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Mildred W.
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What do you like best about Clever?

Clever is the one shop stop for elementary teachers, it is compatible with PowerSchool and they are trying to solve many many issues with log-in credentials! easy to use for kindergarten and very very convenient for the upper levels of your school Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

Synchronization with SIS is not as frequent as we liked to be and the same with other Apps like Mathletics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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It is our Cybersecurity best practice for K-12 students! Connect with them for IDM and you will have the best deal ever Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

One password for all educational applications in one portal! it is fantastic! the Teachers can actually teach! no more need to search for username and passwords/troubleshoot access, etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Clever?

Clever was born of co-founder Dan Carroll’s frustration as a school tech director in Denver. His plans to use technology to save teachers time and personalize learning were stymied by countless CSV files and forgotten passwords. Dan recalls, “I wanted to be an innovator, but I got stuck being a human API.” Software has the potential to empower teachers and create new ways to learn. But one thing must happen first. Everyone must be able to log in—quickly and securely. To solve Dan’s problem, we built a single sign-on portal that now helps 95,000 of U.S. K–12 schools spend more time learning and less time logging in. Dan and all of us at Clever believe that technology is a powerful lever that can make education more equitable and engaging. Since the beginning, we’ve seen that when great teachers are supported by great technology, it leads to incredible learning outcomes. More than 95,000 of U.S. K–12 schools use Clever, including 97 of the largest 100 districts. That’s 60% of US students logging in with Clever monthly! We are proud to work with the education community to bring a lifetime of opportunity within reach of every student.

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Clever gives students and teachers a single login for all of their online learning programs and resources, personalized for each user's needs.


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Anna S.
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Anna S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Allow me to teach my students virtually"
It has several apps& assign work. Also I can talk with my students parents.
CELIA H.
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CELIA H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Clever-One stop spot for all digital learning apps, links and redources"
My students can easily navigate clever, accesding it with. QR code. Once in CLEVER, I can arrange content for them to engage in by placing the apps...
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4.0 out of 5
"Clever Works Well For Elementary Students"
I like that Clever allows my students to sign in to all of the apps my class uses with just one click. I also like that I can add apps or websites...
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Anna S.
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What do you like best about Clever?

It has several apps& assign work. Also I can talk with my students parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

I don't like that if you don't save you apps to your favorites you have to search for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

Teaching my students virtually Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CELIA H.
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What do you like best about Clever?

My students can easily navigate clever, accesding it with. QR code. Once in CLEVER, I can arrange content for them to engage in by placing the apps we use regularly into categories of use. SO EASY!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

I dont like how easily young students get themselves logged out. I wish I could change a setting to whete if they hit a back button mistakenly, they can simply hit the forward button to get back in without having to log back in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

Streamlining the student (and parent) experience by housing all school apps in a place where I can add and delete viewable content as needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Clever?

I like that Clever allows my students to sign in to all of the apps my class uses with just one click. I also like that I can add apps or websites for my students to use in our class page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

Sometimes the student QR code badges do not work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

Clever helps my students login to all of our class websites with one click. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chad F.
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What do you like best about Clever?

Clever's option to have all of your institution's most used links on one webpage provides a unique opportunity for those that don't want to have a cluttered interface online. The page is managed by an administrator that can link your applications to this location to provide multiple options. Where our other SSO application held primarily shortcuts and didn't provide the option of signing in to the applications for us, Clever does offer that ability in a format easy for our users to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

Most all-in-one portals do not always log you in automatically to the applications located on their interface. This same issue also holds with Clever. So the overall name is a bit misleading. There does not seem to be any way that users can customize their screens. Our old option allowed users to move their favorites or even create their own shortcuts to applications they preferred. Because Clever is managed, the only option is to favorite what you may want. This ability would be helpful to our users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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The portal offers an easy to use option for those looking for a SSO portal for students or teachers. Provide training if at all possible to users even though it's easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

At the K12 district I work in, Clever offers an easy way for IT to distribute the applications needed by students. This management makes it easier to send students to online locations rather than just having managed bookmarks. The applications entered into Clever also are ones that have the ability to integrate with the actual login option to make it a truly single sign on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kristen R.
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What do you like best about Clever?

Clever is really a wonderful program for us teachers/students/parents because it allows us to integrate multiple systems without having to go to a bunch of different web pages because it is all in one! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

It can be finicky sometimes and now allow for the students/parents/teachers to log in. It is a complex interface at first if you do not know how to read but there are major dislikes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have had encountered any major issues with Clever Portal. It is accessible from school or home which is a great addition to distance learning for our students and parents. They are able to do work from any device as long as they have their log-in credentials. I did not know all the websites and programs we had access to before clever and it is really great having everything in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Clever?

I like the convienence of having all my apps in one place. This makes it so much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

Only that sometimes some of my library apps will stop working properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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This is a very good program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

None as of yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kim P.
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What do you like best about Clever?

Clever is a wonderful one-stop portal for many platforms and works well with Google! As a school with 1:1 Chromebooks, having Clever makes it so much easier for students to sign-on with one ID! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

Clever can be somewhat limited in the apps that are supported but the more common ones are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problem with students working in the digital space is that they have to access a multitude digital platforms; Clever Portal solves this by allowing students and teachers to sign-on to different digital spaces from one place. It's a central building that houses rooms that can be access with one click of a button and works well with Google! One of the main benefits that I've realized is that students get less frustrated when signing-in to platforms. Also, Clever Portal has various functions and tools that make it more than just a place for hosting links/apps, they also have a Messenger function, favorites function, and much more! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Saurav K.
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What do you like best about Clever?

Clever is working to improve the level of education by providing a platform that is easy to use by anyone( teachers, students, etc). One thing I like the best is the quote of Dan, “I wanted to be an innovator, but I got stuck being a human API.”, who is behind clever platform formation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

Sometimes it is hard to explain or communicate with students as things are online. But this is not something which can be counted in dislike. So, nothing to dislike about clever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using clever to share resources, for messaging, and sometimes for analytics. With a single sign-in, we can access all the services of clever. They have a beautiful UI also which makes students interested in clever. Overall there are tons of benefits to using clever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ramit C.
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What do you like best about Clever?

It's the most useful platforms for teachers and students in recent times. It makes sign in easy for the students and teachers as well.

One can access all textbooks, files, website links and applications with in their personalized clever portal. It allows login into all apps without the requirement of id and password. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

The application is na nothing to hate, but there are some glitches that can be fixed and i would like it work smoothly in all browsers not only in chrome. There's a issue with apps rostering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes login easy for both teachers and students, It makes sign in easy for the students and teachers as well.

One can access all textbooks, files, website links and applications with in their personalized clever portal. It allows login into all apps without the requirement of id and password. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nathan P.
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What do you like best about Clever?

Clever Portal makes it easier to manage all of the different sign-ins for students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Clever?

There is nothing I truly dislike about Clever. Occasionally it makes us all go through the process of looking up our school, but it still makes everything else so much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Clever solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are a lot of different websites that we use with the students in education and we are not always able to use the same usernames and passwords with the students. Clever Portal helps manage all of that so the students only need to log in to Clever and it has all the other log ins saved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.