-academy) - Clever Academy, the very first certification program for Clever educators, is finally here. Learn more about how Clever Academy can help district administrators use Clever to its fullest potential, and how to enroll in courses.
- [Celebrating a year of learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/celebrating-a-year-of-learning) - That's a wrap! As we look back on Clever’s biggest school year yet, here are some thoughts and achievements we're proud to see on our end-of-year report card. 
- [Clever Academy: Your Syllabus](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/clever-academy-your-syllabus) - District admins–curious about what you’ll learn in Clever Academy? Take a look at the syllabus to get a taste of what you’ll find in each course.
- [Go back to school with Clever Portal 2](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/go-back-to-school-with-clever-portal-2) - Make SSO your superpower.
- [New applications July 2019](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/new-applications-july-2019) - Check out our growing partner list with July additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know and we’ll build you an SSO connection within 48 hours. The following applications roster and provision accounts through Clever Secure Sync and also offer single sign-on through the Clever portal. Curriculum Engine
- [Clever Academy now open for Teachers](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/07/clever-academy-now-open-for-teachers) - Teachers, welcome to Clever Academy, our very first certification program for Clever educators. Learn more about how Clever Academy can help you get up to speed quickly on how to use Clever to its fullest potential. We know teachers have so many programs, frameworks, lessons and professional development sessions to cram into a few weeks!
- [Keeping teachers safe and empowered with edtech](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/08/keeping-teachers-safe-and-empowered-with-edtech) - A local Boston school district encourages teachers to explore innovative teaching methods that utilize technology. Read more about how Boston Public Schools works to balance security measures and autonomy in the classroom.
- [Make awesome videos with your students using Powtoon](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/08/make-awesome-videos-with-your-students-using-powtoon) - The Powtoon learning app, now available in Clever Library, makes it easy for everyone in school to create animated videos for projects, presentations, and homework.
- [Go paperless and save money with Smart Worksheets for PreK-3](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/08/go-paperless-and-save-money-with-smart-worksheets-for-prek-3) - Kids Academy, now available in Clever Library, gives teachers access to customizable standards-aligned curricula.
- [New applications August 2019](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/08/new-applications-august-2019) - Check out our growing partner list with August additions.
- [How to reduce the pain when migrating to a new SIS](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/09/how-to-reduce-the-pain-when-migrating-to-a-new-sis) - A guide to tackling big SIS migration and how Clever can help.
- [What teachers are saying about these K-12 reading apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/09/what-teachers-are-saying-about-these-k-12-reading-apps) - Get inspired to try new reading apps with your students.
- [From teaching to tech, meet Clever's new VP of Customer Success](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/10/meet-trish-sparks-vp-of-customer-success) - As our new VP, Trish now leads our teams in delivering effective support for our customers.
- [SF Design Week: Designing for classrooms and beyond](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/10/sf-design-week-designing-for-classrooms-and-beyond) - Design leaders in the edtech community share their best practices.
- [New applications October 2019](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/10/new-applications-october-2019) - Check out our growing partner list with October additions.
- [4 Apps K-12 teachers use for earth science lessons](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/10/earth-science-app-lessons) - From science labs to conservation, discover learning apps to teach earth science concepts to K-12 students.
- [UNICEF Kid Power invites teachers to donate to children in need](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/11/unicef-kid-power-invites-teachers-to-donate-to-children-in-need) - Want to give back? Teachers have the opportunity to donate to children in need on November 20th.
- [6 Creative ways teachers use Badges for delightful logins](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/11/6-creative-ways-teachers-use-badges) - See how teachers jazz up Clever Badges in their K-3 classrooms.
- [New applications November 2019](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/11/new-applications-november-2019) - Check out which learning applications are new partners to Clever this month.
- [Hour of Code: Computer science apps for K-12 students](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/12/hour-of-code-apps-for-k-12-students) - Discover four coding apps for your K-12 students to participate in Hour of Code.
- [Safer ways to share Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/12/safer-ways-to-share-clever-badges) - Best practices for keeping student data safer when sharing Clever Badges on social media.
- [Let’s get students ready for college](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/12/college-resources) - Help students prepare for college by adding these resources to Clever Portal. Here's an explanation of college resources and how to use them with your students.
- [Advice on building a diverse team from day one](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/12/building-a-diverse-team) - The founder of Abl Schools, Adam Pisoni shares his experiences and insights on hiring a diverse team.
- [New year, new apps: Boost student outcomes in 2020 with these 4 apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/01/new-years-resolutions-edtech) - Help your students make a change with edtech apps that inspire New Year's Resolutions in the classroom.
- [New applications January 2020](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/01/new-applications-january-2020) - Check out which learning applications are new partners to Clever this month.
- [Help students become better test takers with these typing apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/02/help-students-become-better-test-takers-with-these-typing-apps) - Clever Library is a place where teachers can discover new edtech to use in the classroom with their students. This month we’re featuring three great typing apps to help prepare your students for upcoming testing. Install any of the apps below between February 10 - 14 for a chance to win a prize pack!* Teach
- [Clever Portal 3: Now for your entire education community](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/02/clever-portal-3) - There’s an entire community supporting student success – district leaders, tech coaches, teachers, and families. The new Clever Portal 3 makes rolling out technology to all of your district’s stakeholders easier than ever.
- [Use Renzulli to engage students with personalized learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/02/renzulli-learning) - Discover Renzulli Learning, an interactive online system that provides a personalized learning environment for students.
- [Four unique stories from our Customer Solutions team](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/03/customer-solutions-q-and-a) - From former teachers to solution specialists, four members share their career aspirations, experience, and growth while working at Clever.
- [Celebrate the love of Pi(e) with free math apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/03/celebrate-the-love-of-pie-with-free-math-apps) - Discover math apps in Clever Library to use in your classroom for Pi Day.
- [Help for school closures from Zoom and Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/03/help-for-school-closures-from-zoom-and-clever) - We’re providing a premium video conferencing experience, completely free to all districts experiencing school closures.
- [School closures: Transitioning to remote learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/03/school-closures-remote-learning) - Let's work together to provide distance learning opportunities to all.
- [This week we celebrate resilient teachers](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/05/teacher-appreciation-2020) - How do we say 'thank you' to teachers when we can’t give them an apple or a hug?
- [Easier logins to Khan Academy with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/05/easier-logins-to-khan-academy) - Teaching with Khan Academy just got easier. Save time and discover vast resources by adding Khan Academy to your Clever Teacher Page today.
- [Digital reading app promotes collaboration, connection, and community during distance learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/06/glose-for-education) - Glose for Education gives teachers the ability to collaborate with students on any ebook or web article, whether you are together in the classroom or distance learning.
- [Combating systemic racism today, and every day](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/06/black-lives-matter) - A letter from Clever’s CEO on justice, fairness, and racial equality. My heart goes to all of the young students across America who are watching events today unfold, who see a nation that has not lived up to its promise of equality, who are already familiar with too many names in the litany of violence
- [Back to School 2020: Be ready. Remote, classroom, or both.](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/06/new-for-back-to-school-2020) - Make your community remote resilient with a platform that works the same everywhere. With new capabilities like messaging, student usage insights, power tools for tech coaches, and Clever Family Portal—schools can use Clever for their education resiliency plan for Back to School 2020. Every district is facing unique challenges for Back to School 2020, and
- [Powerful new tools for School Tech Leads](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/07/tools-for-school-tech-leads) - Empower your digital and instructional coaches to support edtech rollouts on Clever. With a brand new user experience and set of powerful new tools, School Tech Leads in Clever have everything they need to train, troubleshoot and support teachers and students. We know that digital and instructional coaches are vital to successful edtech rollouts. In
- [Top 3 tools for teachers to simplify digital learning this year](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/07/tools-for-teachers-2020) - Use these tools in Clever to have a successful year of digital learning and remote instruction.
- [Remote or in school, you're ready with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/08/remote-learning-ready) - With more than half of districts choosing remote learning, one thing is certain: School will be different this year. No matter what your plan is, we’ll provide the tools to prepare you for the uncertainty ahead. Clever is your district's one friendly place for digital learning at school, or at home.
- [Add exciting game-based math to remote lessons](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/08/prodigy-math-game) - Prodigy Math Game is on a mission to help every student in the world love learning. Find it in Clever Library today!
- [Introducing a powerful way to connect families with school—Clever Family Portal](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/08/introducing-family-portal) - A one-stop-shop for families to help with logins and get important school information.
- [Engage students in remote learning with these 3 classroom management apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/08/classroom-management-apps) - Clever Library is a place where teachers can discover new edtech. This month we’re featuring three classroom management applications that you can use to motivate student participation.
- [Use new reports to measure remote learning engagement](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/09/new-reports) - Now every Clever school district can have a consistent, unified and holistic view of student participation—at no cost. That’s Clever Analytics.
- [Give your digital classroom an artistic, multimedia makeover](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/09/artistic-multimedia-apps) - Discover apps in Clever Library that you can use to bring artistic and multimedia elements into the virtual classroom and keep students engaged in learning.
- [The future of work at Clever is remote-friendly](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/10/remote-friendly-policy) - We're adapting to this moment of change with a new remote-friendly working model to provide flexibility and attract the best talent, all while maintaining a collaborative culture.
- [Clever’s new API v3.0 simplifies data management for partners and districts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/10/api3) - API v3.0 delivers a new, flexible data model for partners to meet the fast-evolving and unique needs of districts.
- [4 lesson plans for talking to students about the 2020 election](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/10/lesson-plans-2020-election) - For teachers who are looking for resources to facilitate a discussion about the 2020 presidential election, we’re featuring apps in Clever Library with lesson plans on this topic.
- [3.3 million students share notes of gratitude with their teachers](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/11/thankful-activity-2020) - Clever is in the mood for gratitude, and students across the country share the feeling. More than 3 million students share thankful notes with their teachers.
- [Participate in Hour of Code with apps for all K-12 students](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/11/hour-of-code-2020) - Discover apps with recommended lesson plans for every student to participate in Hour of Code this year.
- [How Oakland used data to get students online during COVID-19](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/12/oakland-digital-divide) - Learn how Oakland Unified leverages data to provide equitable access to education.
- [Cleveland Metro: How a large school district achieved broad edtech adoption](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/01/cleveland-metro-case-study) - District staff members of Cleveland Metropolitan Schools share key milestones in achieving rapid adoption of edtech for more than 40,000 of its students and teachers and benefits of using tools like Clever for remote learning models. With large school districts like Cleveland Metropolitan Schools (CMSD), edtech challenges often boil down to a common theme: Managing
- [New on Clever: Communication that powers learning at school and home](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/02/new-on-clever-2021) - After a challenging but innovative year of online learning, a new way of doing school is taking shape in digital classrooms and communications tools. The latest developments in Clever are helping to simplify digital learning for teachers, students, and their families. School districts across the country have been innovative, thoughtful, and resilient in meeting the
- [Teachers innovating in the classroom: Clever Messaging](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/03/teachers-innovating-in-the-classroom-clever-messaging) - A high school geometry teacher shares best practices for fostering relationships with students virtually with Clever Messaging.
- [Adobe Creative Cloud Express’s creative education tools now in Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/04/adobe-spark) - Giving students easy access to Adobe Creative Cloud Express will allow them the opportunity to express themselves and their creativity right from the Clever Portal.
- [Big news! Google Classroom now integrates with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/04/google-classroom-now-integrates-with-clever) - Google Classroom is a beloved edtech tool that makes it easy for millions of teachers to efficiently manage and assess student progress. With a Clever integration, now Google Classroom will be even easier for teachers to use.
- [Big News: Clever is joining the Kahoot! Group](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/05/big-news-clever-is-joining-the-kahoot-group) - When Dan, Raf, and I founded Clever, it was driven by a belief that technology would become a powerful lever: making learning more engaging, making teachers’ lives easier, and increasing educational equity. Nearly ten years later, education technology has made a bigger impact than we ever could have imagined. And Clever has become an important
- [Juneteenth: Radically hopeful, radically joyful](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/06/juneteenth-2021) - Striking a balance between recognizing Black history and choosing radical joy as the greatest form of honoring Juneteenth.
- [Admins: Easily navigate Back to School with Clever as your guide](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/07/back-to-school-2021-admins) - Let’s navigate a new way of doing school—together.
- [Updates to Clever Academy streamlines training for Back to School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/07/clever-academy-2021) - From new videos to interactive lessons, Clever Academy helps streamline edtech training for school staff.
- [How educators are building student-first learning with edtech](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/08/student-first-learning) - School leaders and educators discuss their ideas for the future of learning, rooted in student autonomy and digital instruction.
- [Clever+Kahoot!, making learning even more awesome](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/09/kahoot) - Kahoot!, the global learning platform, and Clever are joining forces to make learning awesome for educators and learners around the globe.
- [Recap: Clever App Store Edtech Fair](https://www.clever.com/blog/2021/11/app-store-edtech-fair-nov-21) - We launched Clever App Store as a place for discovering, evaluating, and even procurement to simplify edtech purchasing and help you find the right resources for your school or district. Inside Clever App Store, you can read unbiased reviews from real educators, find detailed information about products, and even explore the logged-in experience with a
- [5 Edtech trends for district leaders to watch in 2022](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/01/edtech-trends-2022) - Five edtech trends that district leaders can plan for in their 2022-2023 strategies.
- [New product innovations are supercharging capabilities for admins](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/02/new-in-2022) - With edtech usage skyrocketing in schools, we're supercharging Clever for district administrators with new features in 2022 to make Clever faster, easier, and more powerful.
- [How one Arizona district built a fully virtual school for 2,400 students](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/03/tucson-launches-virtual-school) - From technology implementation to training students and teachers—learn more about one of the largest school district's journey to successfully launching a fully virtual school.
- [Edtech procurement: Resources for making high-impact decisions](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/03/edtech-procurement) - Education leaders share resources that help K12 schools develop high-impact strategies for edtech procurement, while also building privacy, equity, and teacher satisfaction.
- [How one school district instantly saved time, reduced risk, and improved student access with Clever IDM](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/04/identity-management-sunflower-ccsd) - A seamless integration of Clever IDM recaptured countless wasted hours, strengthened cybersecurity district-wide, and helped eliminate interruptions to instructional time.
- [Pride 2022: Celebrating progress and supporting LGBTQIA+ in schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/06/pride) - As Pride celebrations take place this month, anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation is also sweeping across the country, putting students’ safety at risk. This year for Pride, in addition to celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community within the Clever team, we’re also taking action to support those communities in our schools.
- [Missouri district switches to Clever for sign-on simplification](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/06/switch-to-clever-neosho-sd) - The adoption of Clever provides Neosho’s IT team with a valuable troubleshooting feature, customizable data options, and simplified student logins that prioritize teachers’ time.
- [Identity matters: Stories from our AAPI community](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/06/aapi) - From AAPI Heritage Month celebrations to sponsoring an AAPI employee resource group, Clever seeks to create a safe space for everyone to be seen, heard, and valued at work.
- [Clever Academy: New with admin checklist, LMS integration content, and more](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/06/clever-academy) - From a step-by-step guide for any district to successfully implement Clever to our new LMS and thought leadership modules—Clever Academy is refreshed and ready to support your community for Back to School 2022. Clever Academy, our on-demand training platform, is ready to support you and your district this back to school season, with a more
- [How one CA district streamlines edtech rollout, and ensures high student engagement](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/07/riverside) - With Clever, Riverside saves more than just time and money. The district has more visibility on student engagement and procures data to inform smarter edtech spending.
- [Admins: 5 Tools to support a simple and secure Back to School 2022](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/07/back-to-school-admins) - Together, we can help you be ready for the first day, and every day.
- [Bringing streamlined edtech to Canadian classrooms](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/09/clever-in-canada) - Supporting our Canadian neighbors in simplifying edtech implementation and complying with applicable Canadian laws.
- [Denver district chooses Clever IDM to make student transfers seamless](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/09/identity-management-denver) - Rocky Mountain Prep uses Clever IDM to ensure account access and uninterrupted learning for all new and transfer students. Plus, its tech admin wins back time to analyze critical assessment data and support learning outcomes.
- [Texas district switches to Clever for streamlined rostering](https://www.clever.com/blog/2022/10/rostering-texas-district) - At Magnolia ISD in Texas, the Data Analyst resolves time-wasting rostering challenges by choosing Clever’s free and streamlined solution.
- [Cybersecurity in 2023: Insights and actions for K12 administrators](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/01/cybersecurity-for-administrators) - As cyber attacks on schools are on the rise, what can school leaders do to build a strong cybersecurity defense in 2023 and beyond?
- [Day in the life at Clever: Abby, Customer Solutions Representative](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/02/day-in-the-life-at-clever-abby-customer-solutions) - Curious what it’s like to work at Clever? Here’s a typical day in the life of Abby, a Customer Solutions Representative.
- [With rostering, Virginia district boosts security for 90,000 students](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/02/rostering-security-virginia) - By standardizing account creation with Clever rostering, this large school district benefits from more secure logins.
- [Tech coaches help connect 90,000 Virginia students to learning](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/03/tech-coaches-virginia) - When one large school district in Virginia enables rostering and management capabilities for 100 staff members, leading to 100% of its 90,000 students logging in.
- [EVERFI grows engagement with 22 big districts in one year](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/04/everfi-grows-engagement) - Learn about EVERFI’s strategies to reach more schools through their partnership with Clever.
- [Xello’s future-readiness tools now in Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/05/xello) - We’re thrilled to announce that Xello is now available in the Clever Portal. Xello is the only career development program that’s inclusive, engaging, and empowering for your entire district community. With a carefully designed, student-centered experience, Xello offers age-appropriate career development for every student of all pathways as they advance through K–12. As for educators
- [Rostering best practices: 4 Things every admin must do](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/05/rostering-best-practices) - Find out how these school administrators make the most out of rostering and single sign-on.
- [Rostering reduces 80% of login issues for this Canadian school](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/06/rostering-canada) - By standardizing account creation with Clever rostering, this independent school in Alberta, Canada benefits from more secure login with less resources needed.
- [What a difference a year makes—celebrating 50k schools!](https://www.clever.com/what-a-difference-a-year-makes-celebrating-50k-schools) - A year ago, Clever was a 40-person team working with 31,000 K-12 schools. There were about 100 learning apps on the Clever platform then. Fast-forward to today, and Clever is 100-people strong! Now we’re helping 50,000 schools (more than a third of the K-12 schools in the country) connect with more than 200 of the best learning apps around.
- [Diversity report 2020](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/12/diversity-report-2020) - What does diversity and belonging look like for employees at Clever? See Clever's 2020 diversity report.
- [Our new data sharing agreement covers New York districts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/10/our-new-data-sharing-agreement-covers-new-york-districts) - Clever finalizes a new data sharing agreement that covers New York State districts.
- [Day in the life at Clever: Sarah, Customer Solutions](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/01/day-in-the-life-at-clever-sarah-customer-solutions) - Curious what it’s like to work at Clever? Here’s a typical day in the life of Sarah, a Customer Solutions Representative.
- [Day in the life at Clever: Erin, Marketing](https://www.clever.com/blog/2020/01/day-in-the-life-at-clever-erin-marketing) - Curious what it’s like to work at Clever? Here’s a typical day in the life of Erin, our Content Marketing Manager.
- [Diversity and belonging report 2019](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/12/diversity-and-belonging-report-2019) - What does diversity and belonging look like for employees at Clever? See Clever's 2019 diversity report.
- [Welcome to Clever Academy: Orientation](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/06/welcome-to-clever-academy-orientation) - This summer, a new school is opening. Clever Academy is your way to learn how to use Clever to unlock the full potential of digital learning. For the first time ever, Clever will offer free online courses for admins, teachers, and school tech leads and the opportunity to become certified Clever Champions. The new Clever
- [New applications June 2019](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/06/new-applications-june-2019) - Check out our growing partner list with June additions.
- [A new idea for edtech analytics](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/a-new-idea-for-edtech-analytics) - The Clever team announces a radically simple way for districts to see all edtech usage in one place.
- [New school year, new teacher portal](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/new-school-year-new-teacher-portal) - When teachers head back to school in 2019, they'll be equipped with a new Clever Portal that will allow them to search more easily, print Badges quickly, and more. Any time Clever can make teachers’ lives easier, we’re all smiles! That’s why we’re extra happy to announce that we’re rolling out a brand new experience
- [Improve the physical fitness of your student](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/improve-the-physical-fitness-of-your-student) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. Teachers and schools often struggle to keep track of every student’s performance, especially with mandatory national fitness assessments. PhysednHealth is an easy-to-use platform
- [Help students earn scholarships for their achievements](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/help-students-earn-scholarships-for-their-achievements) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. The road to college can seem intimidating for many high school students. From the underclassmen, unsure when and where to start their college
- [Spring updates for districts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/05/spring-updates-for-districts) - We want to support you in having the best experience using the Clever portal. We’re continuously making improvements to the portal and admin dashboard and are excited to share updates this spring and other happenings at Clever! Important product updates coming soon for district administrators Renaming of “School admin” to “Staff” As part of our
- [We want to make Edtech more inclusive for non-binary students](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/we-want-to-make-edtech-more-inclusive-for-non-binary-students) - Clever announces support for Gender X to make Edtech more inclusive.
- [3 ways to use infographics in the classroom](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/3-ways-to-use-infographics-in-the-classroom) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. As an educator, you’ve already recognized the importance of visual literacy in promoting deeper learning. Plus, it’s engaging and fun for students and
- [Prepare students for ACT and SAT exams with Method Test Prep](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/prepare-students-for-act-and-sat-exams-with-method-test-prep) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. Method Test Prep is a comprehensive ACT and SAT prep resource for students of all levels. The program’s logical, well-defined structure keeps students
- [The best typing games to boost student performance](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/the-best-typing-games-to-boost-student-performance) - It seems like kids are born with mind-blowing technical abilities these days, so it's hard to believe they may need help developing any technical skills - let alone typing. But in the classroom, students can learn to type faster, type better, and type accurately with typing games and apps. In case you need reminding, here
- [Classroom reading made social with Edji](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/classroom-reading-made-social-with-edji) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. Edji is the way to make student reading engagement visible With Edji, teachers have the ability to collaborate with students on any article,
- [Celebrating 2 billion logins through Clever this school year](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/celebrating-2-billion-logins-to-clever-this-school-year) - We’re proud to announce that we’ve had over 2 billion logins through Clever from K-12 students and teachers across the U.S. this school year. Nearly six years ago, Clever set out to make it easier for students and teachers to access online software in the classroom. For the past three years, we’ve provided a super
- [Read to Lead enables students to be the boss while building life, leadership and literacy skills](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/read-to-lead-enables-students-to-be-the-boss-while-building-life-leadership-and-literacy-skills) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. Career readiness begins when students envision themselves as leaders and are empowered to make decisions. But how often are middle school youth given
- [Matific math app offers real-world scenarios to support abstract concepts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/matific-math-app-offers-real-world-scenarios-to-support-abstract-concepts) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. Looking for a real-world example of the complicated math concept you’re teaching? There’s an app for that in the Clever Library. Matific
- [Blackbird School in the Clever Library makes learning to code easier than ever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/blackbird-school-in-the-clever-library-makes-learning-to-code-easier-than-ever) - This article is part of a series that spotlights learning apps available in the Clever Library, a place where teachers can discover and adopt great apps for their classrooms through the Clever portal. Have you ever wanted to bring coding into your classroom but just didn't know where to start? Do you have the desire
- [Start experiencing Clever Portal 2](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/04/start-experiencing-clever-portal-2) - On February 14, 2019 we announced new powerful features in Clever Portal 2. We’re excited to share that everything is ready for you, your students, teachers, and staff to enjoy! Some features are available for students, teachers, and staff already, and they'll see others as district administrators enable them in their Clever dashboard. We can’t
- [Engage students with 10,000+ activities with ABCmouse (all for free!)](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/03/engage-students-with-10000-activities-with-abcmouse-all-for-free) - With the mission of helping children everywhere build a strong foundation for academic success, ABCmouse makes its 10,000+ Learning Activities available to teachers for free in the Clever Library. Preschool through second grade students can discover highly engaging games, videos, books, songs, puzzles, and printables—all aligned to standards. Not only will students enjoy exploring the
- [Peekapak's SEL units now available in Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/03/peekapaks-sel-units-now-available-in-clever) - Schools and districts are turning to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as a way to reduce discipline problems, build a positive school climate, and boost academic success. Yet, surveyed teachers express frustration as many SEL initiatives feel like ‘add-ons’ and end up contributing to teacher stress. Peekapak works with educators to thoughtfully design its stories, lessons,
- [GoEnnounce Portfolios & Social Media Training](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/03/goennounce-portfolios-social-media-training) - You might think what does a portfolio and social media have to do with one another? Portfolios are used to showcase & evaluate student work, and social media is causing distractions and leading to inappropriate behavior. Well social media is also the future of how today’s students are being evaluated for college admissions and jobs.
- [Nurture Deeper Learning in the Classroom through Infographics and Visual Literacy](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/03/nurture-deeper-learning-in-the-classroom-through-infographics-and-visual-literacy) - Students participate better in classroom activities if they’re equally engaged and fascinated. Consider the emotion that you can convey by simply pairing an image, icon, or emoji with a few words. As educators, how exactly do you accomplish this? Enter visual literacy. Whether it’s creating timelines in history class or transforming a text-based material into
- [Introducing Clever Portal 2](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/02/introducing-clever-portal-2) - Who knew single sign-on (SSO) would spread so quickly in education? 2022 update: With edtech usage skyrocketing in schools, we’re supercharging Clever for district administrators with 12 new features in 2022 to make Clever faster, easier, and more powerful. Including... Hands-off identity management, now for Active Directory Multi-factor authentication Powerful, reliable data browsing 2021 update:
- [First In Math® is practice made perfect.](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/02/first-in-math-is-practice-made-perfect) - Success in Math requires practice. First In Math is a proven math-practice tool that leverages students’ love of online gaming to build math skills and create high levels of engagement. Students choose from more than 200 meaningful math activities they can relate to. Each member of your classroom “Team” can play games that are difficult
- [Find and fix learning gaps with MobyMax](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/02/find-and-fix-learning-gaps-with-mobymax) - Adaptive learning. Formative insights. Motivated students. These are not just the hallmarks of the evolved classroom—they are the pillars of the MobyMax experience. MobyMax is a supplemental instructional resource for all core K-8 content areas, including ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Built on the Common Core State Standards, with state-specific alignment coming in August
- [Clever believes in a safer internet](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/02/clever-believes-in-a-safer-internet) - Here at Clever, we know that keeping kids safe is a number one priority - that doesn’t stop when they engage with online tools. When teachers provide students with safe and structured ways to engage with the internet; they encourage them to become responsible digital citizens. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite safe search
- [Clever supports #FinAidFeb](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/clever-supports-finaidfeb) - February is Financial Aid Awareness month! This year, Clever will be supporting the #FinAidFeb movement by giving high school students and their teachers direct access to resources for financial aid, college planning, and scholarship assistance via the Clever Portal. We believe in improving outcomes for all scholars and recognize how important financial aid can be
- [Help students understand, retain, and enjoy what they read.](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/help-students-understand-retain-and-enjoy-what-they-read) - Actively Learn helps students read for depth by providing content, features, and data designed for deeper learning. Teachers can access a library of thousands of texts and videos for middle and high school ELA, social studies, and science. This includes novels, short stories, high-interest articles, textbook sections, DBQs, primary sources, and more! Our texts and
- [Get Essential Resources for Teaching in the Digital Age](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/get-essential-resources-for-teaching-in-the-digital-age) - Common Sense Education supports K–12 schools with free, high-quality, and research-based resources for teaching in the digital age. Students need digital citizenship skills to participate fully in their communities and make smart choices online and in life. The Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum, now with all new lessons for grades 3–8 and more to come,
- [Make SSO your superpower](https://www.clever.com/blog/2019/01/make-sso-your-superpower) - Everyone in education is buzzing about single sign-on (SSO). District admins know they need it, and teachers and students want to benefit from quick and easy logins to all of their digital learning resources. However, even though the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) listed SSO as the "most-implemented interoperability initiatives" in 2017, a report one
- [Over 500+ apps to discover, try and adopt](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/10/500-discover-try-adopt) - As a teacher, you might be looking for fresh new ways to engage your students. Whether you need to provide interventions to struggling students, look for exciting enrichment activities, or delve into 21st Century skills, coming up with new ways to teach can be difficult. So, where to begin? Now you can start with the
- [How one school district uses Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/09/how-one-school-district-uses-clever) - Meet JR Renna. He's the Coordinator of Education Technology in Parkland School District in Allentown, PA. He and his team have been using Clever since 2016 to help streamline many of the technical processes that go into getting online learning programs set up and rolled out to schools, allowing the district to use their time
- [A new age of vocabulary instruction](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/08/new-age-of-vocabulary-instruction) - The importance of vocabulary instruction is a well known fact. Ask a teacher. Check with a parent. Reference the decades of research. All sources will agree: vocabulary is a fundamental building block for literacy development and reading comprehension. Indeed, this isn’t news. Since the dawn of public school, students have toiled away with slate and
- [Clever Library provides insights to districts around teacher edtech usage](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/08/clever-library-provides-insights-to-districts-around-teacher-edtech-usage) - This summer, Clever released a set of new features to help teachers use instructional technology in their classes. Teachers can now create their own Teacher Page in Clever Portal, populate it with links and single sign-on apps, and browse Clever Library, a catalog of pre-configured resources. We thought hard about how to build security and
- [New applications July 2018](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/07/new-applications-july-2018) - Check out our growing partner list with our July additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. Amplify Curriculum Rosters and provisions accounts through Clever Secure Sync Offers single sign-on through Clever Instant Login Is compatible with the Clever Portal iOS app BrainPOP offers cross-curricular movies and supporting features like coding
- [July product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/07/july-product-release-notes) - Check out the new features we released in the past month. Get help when you have a Secure Sync error Custom notes on districts Coming soon: Back to School Guide Upcoming events Help for Secure Sync errors District administrators will now see a link to the relevant Help Center article whenever you get a sync
- [New applications June 2018](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/06/new-applications-june-2018) - Check out our growing partner list with our June additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. DeansList is a school/district-wide information system that manages behavior and classroom management systems and office referrals and incidents. Rosters and provisions accounts through Clever Secure Sync Is compatible with the Clever Portal iOS app E4Effort
- [Are you ready for summer school?](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/06/are-you-ready-for-summer-school) - Doesn’t it feel like there’s never enough time between the end of the school year and the start of summer school? Fear not—you can get your district all set up for summer school on Clever by following three steps. First, check your sync pause date Your student information system (SIS) data changes from the
- [June product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/06/june-product-release-notes) - Check out the new features we released in the past month. Teacher Pages Clever Events Reminder: Year-end Guide Clever Goals equity report App invite improvements Teacher Pages Teachers can create now create their own Teacher Pages for their students, customized with assignments, links, SSO apps, and other resources. Clever Events Check out our new Events
- [New applications in May 2018](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/05/new-applications-may-2018) - Check out our growing partner list with our May additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. Atlas Learning provides interactive lessons for students. Offers single sign-on through Clever Instant Login Is compatible with the Clever Portal iOS app Big History Project is a free online social studies course designed for secondary
- [Summer webinar series](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/05/summer-webinar-series) - Even though the kids are out of school, we know that summer is a busy time in the district office! A large portion of the work you do during the school year is set up behind-the-scenes over summer break. With that in mind, we’re excited to offer a series of webinars this summer that will
- [Teacher Appreciation Week Wallpaper](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/05/teacher-appreciation-week-wallpaper) - Download free Teacher Appreciation Week wallpapers for your laptop! Just right click, download, open the file and set it as your desktop background. Hustle Lifelong Learner Patterns
- [May product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/05/may-product-release-notes) - Check out the new features we released in the past month. Announcing the NEW Clever Guide Year-end Guide Teachers can now nickname sections Teacher Community Bulk Badge generation for ELL or special needs students Custom Sections improvements Online workshop: How to set up Clever SSO like a pro Announcing the NEW Clever Guide When you
- [New applications in April 2018](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/04/new-applications-april-2018) - Check out our growing partner list with our April additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. SCOIR is a comprehensive college guidance management system. Rosters and provisions accounts through Clever Secure Sync Is compatible with the Clever Portal iOS app Waggle provides rigorous academic content for grades 2-8. Rosters and provisions
- [April product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/04/april-product-release-notes) - Check out the new features we released in the past month! Introducing new and improved Search tool Bulk upload for Clever Badges New birthday formats for Clever Passwords BONUS: Clever SSO webinar recording Introducing Search Clever's new search feature allows you to find students, teachers, and sections faster than ever before. Troubleshooting and reviewing data
- [Prepare for the end of the 2017-18 school year](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/04/prepare-end-2017-18-school-year) - In order to ensure students and teachers can seamlessly access their online resources in the 2018-19 school year, we encourage you to spend 20 minutes taking the actions below before the end of this school year and into summer. “To do” before the end of the 2017-18 school year (10 minutes) Schedule your sync
- [New applications in March 2018](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/03/new-applications-march-2018) - Check out our growing partner list with our March additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. Ascend Math is an online math instructional resource. Rosters and provisions accounts through Clever Secure Sync Is compatible with the Clever Portal iOS app Classcraft is an all-in-one gamification platform for education. Offers single
- [March product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/03/march-product-release-notes) - It has been a big month for Clever, so make sure to check out all of the new product updates we have for you. New demo Portal–try it out! Access Portal as specific user Badges overview refresh Badges for Windows devices Badges for older students SSO extensions for Edge and Firefox browsers Digital teacher tools
- [Exciting updates to Clever's single sign-on](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/03/clevers-sso) - At Clever, we want accessing digital resources as easy as opening a book. More than 3 million students use Clever every day to log in to their online learning software, and I’m excited to share the most recent updates that will make their experience even better.
- [Diversity and inclusion report 2017](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/02/diversity-inclusion-report-2017) - This post is the continuation of a series focused on diversity and inclusion. View all posts in the series. In August of 2015, Clever published its first blog post on diversity and inclusion. In it, we released our demographic statistics, and the reasons we thought measuring and sharing that data is so important. Since then,
- [February product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/02/february-product-release-notes) - This month, Clever worked on updates to the dashboard's data browser and login logs, as well as an easy way to LDAPS for Clever single sign-on.
- [New applications in February 2018](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/02/new-applications-february-2018) - Check out our growing partner list with our February additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. GCA Connect is a comprehensive educational platform designed to meet the instructional and assessment needs of school and districts across the nation. Rosters and provisions accounts through Clever Secure Sync Is compatible with the Clever
- [January product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/01/january-product-release-notes) - In addition to releasing Goals this month, Secure Sync and the Clever Portal also got some updates for the new year. Read about the newest features, including Edge and Firefox for Saved Passwords, a Teacher classes page in the Clever Portal, and and easier way to design districts’ login page.
- [New January 2018 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/01/new-january-2018-applications) - Check out our January 2018 list of new application partners.
- [New from Clever: Goals](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/01/new-from-clever-goals) - Turn learning software into student achievement At Clever, I have the privilege of helping districts with tens of thousands of learning software rollouts every year. That work often leads to the question, “Is it working? Is technology actually helping students learn?” My answer is usually an enthusiastic yes. Inspiring stories, rigorous research, and my own
- [How simplifying data can drive student achievement](https://www.clever.com/blog/2018/01/simplifying-data-can-drive-student-achievement) - With the rise of educational technology and adaptive online curriculum, personalized learning is now a reality in schools nationwide. According to a study released by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 93% of teachers in the U.S. use at least one online learning tool to guide instruction and drive student achievement. This near ubiquity of
- [New December 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/12/new-december-2017-applications) - Check out our growing partner list with our December additions. Want to add an app you don’t see on our list? Let us know here. Blocksi Manager Education Everywhere is a Chromebook cloud internet filtering and trend analysis solution. Offers single sign-on through Clever Instant Login Rosters and provisions accounts through Clever Secure Sync Is compatible with the Clever Portal
- [Clever partners with applications to improve student writing](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/12/clever-partners-improve-student-writing) - Discover which application partners Clever works with to improve students’ fluency, style, and conventions in writing.
- [Hour of Code works here](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/12/hour-code-works-here) - “Learning works here” is the motto that drives everyone here at Clever—from our infrastructure engineers to our support team. There are few times of year we feel more connected to that mission than during Hour of Code.
- [November product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/11/november-product-release-notes) - There are three big announcements from Clever this month—improvements to district analytics, a new version of the application API and support for Hour of Code.
- [New November 2017 applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/11/new-november-2017-applications) - Check out our growing list of November application partners.
- [October product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/10/october-product-release-notes) - Leaves are falling, pumpkins abound, and the smell of apple cider is in the air. See what’s new with Clever: Districts Teacher login troubleshooting Changes for successful syncs Adding emails outside the SIS sync Applications Certification page Districts Teacher login troubleshooting Teachers can now easily report student login issues directly from their Portals. The login
- [September 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/09/september-2017-product-release-notes) - We hope you’ve had an easy transition into the 2017-18 school year. We’ve been working hard to make the Clever experience even smoother and more seamless for you. See what’s new: Both OneRoster 1.1 certification New version of the Clever iOS app with iOS 11 compatibility Districts Google Account Manager email match tool Adding and
- [How Clever helps application partners thrive during Back to School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/09/clever-helps-application-partners-thrive-back-school) - Clever’s busiest time of the year is the Back to School season (August 1 - September 30). This is when the 60,000+ schools that have adopted Clever need everything to “just work” on their first day of school, which requires careful planning and tenacious effort by hundreds of Cleverites.
- [How feedback from customers helps us build a better Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/08/customer-feedback) - At Clever, we have six culture tenets that serve as guideposts and remind us of our core values. One of those culture tenets is “Clever is a group project.” On a day-to-day basis, this idea applies mostly to cross-team collaboration: an engineer jumping into a conversation with a district to help with a particularly technical
- [Congrats to all our CODiE-winning partners!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/08/congrats-codie-winning-partners) - The SIIA CODiE Awards recognize software, information and education technology companies for achieving excellence. We're honored to partner with so many of the applications that won 2017 CODiE Awards in the Educational Technology category. See the full list of winners here. Best Classroom Management Solution Unified Classroom, PowerSchool Best Coding & Computational Thinking Solution Florida Virtual
- [August 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/08/august-product-release-notes) - Back to School is in full swing and we have new product releases to make sure you have a smooth first few weeks of school. See what’s new below. Districts Back to School (BTS) Guide Clever Badge PNG files Bulk upload school tech leads Teacher backup codes Self-service custom mappings Applications BTS checklist Both Clever
- [Announcing the Clever iOS app](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/07/announcing-clever-ios-app) - We’re excited to announce an easier way for students to log in to learning applications on their iPad devices. The new Clever iOS app allows students to log in with not only a single username and password, but also works with Clever Badges, making it easier than ever for K-3 students to access all their
- [July 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/07/july-2017-product-release-notes) - Summer is coming to an end, and many districts are beginning to go back to school! We’ve been working hard to make sure that our districts and applications have the best experience possible when the new year kicks off. See what’s new below. App-side filtering Custom sections Data stewardship Terms of Service update Badge bulk
- [How we manage our Terms of Service update](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/07/manage-terms-service-update) - Clever just published a Privacy Policy and Terms of Service update on our website and Github. Posting to Github is one of the many ways we share our knowledge and open source our work because it makes it easy to see changes. Updating the terms of service is rigorous work. Here at Clever, we
- [June 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/06/june-2017-product-release-notes) - School’s out for summer, and we ended our school year with a flurry of releases, including personalized district infographics, an updated district profile for apps, and lots more.
- [How Clever’s support team does the extra credit](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/06/clevers-support-team-extra-credit) - Clever’s support team assists customers throughout every phase of Clever: setting up, customizing, and troubleshooting issues to make sure Clever meets the unique needs of every school and app. We’re here to educate users on technical best practices and provide resources to help everyone get the most out of the product. We know that millions
- [Back to School webinars for districts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/06/back-to-school-webinars-for-districts) - Hello, districts! We know you are gearing up for a busy Back to School and we at Clever want to do what we can to make this an easy and seamless process for you. We've put together a series of webinars to help you get more familiar with Clever, learn about new products, and ask
- [On Clever's 5th birthday, we celebrate you](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/05/clevers-5th-birthday-celebrate) - When Dan, Rafael, and I founded Clever 5 years ago, we never imagined that one day we’d help students access software before they learned to type. Or that we’d partner with the White House to give millions of Title I students access to free books. And we definitely never imagined that one day, over half
- [Free resources to fight Summer Slide](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/04/free-resources-fight-summer-slide) - Summer is around the corner! Clever is full of former teachers—we know all about the dreaded summer slide, the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. We also know that budgets are tight and so is time. We wanted to offer some free resources that you can test out in your classroom and use to engage students and teachers over the summer!
- [April 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/04/april-2017-product-release-notes) - This month, district user roles are now available to all districts, and we have integration and documentation updates for applications. We also continue to bring some extra polish to the district dashboard.
- [How to pilot Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/04/pilot-clever-badges) - We’ve simplified the Clever Badge distribution process to give you more control over piloting this new tool for your youngest learners! Clever Badges make it even easier for your students to access their learning applications through Clever so that your teachers can spend more time instructing and less time troubleshooting username and password errors. Rather
- [March 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/03/march-2017-product-release-notes) - Learn about our releases this month! We have two big updates—district user roles (in beta) and a new way for apps to set their licenses for districts. And we got a little extra polish in for the district dashboard, too.
- [Webinar recording: Clever 101](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/02/webinar-recording-clever-101) - We hosted a webinar to go through Clever 101: how to use all the tools in your dashboard. We went through Clever's main products, how to set up rostering and single-sign on for all your applications, and answered many common district questions. If you're new to Clever, or just looking to refresh your knowledge, make
- [February 2017 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/02/february-2017-product-release-notes) - This month, we’ve worked to make using Clever even easier—whether you use it in the classroom, at your district or in your company’s office. Check out our new releases.
- [Women in leadership at Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/01/women-leadership-clever) - Clever’s leadership team, comprised of all people who manage other Clever employees, is balanced at 50% men and 50% women. This wasn’t a goal we set out to reach this year, nor was it something we focused on specifically. However, looking back, in pursuing the goal of making Clever a more inclusive and supportive place for all employees, we placed the building blocks necessary to allow more women at Clever to step into and succeed in leadership roles.
- [Diversity and inclusion report 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/01/diversity-inclusion-report-2016) - Over the past year, Clever has been working to move closer to our goal of creating and nurturing a truly diverse and inclusive company. As we said last year: “We know a lack of diversity is not a problem that can be solved, but rather a mission for equity that requires constant vigilance.” Since we embarked on our mission, we invested time in understanding where we stand and where we can improve. Then we published this data in a series of blog posts focusing on our current numbers, survey pedagogy, and ways we’re working to move the needle on equity in our corner of the world.
- [Universal SSO and our security approach](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/01/universal-sso-and-our-security-approach) - At Clever, it's important we always use a "privacy by design" approach when releasing new features. In other words, we want to design our products with privacy in mind from day one—and on equal footing with core considerations like usability.
- [Announcing the Clever Community](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/01/announcing-clever-community-2) - We’re proud to announce a new platform for district leaders and application partners to share their successes and challenges with others like them. Many of the districts and applications we work with express to us that they wish there was a way to connect with other Clever users, find answers to questions more easily, and
- [Reflecting on 2016: A note of thanks](https://www.clever.com/blog/2017/01/reflecting-2016-note-thanks) - It’s that time of the year again in education. Students around the country are enjoying the final moments of winter break, giving teachers and administrators a few quiet moments to wrap up next year’s lesson plans before school bells ring again. For us at Clever, as we prepare for the year ahead, this time of year is also a time of reflection. As I reflect on 2016, I would like to offer our thanks to the students, teachers, administrators, and application developers who are powering the movement to improve learning outcomes and make education technology work in the classroom.
- [For schools, the value of intelligent integration is all around us](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/12/schools-value-intelligent-integration-around-us) - With the universe of high-quality, effective K-12 learning applications as wide as it’s ever been, schools are adding new apps at a rapid rate. But for all of the benefits these resources have in the classroom, they’re not particularly interoperable, so stitching it all together into a manageable system is presenting some challenges for schools. To get a sense of the issue, let’s consider a holiday tale about me and Mark Zuckerberg.
- [Wildly understaffed district IT departments can make rollouts a game of chance for app providers](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/12/wildly-understaffed-district-departments-can-make-rollouts-game-chance-app-providers) - For apps, it doesn’t matter how many implementation experts you have. If you’re asking bandwidth-challenged district IT teams to use manual data processes, your on-time launch is in jeopardy. Those IT teams will forgive you - but your actual decision makers in curriculum will remember this when it comes time to renew your contract.
- [December 2016 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/12/december-2016-product-release-notes) - As school sessions wrap up for this semester, we have a few updates for our users to check out during break—including our new universal SSO release, the Clever community, and district profiles for applications.
- [Your Semester Rollover Guide](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/12/semester-rollover-guide) - The semester is coming to a close and districts should ensure that they are well-positioned to begin the new school year. To make sure you're ready, we created this Semester Rollover guide, that ensures you take all the steps you need: Review shared data Add new applications Plan spring pilots We also created this handy
- [Webinar recording: Announcing single sign-on for every application](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/12/webinar-recording-announcing-single-sign-every-application) - This week, we announced the ability for students and teachers to log in to any application through Clever. Even for applications we don't roster with, we can build you a connection in just a few days. Watch the recording of our webinar on instructions for how to set up universal single sign-on for your district,
- [Clever Portal, now with universal SSO](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/12/clever-portal-now-universal-sso) - We’re announcing a big upgrade to the Clever Portal: you can now log into any application, whether or not they roster through Clever.
- [Clever partners with Hour of Code](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/11/clever-partners-hour-code) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC5FbmsH4fw Clever is proud to be a partner in the 2016 Hour of Code for Computer Science Education Week: December 5-11! The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching over 100 million students in over 180 countries. It’s a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn
- [What makes a great sync?](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/11/what-makes-a-great-sync) - On our Student Information System (SIS) Partnerships team, we often think about what makes a great sync—is it quick and easy setup? Is it a sync that sends all student contact data? Does it matter if it syncs once or twice a day? These are important questions that we think about and want to be able
- [November 2016 product release notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/11/november-2016-product-release-notes) - We worked on some polish this month, making it easier for districts to search for new apps, as well as view details on their current ones, and applications can now review past invites they've sent to districts to connect via Clever.
- [We've redesigned our login page for districts](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/11/redesigned-login-page) - We’ve updated our Clever Portal login page to simplify the login process for students and teachers!
- [Clever takes the prize in CETPA’s Single Sign-on Shootout](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/11/clever-takes-prize-cetpas-single-sign-shootout) - For Alexander Hamilton, it was the duel on the bank of the Hudson river. For Wyatt Earp, it was the OK Corral. And for the Chicago Cubs, it was a rainy November night in Cleveland. “Shootouts” aren’t just an old west thing. The term can apply to really any head-to-head competition in which the contestants have one chance to outdo each other.
- [Webinar: Making open standards work for for everyone in education](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/10/open-standards-clever-webinar-for-apps) - Innovative districts are increasingly exploring ways to embrace interoperability standards. But for many learning applications, this shift toward open standards comes with complexities and has led to major challenges in implementation and data management. What does that mean for your own unique business needs? How do successful learning applications go about standardizing—and improving—data management processes
- [Logging into Chromebooks with Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/10/logging-chromebooks-clever-badges) - Ever since we announced Clever Badges this spring, our most popular request was the ability to log in directly to Chromebooks using Clever Badges. Watch this video for instructions on how to use Clever Badges with Chromebooks and learn best practices from the experts.
- [October product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/10/october-product-notes-2-2) - See what we’ve been up to so far this fall—Clever Badges logging into Chromebooks, a new look for sharing data, and getting ready for iOS.
- [What We're Reading: October 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/10/reading-october-2016) - The latest voices from EdTech leaders and publications in October 2016.
- [Hiring diversity-conscious recruiters](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/hiring-diversity-conscious-recruiters) - When it comes to hiring, conventional wisdom says to hire people that are smarter than you. In our efforts at Clever to hire a diverse team, we’ve learned a new trick: hire recruiters who are more diversity-conscious than you.
- [Announcing the Clever Champions program](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/clever-champions) - Today, we are excited to announce the Clever Champions Program -- a way for Clever to recognize innovators in education who are leading the charge in bringing the future of technology to their districts.
- [Exciting updates for Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/exciting-updates-clever-badges) - Since we launched Clever Badges in April, we’ve been so excited and humbled by the reaction from the edtech industry. We built Clever Badges to give teachers a better way manage logins for their youngest students, and I’m excited to report that Clever Badges are now used in more than 4,500 schools across the country and counting. And just this week we had two more exciting milestones.
- [Clever selected for ConnectED’s Open eBooks initiative](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/clever-selected-connecteds-open-ebooks-initiative) - At Clever, we consider the achievement gap to be one of the most pressing issues in education. We believe wholeheartedly that Clever can bring positive change in this area by making learning technology more accessible for every student. But what about something even more fundamental than digital learning? What about books?
- [September product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/september-product-notes) - We're in the full swing of Back to School! This month, we've added some new product features to help districts and applications this fall, including a district login contest, portal customization for schools, and a way to view what apps are shared with each student.
- [What we're reading: September 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/09/reading-september-2016) - Kick off your fall with the latest in EdTech, featuring virtual reality, classroom analytics, and parent questions.
- [It’s the little things: Inviting districts and bulk onboarding for applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/little-things-inviting-districts-bulk-onboarding-clever) - We often hear that it’s the little things in life that matter most; and this couldn't be more true than when it comes to Back to School. As we deploy technology for thousands of school districts in such a short timeframe, we’re reminded that both rostering and single sign-on are still a problem for all too many schools. That’s why we’re excited to release two new actions that aim to solve some of these little things in the district onboarding process.
- [Taking on homelessness with SF's Episcopal Community Services](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/taking-on-homelessness-in-our-local-community) - As a tech company located in San Francisco, we are part of an industry that is shifting the economic and social landscape of our city. At Clever, we’re committed to ensuring that our presence contributes positively to our local community. So when we moved into our new office in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood a year ago, we began searching for local organizations that would help us give back to the community we were joining.
- [Announcing Clever partnership with Skyward](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/announcing-clever-partnership-with-skyward-sis) - Today, we're thrilled to announce our partnership with Skyward, one of the top Student Information Systems (SIS) and school administrative software providers in the nation. Read on to see how the partnership will impact you.
- [The 10 commandments for designing a company demographic survey](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/the-10-commandments-for-designing-a-demographic-survey) - Last fall, the Clever Diversity and Inclusion Committee decided that we wanted to start measuring the demographic makeup of our team. Tracking this information would help us become more data-driven in our efforts to improve diversity at Clever, and publishing our statistics would help contribute to the industry-wide conversation about diversity. In this post, we’ll share some lessons we learned in the process.
- [Clever Instant Login support toolkit](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/instant-login-support-toolkit) - Calling all learning applications! Clever Instant Login is the easiest way for students, teachers, and admins to log in to applications, with a central single sign on (SSO) to access to all their online learning applications in the same place. The result is less time spent troubleshooting log-ins, and more time instructing and learning. Rolling
- [August 2016 product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/august-2016-product-notes) - This month we went for the gold in our product releases, making sure our users have the latest and greatest as we all get ready for Back to School. Read more about the return of our Back to School guide, how applications can now request districts, and lots of updates to the Clever dashboard.
- [Clever + Chicago Public Schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/clever-chicago-public-schools) - A guide for Chicago Public School teachers to learn more about how to use Clever.
- [Back to School with Clever webinar: Eight takeaways](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/recap-back-to-school-with-clever-webinar) - With Back to School upon us, we rounded up the experts to discuss the best way to deliver speedy and smooth deployments for districts and schools this Fall. Patrick Scianna from Edmentum and Rebecca Foster from MasteryConnect joined Clever’s own Eleanor Dorfman for our recent webinar, and left us with some key insights to help us prepare.
- [What we're reading: August 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/what-were-reading-august-2016-2) - Get ready for Back to School by seeing what's been happening in EdTech this summer.
- [Diversity and inclusion report 2015](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/diversity-inclusion-report-2015) - As an education technology company, Clever sits at the intersection of two worlds—the world of schools and the world of silicon. Both the education system and the tech industry have long struggled to serve diverse groups and create inclusive environments. There’s an old adage in the tech industry: You make what you measure. So when we think about improving diversity and inclusion at Clever, the first step in the process is to measure the makeup of our team.
- [How districts can prepare for Back to School with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/how-districts-can-prepare-for-back-to-school-with-clever) - On Wednesday, 8/3, we hosted a webinar on How Districts Can Prepare for Back to School with Clever. The webinar covered what's new with Clever for the next school year, and how districts can get set up to prepare for the new school year, including demos on many of our major features. We recorded the webinar and you can watch it below.
- ['Privacy by Design' with Clever's lead security engineer](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/08/privacy-by-design-with-clevers-lead-privacy-engineer) - For the most recent edition of Mozilla's excellent series of SF Privacy Labs events, guest host Vivienne Pustell wanted to try something different. She wanted to turn the Lab's lens to the world of K-12 education for a change - particularly the way that education technology companies build data privacy protections into their products. The
- [Upcoming apps webinar: Get ready for Back to School with Clever!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/07/webinar-get-ready-for-back-to-school-with-clever) - Back to School is usually a time of excitement and joy over reuniting with friends and the rush of new school supplies. For some though, it can be a time of dread. This is especially true for those of us in the technology industry, as we prepare for the multiplying effect of new school integrations
- [New July applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/07/new-july-applications) - We had three more applications recently join the Clever family! Read about them below. Lexia RAPID Assessment screens and monitors reading and language skills for students in grades K–12. This computer-adaptive assessment reliably measures the skills most predictive of reading success to provide actionable, norm-referenced data for instructional planning. Supports single-sign on with Clever Instant Login
- [Data quality improvements for Back to School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/07/data-quality-improvements-for-back-to-school) - This year, we've been working hard to make improvements on how we process district data, and we're excited to fully roll out the changes this summer, in time for Back to School. Starting next week, we're rolling out updates to apply to every sync from a Clever district. Even better, there is no action required from districts or applications to support these changes, so you'll get more consistent data without the work.
- [July product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/07/july-product-notes) - This month we focused on improvements that will make it easier to triage any issues that may come up during the busy Back to School season, including Instant Login debugging tools, viewing SIS details and recommended sharing settings for districts.
- [What we're reading: July 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/07/what-were-reading-july-2016) - Stay up to date with the latest edtech highlights during your summer vacation. The Secret Sauce of Digital Learning Success A new report studies what worked and didn't for five districts' digital learning strategies. How to Manage the Four Types of Teachers You Meet in Professional Development Here's how to make sure your PD training caters
- [César Chávez School visit: What we learned](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/cesar-chavez-school-visit-what-we-learned) - Clever recently took a field trip to another local school—this time to César Chávez Elementary, less than two miles from the Clever office. Four Cleverites took a few hours to tour the school, watch a student talent show, observe technology used in seven different classrooms, and talk with Zareen Poonen Levien about technology at Chávez.
- [June product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/june-product-notes) - The school year may be ending but we still have a lot going on at Clever! Read up on what we've been working on for the past month, including Clever Co-Pilot, a customizable Clever portal, more news about Clever Badges, and a self-release for district data holds.
- [New June applications](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/new-june-applications) - Learn more about the newest applications to join Clever: Agilix Buzz, Vista Higher Learning, and Sycamore School.
- [Four myths about introducing computer science in the classroom](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/computerscience-copilot) - Schools around the country want to prepare their students with the skills they’ll need to be successful. And in today’s technology-driven world, Computer Science skills are increasingly being recognized as essential like math and reading skills. Led by President Obama’s call for “Computer Science For All”, educators have begun searching for ways to incorporate Computer
- [Upcoming webinars for application partners](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/465-2) - We're excited to announce Clever’s upcoming webinar series for our application partners! Each 30-minute training will focus on best practices for a specific topic, aimed to prepare your team for back-to-school and beyond. All registrants will receive links to the recordings after each webinar. You can also subscribe to be notified about future webinars. Hope to see you
- [What we’re reading: June 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/what-were-reading-june-2016) - Kick off your summer reading list with these edtech highlights. Virtual Reality Disruption 3-D technologies can make headway in the K-12 space by offering immersive experiences and virtual field trips. How Lindsay Unified Redesigned Itself From the Ground Up Learn how a struggling California district revamped its outcomes through personalization and community. How Affective Data
- [Clever is now available to all North Carolina LEAs and charter schools](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/clever-is-now-available-to-all-north-carolina-leas-and-charter-schools) - Starting today, LEA and Charter School Administrators in North Carolina have the ability to easily integrate over 200 additional leading educational applications into their NCEdCloud IAM Service portal for students and teachers.
- [The purchasing process for learning apps is broken—let’s fix it](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/06/the-purchasing-process-for-education-apps-is-broken-lets-fix-it) - While the goal of education technology is to improve the classroom experience, in so many cases, software is purchased without ever being tested in the classroom. Teachers are frustrated as technology is ‘pushed’ onto them. The result: teachers and students don’t use what was bought and the dollars wind up wasted. Today, Clever announced a better way.
- [Scaling Clever's culture](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/scaling-clever-culture) - Whatever your background, interests, or worldview, Clever is a place for people who have a passion for improving education to make their vision for the future of education a reality.
- [Clever is open—and now with OneRoster](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/clever-is-open-and-now-with-oneroster) - As powerful as the Clever solution is, we know that district needs are complex and varied. Districts today export CSV files from their Student Information System (SIS) for Clever-based smart data integration as well as for a number of other purposes. And we’ve heard from some districts that they’d like to standardize on OneRoster as their single CSV export, whether it’s for Clever or otherwise. Since we’re always looking to make districts’ lives easier, we’re doing the obvious thing.
- [Clever is hiring!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/clever-is-hiring) - Ever wondered what it would be like to interview at Clever? We know interviewing can be time-consuming and pretty scary. We’ve tried to think of potential pain points before a candidate walks in our front door, so we can get right down to building a relationship.
- [Let's celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/teachers-matter-a-profile-of-lani-mednick) - In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we're celebrating extraordinary educators around the country.
- [Product notes from April](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/product-notes-from-april) - We had two big releases last month, along with a few other features we shipped in April. Read about Clever Badges, our Back to School Guide for districts, and more.
- [Back to School with Clever](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/back-to-school-with-clever) - It may seem early to start talking about Back to School, but at Clever, it’s something we think about year-round. We did our homework on what it takes for a great Back to School with Clever, and last week, we released a Back to School Guide for districts.
- [Take a minute to learn about Clever Instant Login](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/take-a-minute-to-learn-about-instant-login) - We made a video for you to share with districts, applications, teachers, and even parents to tell them about the easiest way for students to log into their applications.
- [New applications for May 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/new-applications-may-2016) - We added two more applications that help to improve outcomes for your students.
- [What we’re reading: May 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/05/what-were-reading-may-2016) - As you plan your summer vacation and reading list, don’t forget to check out these edtech gems.
- [Inching our way toward closing the Digital Divide](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/inching-our-way-toward-closing-the-digital-divide) - By slowly shrinking the digital divide with a series of small victories, society is getting technology to the kids most in need.
- [Clever Badges move student privacy and security in the right direction](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/clever-badges-move-student-privacy-and-security-in-the-right-direction) - As an education technology company, our priority is to build products that allow teachers and students to be their best. We’re humbled to do work that can impact the lives of millions of people. But with that gift comes great responsibility, which is why we’re committed to the protection of student data and privacy. This issue became especially important when we started working on Clever Badges, our new product that makes it easier for K-2 students to login and access all of their learning applications.
- [Why we built Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/why-we-built-clever-badges) - Have you ever witnessed a room full of 1st-graders trying to type in their passwords? Imagine 60 tiny hands lowering even tinier fingers, mashing keys...one...at...a...time. It might be cute to most of us, but for millions of teachers this process is a daily frustration that eats up precious learning time. We’ve spent the last year talking with K-2 teachers to better understand this problem. Today, I’m proud to announce our answer: Clever Badges.
- [How would the Multilingual Education Act affect the achievement gap?](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/how-would-the-multilingual-education-act-affect-the-achievement-gap) - Win or lose, the outcome of the Multilingual Education Act will affect the achievement gap for hundreds of thousands English learners in California.
- [How to make smarter decisions when buying edtech software](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/how-to-make-smarter-decisions-when-buying-edtech-software) - By involving all stakeholders, school districts can make smarter decisions around technology selection, procurement and rollout.
- [New applications for April 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/new-applications-for-april) - We keep adding applications so schools can get even more from the Clever platform. Here are two more.
- [March product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/march-product-notes) - In March, we worked on an updated application gallery and added more metrics, such as new Sync Reports. We also built more data quality improvements for districts and applications. Take a look!
- [What we’re reading: April 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/04/what-were-reading-april-2016) - Our small but mighty marketing staff is passionate about the world of edtech. Here are some of our favorite articles from the past month.
- [Technology innovation at Fairfield-Suisun USD: Not what to purchase but when to purchase it](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/technology-innovation-at-fairfield-suisun-usd-not-what-to-purchase-but-when-to-purchase-it) - At Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, re-assessing the concept of time has improved life for the technology staff, students, teachers and school administrators.
- [What we learned from teachers and students at Menlo Park City School District](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/what-we-learned-from-teachers-and-students-at-menlo-park-city-school-district) - Field trips aren’t just for students - Clever takes them too. We regularly visit schools to observe how they’re using technology and to learn how we can work together to provide better results.
- [February product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/february-product-notes) - New this month we've got a Help Center for teachers, more Instant Login metrics for districts and applications and a way to install multiple apps at once.
- [More for less: How schools can maximize their technology investments](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/more-for-less-how-schools-can-maximize-their-technology-investments) - Technology isn’t a cure-all for our education system. Teachers will always be the most important component. Still, when properly selected and used effectively, technology can improve student achievement.
- [‘Teacherpreneurism’ and the right ways to wrestle alligators in the pool of innovation](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/teacherpreneurism-and-the-right-ways-to-wrestle-alligators-in-the-pool-of-innovation) - Jen Medbery, CEO of school behavior management software Kickboard, and Clever’s own Dan Carroll shared stories at SxSWedu about their starts and offered advice to today’s teachers who want to raise the game of education.
- [Clever’s Dan Carroll on SXSW Edu panel discussing entrepreneurialism in the classroom](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/clevers-dan-carroll-on-sxsw-edu-panel-discussing-entrepreneurialism-in-the-classroom) - Educators from all over have descended upon Austin, Texas to immerse themselves in the various topics of innovation in learning. Here at the convention center on day one, the buzz in the halls is all about Temple Grandin’s keynote ‘Helping Different Kinds of Minds Solve Problems.’
- [What we’re reading: March 2016](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/what-were-reading-march-2016) - While you’ve been busy completing projects, we’ve been keeping up on education news. Here are some highlights.
- [New applications for March](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/new-applications-from-february) - As we head deeper into 2016, we’re happy to keep on adding more and more useful apps for our district partners.
- [Clever partners with Schoolrunner](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/03/clever-partners-with-schoolrunner) - One of the best things about education technology is how dozens of companies are working hard to solve dozens of problems. Then when two of them come together, the educational experience gets better for everyone: Teachers, students, parents and school districts.
- [Sign Clever up! Our school visit volunteer program](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/02/sign-clever-up-our-school-visit-volunteer-program) - We focus on removing obstacles that have blocked technology in the classroom, but how do we know what the biggest obstacles are in the classroom today? We visit schools and ask!
- [Breaking down the ACLU’s new 16-state privacy legislation blitz](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/02/breaking-down-the-aclus-new-16-state-privacy-legislation-blitz) - With the federal government stepping back in education, the ACLU is asking states to step up with new student data privacy bills. Read on for our state-by-state analysis.
- [What we’re reading: January education news of note](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/02/what-were-reading-january-education-news-of-note) - With 2016 in full swing, it’s been a busy month in education news. Take a look at some of our favorite technology-focused stories from the month of January.
- [January product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/02/january-product-notes) - Here's what we were up to at the beginning of 2016: custom login hints for students and teachers, new data overview tab for districts, downloadable (and custom!) login instructions, and logging non-Clever portal URLs.
- [What a difference a year makes—celebrating 50k schools!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/what-a-difference-a-year-makes-celebrating-50k-schools-2) - A year ago, Clever was a 40-person team working with 31,000 K-12 schools. There were about 100 learning apps on the Clever platform then. Fast-forward to today, and Clever is 100-people strong! Now we’re helping 50,000 schools (more than a third of the K-12 schools in the country) connect with more than 200 of the best learning apps around.
- [A new commitment to diversity and inclusion from Kapor Capital](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/a-new-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion-from-kapor-capital) - As I type ‘Silicon Valley diversity…’ into a Google search bar, guess which word the search engine suggests next? ‘Problem.’ But what about diversity solutions? That word doesn’t come up as a suggestion at all - and comes up less than it should offline as well. That's why Clever is so proud to announce our support - and commitment - to a great step in the right direction.
- [A new commitment to diversity and inclusion from Kapor Capital](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/a-new-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion-from-kapor-capital-2) - As I type ‘Silicon Valley diversity…’ into a Google search bar, guess which word the search engine suggests next? ‘Problem.’ But what about diversity solutions? That word doesn’t come up as a suggestion at all - and comes up less than it should offline as well. That's why Clever is so proud to announce our support - and commitment - to a great step in the right direction.
- [Training the trainers: Preparing for personal development](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/training-the-trainers-preparing-for-personal-development) - It feels like Back to School was just yesterday, but with the new year, it’s already time to start looking ahead to one of the most critical things applications can do to ensure success in the classroom—Professional Development (PD). Clever is excited to help apps plan now for how to best support new themes that will be on teachers’ minds for the 2016-2017 school year. Let's take a look...
- [Training the trainers: Preparing for personal development](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/training-the-trainers) - It feels like Back to School was just yesterday, but with the new year, it’s already time to start looking ahead to one of the most critical things applications can do to ensure success in the classroom—Professional Development (PD). Clever is excited to help apps plan now for how to best support new themes that will be on teachers’ minds for the 2016-2017 school year. Let's take a look...
- [What we're reading: December education news of note](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/what-were-reading-december-education-news-of-note) - Even with the holidays in full swing, it was a busy month for education news. Every Student Succeeds passed, Arne Duncan stepped down and the experts took a look back at the year that was. Check out a few of our favorites below. We’d love to know how our readers think about these topics and encourage you to post your thoughts in the comments section!
- [What we're reading: December education news of note](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/what-were-reading-december-education-news-of-note-2) - Even with the holidays in full swing, it was a busy month for education news. Every Student Succeeds passed, Arne Duncan stepped down and the experts took a look back at the year that was. Check out a few of our favorites below. We’d love to know how our readers think about these topics and encourage you to post your thoughts in the comments section!
- [Debating technology for our youngest of learners](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/debating-technology-for-our-youngest-of-learners) - “The technology skills our first grader is developing from using the tablet will be as obsolete in the future as the software she is learning on it.” This was one of the more attention-grabbing points made by a concerned parent in a letter published by the Baltimore Sun in January titled ‘Baltimore County Schools Tech Initiative Fails Young Learners.’
- [Debating technology for our youngest of learners](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/debating-technology-for-our-youngest-of-learners-2) - “The technology skills our first grader is developing from using the tablet will be as obsolete in the future as the software she is learning on it.” This was one of the more attention-grabbing points made by a concerned parent in a letter published by the Baltimore Sun in January titled ‘Baltimore County Schools Tech Initiative Fails Young Learners.’
- [December product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/december-product-notes) - Just in time for the holidays, Clever's released a feature for districts and applications to get a head start on connections for the 2016-17 school year, as well as a new way for districts to let us know what applications they want to see on Clever.
- [December product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2016/01/december-product-notes-2) - Just in time for the holidays, Clever's released a feature for districts and applications to get a head start on connections for the 2016-17 school year, as well as a new way for districts to let us know what applications they want to see on Clever.
- [Need to change the culture? Then change the language.](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/need-to-change-the-culture-then-change-the-language) - Ardee Chua started his day by visiting one of the 140 schools in the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. There, he found a quiet room, booted up his computer and spent the next hour as a guest speaker on a Clever webinar. “But the reason I’m at this school today is to ‘Cleverize’ as many of their apps as possible,” he explained.
- [Need to change the culture? Then change the language.](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/need-to-change-the-culture-then-change-the-language-2) - Ardee Chua started his day by visiting one of the 140 schools in the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. There, he found a quiet room, booted up his computer and spent the next hour as a guest speaker on a Clever webinar. “But the reason I’m at this school today is to ‘Cleverize’ as many of their apps as possible,” he explained.
- [House vote means no buzzwords left behind](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/house-vote-means-no-buzzwords-left-behind) - Words matter. After 14 years of political wrangling over the role of federal government in American education, the House passed on Wednesday a landmark bipartisan update to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind act. Somehow, despite its 1,000+ pages, the more vocal advocates on both the right and the left found little within it to celebrate.
- [House vote means no buzzwords left behind](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/house-vote-leaves-no-buzzwords-left-behind) - Words matter. After 14 years of political wrangling over the role of federal government in American education, the House passed on Wednesday a landmark bipartisan update to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind act. Somehow, despite its 1,000+ pages, the more vocal advocates on both the right and the left found little within it to celebrate.
- [November product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/november-product-notes) - Read up on what Clever’s been working on this past month. We're excited to announce Clever Instant Login instructions to email to teachers, the ability to download the data districts share with applications, and better data insights for teachers.
- [November product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/november-product-notes-2) - Read up on what Clever’s been working on this past month. We're excited to announce Clever Instant Login instructions to email to teachers, the ability to download the data districts share with applications, and better data insights for teachers.
- [What we’re reading in November](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/what-were-reading-in-november) - We're back with the next edition of What We're Reading. The month of November saw a number of trends in education press, notably the effects of Novembers elections and the impact of pending legislation. We'd love to know how our readers think about these topics.
- [What we’re reading in November](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/what-were-reading-in-november-2) - We're back with the next edition of What We're Reading. The month of November saw a number of trends in education press, notably the effects of Novembers elections and the impact of pending legislation. We'd love to know how our readers think about these topics.
- [Sunnyside’s secret recipe for digital curriculum success](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/sunnysides-secret-recipe-for-digital-curriculum-success) - Until 2011, the Pima, Arizona school district of 14,000 students wasn’t particularly advanced in its adoption of learning technologies. But the convergence of a change-agent superintendent, some unexpected local investments in education, and federal funding through e-Rate set Sunnyside on a path toward serious technological overhaul.
- [Sunnyside’s secret recipe for digital curriculum success](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/12/sunnysides-secret-recipe-for-digital-curriculum-success-2) - Until 2011, the Pima, Arizona school district of 14,000 students wasn’t particularly advanced in its adoption of learning technologies. But the convergence of a change-agent superintendent, some unexpected local investments in education, and federal funding through e-Rate set Sunnyside on a path toward serious technological overhaul.
- [Love Clever? Let someone know](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/love-clever-let-someone-know-2) - One of my favorite things about working at Clever is talking to so many school districts and applications who share the same passion all of us have here — to easily and securely get great learning software in classrooms. It’s a mission we’re proud to share with schools and educators who helped get us so far, and we know one of the things that will keep that movement going is an expanding network of passionate users.
- [Love Clever? Let someone know](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/love-clever-let-someone-know) - One of my favorite things about working at Clever is talking to so many school districts and applications who share the same passion all of us have here — to easily and securely get great learning software in classrooms. It’s a mission we’re proud to share with schools and educators who helped get us so far, and we know one of the things that will keep that movement going is an expanding network of passionate users.
- [Join our Q&A on classroom technology](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/qa-classroom-technology) - There’s never a lull in all that’s happening with classroom technology, which is why we’re excited to host an upcoming conversation with two innovative districts. Join Metro Nashville Public Schools and Morgan County Charter Schools on Tuesday, December 8 to hear their perspective on the challenges and opportunities of technology integrations in school districts.
- [Join our Q&A on classroom technology](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/join-our-qa-on-classroom-technology) - There’s never a lull in all that’s happening with classroom technology, which is why we’re excited to host an upcoming conversation with two innovative districts. Join Metro Nashville Public Schools and Morgan County Charter Schools on Tuesday, December 8 to hear their perspective on the challenges and opportunities of technology integrations in school districts.
- [Letter from the editor](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/letter-from-the-editor) - In such busy days, it’s tough to find the time to keep up with all that’s happening in the world of educational technology. And there is certainly a lot going on—Clever itself is growing quickly too. So we want to make it easier for you to keep up.
- [Letter from the editor](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/11/letter-from-the-editor-2) - In such busy days, it’s tough to find the time to keep up with all that’s happening in the world of educational technology. And there is certainly a lot going on—Clever itself is growing quickly too. So we want to make it easier for you to keep up.
- [October product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/october-product-notes) - Back to School is behind us, and we’re looking at ways to make your job easier year-round. Highlights last month include school administrator logins, rules-based data sharing, and classroom login instructions.
- [October product notes](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/october-product-notes-2) - Back to School is behind us, and we’re looking at ways to make your job easier year-round. Highlights last month include school administrator logins, rules-based data sharing, and classroom login instructions.
- [What we're reading in October](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/what-were-reading-in-october) - It's been a busy end to the back-to-school season, which can make it tough to find the time to keep up with all that’s happening in the world of educational technology. Catch up here on the technology impact on classroom performance, the new OCED report, and more.
- [What we're reading in October](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/what-were-reading-octobers-notable-news-stories) - It's been a busy end to the back-to-school season, which can make it tough to find the time to keep up with all that’s happening in the world of educational technology. Catch up here on the technology impact on classroom performance, the new OCED report, and more.
- [Clever helps Kyrene stay a step ahead of student mobility](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/clever-helps-kyrene-stay-a-step-ahead-of-student-mobility) - Kyrene’s approach to digital curriculum is among the nation’s most exciting, and as one of its technology leaders, Lynette Nield works to provide each of Kyrene’s students a consistent digital learning experience. We spoke with Lynette about the excitement - and the challenges - that come from Kyrene’s use of technology both in the back office and in its classrooms.
- [Clever helps Kyrene stay a step ahead of student mobility](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/10/clever-helps-kyrene-school-district-stay-a-step-ahead-of-student-mobility) - Kyrene’s approach to digital curriculum is among the nation’s most exciting, and as one of its technology leaders, Lynette Nield works to provide each of Kyrene’s students a consistent digital learning experience. We spoke with Lynette about the excitement - and the challenges - that come from Kyrene’s use of technology both in the back office and in its classrooms.
- [44,000 reasons to celebrate](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/09/44000-reasons-to-celebrate) - Ask anyone in education and they’ll tell you: Back to School isn't just a day, it's an accomplishment! Administrators and teachers across America spend months fretting details for the big moment – when students come flooding back into the hallways. At Clever, we feel the energy of Back to School too. Teachers need accounts, students need logins – we know having everything ready to go is a big part of any successful first day.
- [44,000 reasons to celebrate](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/09/44000-reasons-to-celebrate-2) - Ask anyone in education and they’ll tell you: Back to School isn't just a day, it's an accomplishment! Administrators and teachers across America spend months fretting details for the big moment – when students come flooding back into the hallways. At Clever, we feel the energy of Back to School too. Teachers need accounts, students need logins – we know having everything ready to go is a big part of any successful first day.
- [Complex topics explained simply: Hashing](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/07/complex-topics-explained-simply-hashing) - Why is it that websites require you to *reset* your password instead of just reminding you what it is? After all, they check your password when you enter it, can't they just look it up? It turns out they can't actually - websites don't know your password and instead use a technique called "hashing" to check if what you log in with matches what you set when you created your account.
- [Complex topics explained simply: Hashing](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/07/complex-topics-explained-simply-hashing-2) - Why is it that websites require you to *reset* your password instead of just reminding you what it is? After all, they check your password when you enter it, can't they just look it up? It turns out they can't actually - websites don't know your password and instead use a technique called "hashing" to check if what you log in with matches what you set when you created your account.
- [Give your sync a summer vacation](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/05/give-your-sync-a-summer-vacation) - We've released a new sync "pause" function to manage school-year rollovers! Schools can now freeze data in their applications for the summer while they make changes in their SIS. What will happen when a school sync is paused for the summer?
- [Give your sync a summer vacation](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/05/give-your-sync-a-summer-vacation-2) - We've released a new sync "pause" function to manage school-year rollovers! Schools can now freeze data in their applications for the summer while they make changes in their SIS. What will happen when a school sync is paused for the summer?
- [Setting the bar even higher](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/04/setting-the-bar-even-higher) - At Clever, we have a clear commitment to student data privacy with three straightforward policies: 1. We only collect personal information schools choose to share with us 2. We only share data when schools instruct us to 3. Schools always own their data We recently updated our terms and privacy policy to make that third commitment even stronger.
- [Setting the bar even higher](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/04/setting-bar-even-higher) - At Clever, we have a clear commitment to student data privacy with three straightforward policies: 1. We only collect personal information schools choose to share with us 2. We only share data when schools instruct us to 3. Schools always own their data We recently updated our terms and privacy policy to make that third commitment even stronger.
- [Welcome to Clever, Ben!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/04/welcome-ben-clever) - We're so excited to announce Ben Adida has joined Clever as our VP of Engineering! Before Clever, Ben worked at Mozilla and most recently Square.
- [Welcome to Clever, Ben!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/04/welcome-to-clever-ben) - We're so excited to announce Ben Adida has joined Clever as our VP of Engineering! Before Clever, Ben worked at Mozilla and most recently Square.
- [Open sourcing our policies](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/03/open-sourcing-our-policies) - Student data privacy and security are our foremost responsibilities here at Clever. We invest heavily to ensure that we are improving privacy for schools, students, and teachers, and we make sure that everyone at Clever is constantly working towards this goal. About five months ago, we were made aware of aspects of our privacy policy that did not clearly and explicitly match our intentions.
- [Open sourcing our policies](https://www.clever.com/blog/2015/03/open-sourcing-policies) - Student data privacy and security are our foremost responsibilities here at Clever. We invest heavily to ensure that we are improving privacy for schools, students, and teachers, and we make sure that everyone at Clever is constantly working towards this goal. About five months ago, we were made aware of aspects of our privacy policy that did not clearly and explicitly match our intentions.
- [Clever and "Shellshock"](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/09/clever-and-shellshock) - Recently, a critical security issue was discovered and disclosed to the larger community. This issue, nicknamed Shellshock, could have allowed an attacker to take control of certain systems using specially crafted HTTP requests. The vulnerability came from a flaw in Bash, a tool used by the majority of Internet web servers, including some of Clever's machines.
- [Clever and "Shellshock"](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/09/clever-and-shellshock-2) - Recently, a critical security issue was discovered and disclosed to the larger community. This issue, nicknamed Shellshock, could have allowed an attacker to take control of certain systems using specially crafted HTTP requests. The vulnerability came from a flaw in Bash, a tool used by the majority of Internet web servers, including some of Clever's machines.
- [Updates to the Developer Experience](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/07/updates-to-the-developer-experience) - Clever aims to deliver an amazing developer experience for our partners building off the Clever API. In the last few months we have rolled out our single sign-on solution, Instant Login; we have also focused on making it an incredibly simple experience for developers. There are few recent or upcoming changes that we want to share.
- [Updates to the Developer Experience](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/07/updates-to-the-developer-experience-2) - Clever aims to deliver an amazing developer experience for our partners building off the Clever API. In the last few months we have rolled out our single sign-on solution, Instant Login; we have also focused on making it an incredibly simple experience for developers. There are few recent or upcoming changes that we want to share.
- [Forget passwords: Introducing Instant Login](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/05/forget-passwords-introducing-instant-login) - In a previous blog post, we explored the pain of passwords in the classroom (just imagine getting a room full of second graders logged in to a website). Teachers lose countless hours to login problems, with 25% of online learning time lost. Today we’re excited to share a new solution to the password problem: Instant Login.
- [Forget passwords: Introducing Instant Login](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/05/introducing-instant-login) - In a previous blog post, we explored the pain of passwords in the classroom (just imagine getting a room full of second graders logged in to a website). Teachers lose countless hours to login problems, with 25% of online learning time lost. Today we’re excited to share a new solution to the password problem: Instant Login.
- [The Serverless School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/05/the-serverless-school) - Three years ago, I sat in a cramped data closet, sweating profusely and cursing at my servers. The combination of a heat wave and a power outage had turned one of my server closets into a sauna, frying the server hard drives inside. As the machines began restoring from backups and my teachers scrambled to remove technology from their lesson plans, I began to dream of a serverless school.
- [The Serverless School](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/05/the-serverless-school-2) - Three years ago, I sat in a cramped data closet, sweating profusely and cursing at my servers. The combination of a heat wave and a power outage had turned one of my server closets into a sauna, frying the server hard drives inside. As the machines began restoring from backups and my teachers scrambled to remove technology from their lesson plans, I began to dream of a serverless school.
- [Losing Class Time to Logins](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/05/losing-class-time-to-logins) - How many times do you reset a password each week? Anyone reading this post knows what a hassle it is to manage passwords for dozens of accounts. Teachers and students share the same pain, with dire consequences. If you've been a teacher, you know what it's like to have those three students with their hands in the air, unable to log in, just as you're finally ready to get kids started on the computers.
- [Losing Class Time to Logins](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/05/losing-class-time-to-logins-2) - How many times do you reset a password each week? Anyone reading this post knows what a hassle it is to manage passwords for dozens of accounts. Teachers and students share the same pain, with dire consequences. If you've been a teacher, you know what it's like to have those three students with their hands in the air, unable to log in, just as you're finally ready to get kids started on the computers.
- [Three Questions for Tech Directors](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/04/three-questions-for-tech-directors) - Just a few years ago, I was a tech director trying to define my role and approach to education technology. Now, I get to work with and learn from incredible tech directors every day. The more I learn, the more I realize how often I focused on the wrong things as a tech director. Here are the questions I wish I had been focusing on.
- [Three Questions for Tech Directors](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/04/three-questions-for-tech-directors-2) - Just a few years ago, I was a tech director trying to define my role and approach to education technology. Now, I get to work with and learn from incredible tech directors every day. The more I learn, the more I realize how often I focused on the wrong things as a tech director. Here are the questions I wish I had been focusing on.
- [So you're building an EdTech app?  (An intro to data privacy)](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/04/so-youre-building-an-edtech-app-an-intro-to-data-privacy) - Schools, districts, and EdTech vendors are faced with a challenge: providing personalized learning software while protecting student privacy. With rapid changes in technology, EdTech vendors and school officials must spend time understanding the relevant laws and adopting best practices for handling student data.
- [Enhanced security with token-based authentication](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/03/enhanced-security-with-token-based-authentication) - From day one, Clever has been built to be the most simple and most secure data integration solution for schools. To improve on that promise, we are changing the way our partner applications authenticate with the Clever API. EdTech applications currently access Clever’s API using an API key specific to the application. While this single-key approach is an industry standard, we realized we can improve on it.
- [Enhanced security with token-based authentication](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/03/enhanced-security-with-token-based-authentication-2) - From day one, Clever has been built to be the most simple and most secure data integration solution for schools. To improve on that promise, we are changing the way our partner applications authenticate with the Clever API. EdTech applications currently access Clever’s API using an API key specific to the application. While this single-key approach is an industry standard, we realized we can improve on it.
- [GetClever.com is moving to Clever.com!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2014/01/getclever-com-is-moving-to-clever-com) - I’m writing to share an exciting update: Clever is getting a new address! This Thursday, Clever’s website will move from GETclever.com to Clever.com. It just rolls off the tongue so much better, don't you think?
- [Get "Clever" with more Apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/10/get-clever-with-more-apps) - Our latest Clever update makes it easier than ever to get started with new online learning tools! Just log into your Clever account and click the "Add an App" icon on your dashboard. Viola! If you have valid licenses for the app, your students will show up in all of the right classes as soon as the app developer approves the request.
- [Get "Clever" with more Apps](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/10/get-clever-with-more-apps-2) - Our latest Clever update makes it easier than ever to get started with new online learning tools! Just log into your Clever account and click the "Add an App" icon on your dashboard. Viola! If you have valid licenses for the app, your students will show up in all of the right classes as soon as the app developer approves the request.
- [SXSWedu: What a Week for Clever!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/03/sxswedu-what-a-week-for-clever-2) - What a week for Clever! The team and I spent last week at the SXSWedu Conference in Austin, TX, and it was a real treat seeing Clever partners, participating on panels, and competing in the LAUNCHedu competition. The LAUNCHedu competition was especially thrilling – Clever was up against 100 other companies vying for the top prize.
- [SXSWedu: What a Week for Clever!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/03/sxswedu-what-a-week-for-clever) - What a week for Clever! The team and I spent last week at the SXSWedu Conference in Austin, TX, and it was a real treat seeing Clever partners, participating on panels, and competing in the LAUNCHedu competition. The LAUNCHedu competition was especially thrilling – Clever was up against 100 other companies vying for the top prize.
- [The Sandy Hook Promise](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/01/the-sandy-hook-promise-2) - In the month since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, we have felt horrified, angry, and powerless. This terrible incident has deeply wounded a community and shocked educators, parents, and students across the country. We all need to do whatever we can to ensure that our schools are the safe and welcoming environments our students need.
- [The Sandy Hook Promise](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/01/the-sandy-hook-promise) - In the month since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, we have felt horrified, angry, and powerless. This terrible incident has deeply wounded a community and shocked educators, parents, and students across the country. We all need to do whatever we can to ensure that our schools are the safe and welcoming environments our students need.
- [Announcing the Innovate NYC Schools App Challenge](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/01/announcing-the-innovate-nyc-schools-app-challenge-2) - Today, I'm pleased to highlight Clever's newest partner, Innovate NYC Schools. For edtech innovators and developers, contracting with large districts like New York City can be overwhelming. Innovate NYC Schools (iNYCS) is a project of the New York City Department of Education’s iZone, dedicated to creating models for more quickly identifying, piloting, and evaluating promising edtech solutions.
- [Announcing the Innovate NYC Schools App Challenge](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/01/announcing-the-innovate-nyc-schools-app-challenge) - Today, I'm pleased to highlight Clever's newest partner, Innovate NYC Schools. For edtech innovators and developers, contracting with large districts like New York City can be overwhelming. Innovate NYC Schools (iNYCS) is a project of the New York City Department of Education’s iZone, dedicated to creating models for more quickly identifying, piloting, and evaluating promising edtech solutions.
- [Hello, World!](https://www.clever.com/blog/2013/01/hello-world) - One year ago, if you had visited STRIVE Prep, you would have found me in my first-floor office, seething. My eyes were glued to my computer screen, and 1-800 number support muzak was ringing in my ears. I was on hold, waiting to learn why one of my student’s records was not updated correctly in our online assessment software. Seemingly small errors like this one frustrated my teachers - an out-of-date record meant a student couldn't log in, couldn't be assessed, and couldn't learn that day.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.clever.com/) - Clever is the platform powering digital learning for K12 schools--one single place for identity, access, security, and classroom engagement
- [Careers](https://www.clever.com/about/careers) - Jobs in engineering, product, design, customer success, marketing, HR, recruiting, finance.
- [New to ED LP - for Partners](https://www.clever.com/partners-entering-education)
- [Clever Complete for Application Partners](https://www.clever.com/partners) - Clever Complete simplifies educational integration with secure, scalable, and efficient solutions that effortlessly connect partners to all schools.
- [Developers](https://www.clever.com/trust/terms/developers) - Effective Date: October 20, 2025 Welcome to Clever’s Additional Terms of Use for Developers (the “Additional Terms for Developers”). If you are a Developer, please also review our General Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you’re not a Developer (as defined in the General Terms of Use), these Additional Terms for Developers do not apply to you.
- [Clever LMS Connect - for Partners](https://www.clever.com/clever-lms-connect) - Simplify student logins and effortlessly sync grades and assignments with LMSs with one integration. Integrate with all common LMSs in as little as 4 weeks.
- [App Gallery](https://www.clever.com/app-gallery) - Clever is proud to partner with leading educational applications to give secure, automated rostering for K-12 districts across the U.S.
- [Schools Trust](https://www.clever.com/trust/terms/schools) - Clever Additional Terms of Use for Schools Effective Date: May 30, 2024 Welcome to Clever’s Additional Terms of Use for Schools (the “Additional Terms for Schools”). If you are a School, please also review our General Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you’re not a School (as defined in the General Terms of
- [NEXT@ Clever - Schools](https://www.clever.com/next-clever-schools)
- [The IT Leader’s Guide to Protecting Australian Student Identities](https://www.clever.com/identity-guide-australia)
- [Rostering for Partners](https://www.clever.com/rostering-for-partners) - Save time, reduce data errors, and strengthen data security when you manage rostering and SSO for all digital resources in Clever.
- [Blog](https://www.clever.com/blog) - Welcome to the Clever blog, a place to learn about the magic of education technology.
- [NEXT@ Clever - Partners](https://www.clever.com/next-clever-partners) - Connect all identities and data with one integration, to power learning outcomes for all students. To deliver on that promise, edtech vendors need one place to manage and access all the identities and data that districts share with them. That’s Clever.
- [The IT Leader’s Guide to Protecting Canadian Student Identities](https://www.clever.com/identity-guide-canada)
- [test](https://www.clever.com/test)
- [The U.K. and Ireland](https://www.clever.com/clever-uk-ireland) - Learn how Clever can help schools in the U.K. and Ireland provide instant, safe access to devices and resources for students, teachers, and staff.
- [Australia and New Zealand](https://www.clever.com/australia-new-zealand) - Simplify digital learning for schools in Australia and New Zealand by providing one secure login to devices and resources.
- [Practices](https://www.clever.com/trust/security/practices) - Clever's security practices
- [The IT Leader’s Guide to Protecting U.K. Student Identities](https://www.clever.com/identity-guide-uk)
- [Media Kit](https://www.clever.com/about/media-kit) - Logos, colors and branding guidelines for press and partners
- [Clever Academy](https://www.clever.com/academy) - Become Clever-certified with our free, online courses.
- [HMH + Clever](https://www.clever.com/clever-hmh)
- [Back to School Welcome 2025](https://www.clever.com/back-to-school-welcome-2025) - With Clever, teachers can securely access all of their digital learning in one place.
- [Back to School Welcome 2024](https://www.clever.com/back-to-school-welcome-2024) - Welcome Back to School with Clever!
- [Solving the Edtech Integration Dilemma](https://www.clever.com/solving-edtech-integration-dilemma)
- [Reimagining Edtech Integrations in K-12 Education](https://www.clever.com/edtech-integrations) - Explore how K-12 experts are rethinking the future of edtech integrations. Featuring leaders from GoGuardian, Khan Academy, Boston Public Schools, and more.
- [About Us](https://www.clever.com/about) - Clever brings all applications into one secure portal and provides single sign-on for everyone in the district.
- [McGraw Hill + Clever](https://www.clever.com/mcgraw-hill) - Resources to support the McGraw Hill and Clever partnership
- [Canada](https://www.clever.com/canada) - Join the thousands of Canadian schools that choose Clever to streamline digital learning. Sign up for Clever today.
- [Clever Global](https://www.clever.com/clever-global) - The platform powering digital learning for schools across more than 50 countries around the globe.
- [Accessibility](https://www.clever.com/accessibility) - Accessibility statement
- [Single Sign On Partners](https://www.clever.com/sso-partners) - Clever SSO helps 25 million students and teachers to log into their learning apps easily and securely, with no lost instruction time.
- [Rostering for Schools](https://www.clever.com/products/rostering) - Clever makes student rostering for schools easy. Save time, reduce data errors, and strengthen data security for all users.
- [Google + Clever](https://www.clever.com/google-classroom) - Resources to support the Clever and Google Classroom Roster Import
- [Multi-Factor Authentication](https://www.clever.com/products/clever-mfa) - Elevate your school's digital security with our powerful multi-factor authentication solution. Safeguard sensitive data, enhance privacy, and create a secure learning environment.
- [Identity Management](https://www.clever.com/products/clever-idm) - Clever's identity management solution helps schools safeguard student data, optimize access control, and improve overall security. Get started today!
- [App bts](https://www.clever.com/app-bts) - Back to School resources for Clever application partners.
- [District Sign up page](https://www.clever.com/district-signup) - Sign your district up for Clever! Get your digital learning resources securely together on one platform—providing easy access for teachers, students, and staff.
- [Pricing](https://www.clever.com/pricing) - Pricing for Clever, the most comprehensive rostering and single sign-on solution for K-12 education.
- [Policy](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/policy) - Learn more about Clever's commitment to your privacy.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.clever.com/privacy-policy-2) - Learn more about Clever's commitment to your privacy.
- [School Solutions](https://www.clever.com/schools) - Clever’s solution for schools connects the data and applications needed to make digital learning work better for everyone.
- [Sign Up - For Partners](https://www.clever.com/developer-signup) - Sign up to become a Clever Application Partner to get one integration that works with every SIS. Clever helps developers achieve smoother district rollouts.
- [Cybersecurity Assessment](https://www.clever.com/cybersecurity-assessment)
- [24/7 Premium Support](https://www.clever.com/24-7-premium-support) - Every Clever school district gets free, world-class support as soon as they sign up. We also offer dedicated, 24/7 support for schools that need specialized services.
- [Consulting Services](https://www.clever.com/consulting-services) - Get hands-on, uninterrupted working time with a Clever Specialist tailored to your district.
- [Clever Training](https://www.clever.com/clever-training) - Add-on customized professional development training sessions for your teachers and staff with Clever experts.
- [Families](https://www.clever.com/families) - Kids use Clever to easily log in and learn with resources selected by their teachers. Now, parents and guardians can use Clever, too! See how Clever helps you stay connected to your child’s education.
- [Explore training and support offerings](https://www.clever.com/services-consultation)
- [Tech Leadership in Education: Empowering Learning, Securing Identities](https://www.clever.com/tech-leadership-in-education)
- [Strategies for Tech Leadership in Education: Empowering Learning, Securing Identities](https://www.clever.com/strategies-tech-leadership) - Discover how innovative tech leaders are transforming their departments by implementing strategies that empower digital learning, protect student data, and foster collaboration.
- [Secure access prep for Back to School 2025](https://www.clever.com/secure-access-prep-for-back-to-school-2025)
- [Interoperability](https://www.clever.com/solutions/interoperability) - Explore Clever's interoperability solutions for K-12 schools, designed to work with various open integration standards.
- [Cybersecure](https://www.clever.com/cybersecure-report) - Our 3rd annual report equips decision-makers accountable for student data with critical insights to aid K-12 cybersecurity planning for 2025 and beyond.
- [Inclusion at Clever](https://www.clever.com/about/inclusion) - Learn Clever’s mission, vision, and action plan for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion both in the organization and in our products.
- [Subprocessors](https://www.clever.com/trust/subprocessors) - Clever subprocessors that process customer data.
- [FCC Cybersecurity Pilot](https://www.clever.com/fcc-cybersecurity-pilot)
- [NEXT@ Clever 2024](https://www.clever.com/next-clever-2024)
- [Contact a Specialist - NEXT@ Clever](https://www.clever.com/contact-a-specialist)
- [Prodigy + Clever](https://www.clever.com/prodigy)
- [European Data Processing Agreement](https://www.clever.com/trust/europe-data-processing-addendum) - European Data Processing Addendum
- [Europe](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/europe) - European Privacy Notice
- [Classroom of the Future Report 2023](https://www.clever.com/classroom-future-report-2023) - Discover industry insights on emerging trends shaping classrooms in 2023 and beyond. This report provides critical insights to anyone leading K-12 education forward.
- [Data and Access](https://www.clever.com/solutions/data-and-access) - Discover Clever's data and access control solutions for schools. Upgrade your school's digital experience today!
- [Clever and Arbor](https://www.clever.com/clever-arbor) - Learn how one secure connection between Clever and Arbor automates access to devices and resources, saving you time and ensuring data privacy.
- [Global Partners](https://www.clever.com/global-partners)
- [Get in touch](https://www.clever.com/get-in-touch) - Layered security from Clever provides multiple layers of protection to enhance district cybersecurity, all with one trusted vendor. These solutions, uniquely designed for the needs of K-12, provide protections for the entire district community, including teachers, students, and staff. The identity and access management offering includes: Clever directory: A centralized place to manage all school
- [Clever Portal](https://www.clever.com/clever-portal) - Clever Portal gives students, teachers, and staff a single, secure login for all digital resources.
- [Clever Analytics](https://www.clever.com/products/clever-analytics) - Free to schools, Clever Analytics gives school district administrators one place to view edtech activity and assess participation to support student engagement.
- [Single Sign On Schools](https://www.clever.com/products/sso) - Unlock the power of single sign-on for schools with our user-friendly solution. Enhance security and streamline access to digital resources for students and staff. Get started today!
- [Digital Classroom](https://www.clever.com/products/digital-classroom) - With Clever’s digital classroom solution, teachers can simplify instruction with one friendly place, where resources and student engagement are a click away.
- [Identity & Security](https://www.clever.com/solutions/identity-and-security) - Protect student data, enhance privacy, and streamline access with our leading identity & security solutions. Learn more today!
- [Newsletter](https://www.clever.com/newsletter) - Stay ahead of the curve with exclusive insights and innovative strategies to protect your students' and staff's data.
- [Trust](https://www.clever.com/trust) - We’re committed to providing a safe digital learning environment for students. Read about our security, privacy, and compliance practices here.
- [Tech coaches](https://www.clever.com/learning-at-home/tech-coaches) - Be digital learning ready on the first day, and every day.
- [District admins](https://www.clever.com/resource-hub/district-admins) - School works better with Clever. Find resources to streamline your edtech implementation.
- [Request a Demo](https://www.clever.com/district-request-demo)
- [Partner Library](https://www.clever.com/partner-library) - A safe, simple way used by teachers each month to search for new apps by subject or grade level, and instantly create rostered accounts for their classes.
- [https://www.getclever.com/enterprise/](https://www.clever.com/https-www-getclever-com-enterprise)
- [Enhanced Teacher Portal Page](https://www.clever.com/enhanced-teacher-portal)
- [Terms](https://www.clever.com/trust/terms) - Please read our general terms of use to learn about the terms by which you may use our web and/or mobile services.
- [Clever Badges](https://www.clever.com/products/badges) - Clever Badges is our fast, secure way for students to sign in to applications and devices–no typing necessary.
- [Secure by Design](https://www.clever.com/secure-by-design-pledge) - Clever joins forces with the White House to support a secure, interoperable digital learning ecosystem and provide free to low-cost resources to schools that strengthen cybersecurity.
- [Teachers Solutions](https://www.clever.com/teachers-solutions) - Clever makes learning easy and accessible for every student. Discover tools that make edtech work like magic so that you can focus on what matters most: learning.
- [Resource Library](https://www.clever.com/resource-library) - Please view our most recent resources here including product updates, case studies, and best practices.
- [Job Listing](https://www.clever.com/job-listing) - Ready to join us on our mission to connect every student to a world of learning? Check out our job openings.
- [EdTech Report](https://www.clever.com/edtech) - The COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools to close to prevent coronavirus from spreading. Many school districts faced challenges in providing distance learning opportunities.
- [Contact a security specialist](https://www.clever.com/security-consultation)
- [Winter Rally 2024 - Agenda](https://www.clever.com/winter-rally-2024-agenda)
- [Events](https://www.clever.com/about/events) - Attend live trainings and discussions to get #ReadyWithClever. Filter by role to find relevant events.
- [District Champs Landing Page](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/10/district-champs-landing-page)
- [Security](https://www.clever.com/trust/security) - Clever's security overview
- [Change history](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/change-history) - Change History for the Clever Privacy Policy
- [Privacy](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy) - Clever's privacy overview
- [Compliance](https://www.clever.com/trust/compliance) - Compliance statement
- [EdTech One Roster](https://www.clever.com/schools/1edtech-oneroster-standard) - Districts use the 1EdTech OneRoster® standard with Clever for secure, automated rostering; automatic compatibility for Clever rostering partners.
- [Teachers](https://www.clever.com/resource-hub/teachers) - Resources to help teachers set up their classrooms for successful digital learning.
- [RESOURCE HUB](https://www.clever.com/families/resource-hub) - Support your child using Clever to learn at home.
- [Parents & guardians](https://www.clever.com/learning-at-home/families) - Support your child using Clever to learn at home.
- [Clever engineering](https://www.clever.com/about/engineering) - How our engineering team is building tools to make edtech easier.
- [Learning at home](https://www.clever.com/learning-at-home) - Resources for remote learning
- [Kahoot](https://www.clever.com/kahoot) - Clever and Kahoot! are two companies that are passionate about making learning awesome for educators and learners worldwide.
- [Us disclosures](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/us-disclosures) - Clever's U.S. Privacy Disclosures
- [Canadian Data Processing Addendum](https://www.clever.com/trust/canada-data-processing-addendum) - Canadian Data Processing Addendum
- [Parents](https://www.clever.com/trust/terms/parents) - Effective Date: April 3, 2020 Welcome to Clever’s Additional Terms for Parent Accounts (the “Additional Terms for Parent Accounts”). If you are a parent or guardian (“Parent”) who creates a Clever account or otherwise engages with Clever’s School Services, these Additional Terms for Parent Accounts apply to you and, along with our General Terms of Use and Privacy Policy,
- [Canada](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/canada) - Canadian Privacy Notice
- [Universal dsa](https://www.clever.com/trust/universal-dsa) - Universal data sharing agreement
- [Cookies](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/cookies) - Learn more about Clever's use of cookies and similar technologies
- [Australia](https://www.clever.com/trust/privacy/australia) - Australian Privacy Notice

## Events

- [Clever Substitute Access Demo](https://www.clever.com/clever-substitute-access-demo) - Join us for a 30 minute live demo of Clever’s new Substitute Access feature which is designed to make it easy for substitute teachers to securely access the digital learning tools they need.
- [No device? No problem. Advanced authentication for every student.](https://www.clever.com/no-device-no-problem-advanced-authentication-for-every-student) - Discover how Clever Classroom MFA’s flexible suite of second factor options is solving the biggest challenge in classroom security: protecting students without requiring personal devices.
- [District Admins: Back to School 2025](https://www.clever.com/district-admins-back-to-school-2025) - Make this your smoothest start to the school year yet. Join us for a practical walkthrough of Clever’s newest features that help you secure and unify digital identities across all your apps - at no extra cost.
- [Clever at Bett UK 2025](https://www.clever.com/clever-at-bett-uk-2025) - Visit our booth at Bett UK 2025 in London to learn how to streamline protecting accounts and access at your school group!
- [Cybersecure Live](https://www.clever.com/cybersecure-live-2024) - Building a strong defense for your school community. Get practical advice from experts and explore the latest tools to build a layered approach to cybersecurity.
- [Building with Purpose - Lessons on Product Inclusion](https://www.clever.com/building-with-purpose-1) - Learn how product leaders from BrainPOP, GoGuardian, Seesaw, and Digital Promise approach making products that work better for all students.
- [New from Clever 2024 - Elevating Classroom Cybersecurity](https://www.clever.com/q1-NewfromClever-2024) - Learn about Clever's newest products and updates for school districts, including Classroom MFA and Clever LMS Connect.
- [New from Clever 2024 - Elevating Interoperability](https://www.clever.com/new-from-clever-2024-partners) - Application partners: Get the latest on Clever LMS Connect, get access to demographic data, and learn about our newest release: Classroom MFA.
- [How Clever districts are tightening up cybersecurity with Clever IDM and Clever MFA+](https://www.clever.com/blog/webinar-cleveridm-clevermfa) - Hear from fellow school IT leaders about their implementations of Clever tools like Clever IDM and Clever MFA+ to enhance security while streamlining access.
- [Charting the Course: Partner Product Talk](https://www.clever.com/blog/2023/10/q2-partner-product-talk) - Be the first to learn about our highly-anticipated new LMS product coming in 2024.
- [District Admins: Back to School 2023](https://www.clever.com/blog/webinar-back-to-school-district-2023) - Learn the key steps to prepare your schools for success, and product improvements that simplify your workflow.
- [Connecting to EBSCO Library resources through Clever SSO](https://www.clever.com/blog/webinar-connecting-to-ebsco/) - Learn about tips and useful resources on how students can use Clever to access EBSCO’s online research content and search technologies.
- [Teachers! Back to School 2023 Webinar](https://www.clever.com/blog/teachers-back-to-school-2023) - Learn how Clever works and the magic ways it can support you and your students in the classroom.
- [School Tech Leads! Back to School 2023 Webinar](https://www.clever.com/blog/stl-bts-webinar-2023) - Learn about Clever School Tech Lead tools and best practices that you can use to help teachers and students save classroom time.
- [Q2 Partner Product Talk](https://www.clever.com/events/q2-partner-product-talk) - Join us for our second partner product talk of 2023 to hear all about what's coming in Clever
- [Supercharge your cybersecurity efforts in 2023](https://www.clever.com/events/supercharge-your-cybersecurity-efforts) - How can teachers and administrators work together with tech leaders to protect sensitive data in 2023?
- [New from Clever 2023 - Applications](https://www.clever.com/events/new-from-clever-2023-applications) - Digital learning should just work - and we believe that with our partners we can advance education with technology that works for students everywhere.
- [New from Clever 2023 - Districts](https://www.clever.com/events/new-from-clever-2023-districts) - Digital learning should just work - and we believe that with some behind the scenes magic, i
- [Clever Cybersecure Week 2023](https://www.clever.com/events/clever-cybersecure-week-2023) - Calling all K-12 cybersecurity champions—join us for a weeklong event to activate your entire K-12 community in building a cybersecure culture at school.

## News

- [New Data Flips the Script on Edtech Success: Teacher Buy-In Matters Most](https://www.clever.com/new-data-flips-the-script-on-edtech-success-teacher-buy-in-matters-most) - New research finds teacher adoption outweighs technology access as the strongest factor in student engagement and outcomes.
- [Helping Schools Make Safer, Smarter EdTech Connections--Now With Trusted Quality Indicators](https://www.clever.com/helping-schools-make-safer-smarter-edtech-connections-now-with-trusted-quality-indicators) - Clever, the global identity platform powering secure digital learning for over 110,000 schools, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the EdTech Index. The EdTech Index, powered by ISTE+ASCD's Learning Technology Directory, provides educators better visibility into high-quality edtech solutions. By embedding trusted, third-party quality certifications and standards for evaluating edtech quality where administrators decide how to share data with applications, Clever is giving school administrators the context they need, right where they approve applications and provision digital identity accounts.
- [Clever Introduces Universal Integration Solution that Connects Edtech Solutions with Any K-12 School](https://www.clever.com/clever-introduces-universal-integration-solution-that-connects-edtech-solutions-with-any-k-12-school) - Clever, the global identity platform used by most schools in the U.S., announced Clever Complete, a single, robust integration that enables edtech applications to integrate with Clever to roster, power single-sign-on, and scale LMS support for any school.
- [New Survey: AI Optimism Soars Among Teachers Amidst Demands for More Inclusive Edtech](https://www.clever.com/new-survey-ai-optimism-soars-among-teachers-amidst-demands-for-more-inclusive-edtech)
- [New survey from Clever finds technology integration as a top classroom challenge for teachers](https://www.clever.com/new-survey-from-clever-finds-technology-integration-as-a-top-classroom-challenge-for-teachers)
- [CoSN 2025: Debunking School Cybersecurity Myths](https://www.clever.com/3-in-4-administrators-expect-a-security-incident-to-impact-their-school-this-year-2) - GovTech — K-12 leaders say AI can’t fully automate cybersecurity, cloud vendors are not the solution to data governance, teachers should not use unvetted apps, and student accounts need multifactor authentication.
- [3 in 4 Administrators Expect a Security Incident to Impact Their School This Year](https://www.clever.com/3-in-4-administrators-expect-a-security-incident-to-impact-their-school-this-year) - THE Journal — 74% of administrators admitted that they believe a security incident is likely to impact their school system in the coming year.
- [76% of School Admins Lack Confidence in Protecting Student Digital Identities](https://www.clever.com/76-of-school-admins-lack-confidence-in-student-data-security) - Our latest report reveals growing challenges in safeguarding K-12 student digital identities, as traditional security measures prove impractical for younger learners amid rising cybersecurity threats
- [Prodigy Education Expands Clever Partnership to Deliver District-Wide Rostering](https://www.clever.com/prodigy-education-expands-clever-partnership-to-deliver-district-wide-rostering) - Prodigy’s new Clever Secure Sync rostering integration means districts can now seamlessly create new educator and student accounts for teachers to more easily leverage Prodigy’s award-winning game-based learning platforms in classrooms at no cost at all.
- [Clever Strengthens Secure Password Management for K-12 Schools](https://www.clever.com/clever-strengthens-secure-password-management-for-k-12-schools) - Clever, the platform powering secure digital learning for over 100,000 schools, today releases Secure Password Management, which provides powerful centralized and distributed tools to secure accounts, improve password hygiene, and simplify password management for understaffed K-12 IT teams using Clever IDM. Clever IDM's new functionality gives K-12 districts control over credential management, addressing the growing volume of credentials in digital education
- [Context Matters in Designing Cybersecurity Tools for K-12](https://www.clever.com/context-matters-in-designing-cybersecurity-tools-for-k-12) - Clever's CEO, Trish Sparks, co-authored an article with James Lane on specific cybersecurity strategies for district leaders.
- [Capstone Partners With Clever To Provide Seamless, User-Friendly Access to PebbleGo](https://www.clever.com/clever-announces-layered-security-solutions-to-improve-k-12-cybersecurity-2-2) - Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for K-5 classrooms, libraries, and homes, is partnering with Clever, the platform powering secure digital learning for over 100,000 schools globally, to integrate single sign-on (SSO) and roster management for its award-winning PebbleGo suite of online curriculum resources.
- [Learning Beyond Paper Inc. and Clever Announce Partnership](https://www.clever.com/clever-announces-layered-security-solutions-to-improve-k-12-cybersecurity-2) - Learning Beyond Paper Inc, a digital curriculum for preschool educators today announced a new partnership with Clever, the most widely used single sign-on (SSO) and rostering portal in K–12 schools nationwide.
- [Clever advances K-12 cybersecurity with the announcement of new multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution uniquely designed for the classroom](https://www.clever.com/clever-advances-k-12-cybersecurity-with-the-announcement-of-new-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-solution-uniquely-designed-for-the-classroom) - Clever, the platform powering secure digital learning for over 100,000 schools, today announced Classroom MFA, a multi-factor authentication solution specifically designed for the needs of cybersecurity in K-12 education.
- [Clever Announces Layered Security Solutions to Improve K-12 Cybersecurity](https://www.clever.com/clever-announces-layered-security-solutions-to-improve-k-12-cybersecurity) - Clever's Layered Security solutions deliver identity and access management tools designed for K-12 education, and a new cybersecurity blueprint helps districts implement security best practices
- [Clever Announces New Interoperability Solution to Solve Learning Management System Integration Challenges](https://www.clever.com/cybersecurity-staffing-shortage-is-districts-top-concern-2) - Clever LMS Connect enables plug-and-play interoperability between Learning Management Systems (LMS) and edtech applications in schools to ease burdens on edtech providers and bolster classroom impact worldwide.
- [Cybersecurity staffing shortage is districts’ top concern](https://www.clever.com/cybersecurity-staffing-shortage-is-districts-top-concern) - A new report from Clever finds challenges in fostering collaborative, team-based cybersecurity alongside the growing adoption of new security tools in schools
- [Clever Announces 'Clever GO', Surpasses 3 Billion Clever Badge Logins Globally](https://www.clever.com/clever-announces-clever-go-surpasses-3-billion-clever-badge-logins-globally) - Now, more students globally will be able to quickly access devices and learning applications with the flash of a secure physical passcode.
- [Teachers Want More Tech Support for Students With IEPs and 504 Plans](https://www.clever.com/blog/teachers-want-more-tech-support-for-students-with-ieps-and-504-plans) - The findings come as the percentage of students in special education increases.
- [These 5 edtech trends will help modernize your classrooms](https://www.clever.com/blog/these-5-edtech-trends-will-help-modernize-your-classrooms) - District Administration features insights from Clever's new "Classroom of the Future Report" and the most dominant factors shaping K12 education.
- [New Survey: Majority of Teachers Cite Edtech as Key to Supporting Diverse Learners While Reducing Workloads](https://www.clever.com/blog/new-survey-majority-of-teachers-cite-edtech-as-key) - Edtech emerges as a vital tool supporting diverse learners and teacher effectiveness amidst ongoing challenges facing the profession, according to new report from Clever
- [How Schools Are Coaching — or Coaxing — Teachers to Use ChatGPT](https://www.clever.com/blog/how-schools-are-coaching-or-coaxing-teachers-to-use-chatgpt) - EdSurge explores the topic of AI as a tool for teachers, providing professional development in K-12 schools, and points to survey insights released by Clever.
- [Minga and Clever Announce Partnership to Help K-12 Schools Streamline Administration](https://www.clever.com/blog/minga-and-clever-announce-partnership-to-help-k-12-schools-streamline-administration) - Minga, a leading SaaS company in the education sector that provides campus management software to K-12 schools, today announced a new partnership with Clever, the most widely used single sign-on (SSO) portal in K–12 schools across North America.
- [Clever MFA+ Tech & Learning Announces Winners of Best of Show at ISTE 2023](https://www.clever.com/blog/Clever-MFA-Tech-Learning-Announces-Winners-ISTE-2023) - Clever MFA+ was named in the ISTE 2023 annual awards to celebrate the products, and businesses behind each one, who are transforming education in schools around the world.
- [Recommended voluntary offer on Kahoot!](https://www.clever.com/blog/recommended-voluntary-offer-on-kahoot) - Consortium is announcing an offer to take Kahoot! private and support accelerated growth trajectory, and vision to make learning awesome.
- [Schools Need to Practice Cyberattack Defense ‘Like Fire Drills’](https://www.clever.com/blog/schools-need-to-practice-cyberattack-defense-like-fire-drills) - The increased use of digital tools in schools has made them attractive targets for cyberattacks, but many K-12 technology leaders feel unprepared to defend against such threats.
- [Half of teachers expect AI to make their jobs more challenging](https://www.clever.com/blog/half-of-teachers-expect-ai-to-make-their-jobs-more-challenging) - New survey by Clever reveals notable gaps in the education sector’s readiness for the deployment of AI-powered software in classrooms.
- [Half of Teachers Surveyed Believe AI Will Make Their Jobs More Challenging](https://www.clever.com/blog/half-of-teachers-surveyed-believe-ai-will-make-their-jobs-more-challenging) - New survey conducted by Clever reveals notable gaps in the education sector's readiness for the deployment of AI-powered software in classrooms.
- [Why teachers and K12 administrators are split over AI’s impact on teaching](https://www.clever.com/blog/why-teachers-and-k12-administrators-are-split-over-ais-impact-on-teaching) - More and more educators are buying into artificial intelligence's potential to enhance learning and the teaching profession as a whole. Yet, unlike administrators, they still raise concerns over how it will impact the profession.
- [Quarter of K–12 Admins Surveyed Reported a Cyber Incident in Past Year](https://www.clever.com/how-k-12-schools-can-overcome-common-one-to-one-device-hurdles/) - In a recent survey conducted by single sign-on provider Clever, 25% of administrators responding said their district had experienced a hack, phishing incident, data breach, or other cyberattack in the past year.
- [Most Teachers Think Cyberattacks Won’t Affect Schools. District Leaders Disagree](https://www.clever.com/which-edtech-companies-are-listening-to-teachers/) - Teachers and district leaders perceive the threat of cyberattacks very differently, according to a survey from Clever, a K-12 digital learning platform. And that perception gap could be a big problem.
- [1 in 4 schools suffered cyberattacks last year as teachers bemoan lack of training](https://www.clever.com/clever-expands-to-provide-secure-access-to-digital-learning-in-canada/) - Administrators are more concerned than teachers about cyberattacks, according to a new cybersecurity survey.
- [Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?](https://www.clever.com/qwqwxqwx/) - From time to time, Jeff Livingston gets a call from an entrepreneur looking for advice about getting into the edtech market. That’s no surprise given his credentials...
- [How K–12 Schools Can Overcome Common One-to-One Device Hurdles](https://www.clever.com/werwerewr/) - Educators share tips to successfully transition student devices from emergency tools to permanent classroom fixtures.
- [Clever Launches Multi-Factor Authentication to Help K-12 Schools Secure Sensitive Information With One Seamless Solution](https://www.clever.com/news/clever-launches-multi-factor-authentication-to-help-K-12-schools-secure-sensitive-information-with-one-seamless-solution) - Clever, the platform powering digital learning for more than 75% of U.S. K-12 schools, today announced its new service, Clever MFA+.

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