Clever is a comprehensive platform designed to power digital learning for K-12 schools, ensuring every student has secure and instant access to a world of educational resources.
What Clever Does
Clever serves as a unified digital identity platform that manages and protects the digital identities of students, teachers, administrators, and other school community members. It centralizes identity, access, security, and classroom engagement, making it a single, secure place for all digital learning needs.Key Features and Functionality
Secure Identity and Access Management
Clever employs a layered security approach to protect identities and access within the K-12 environment. This includes advanced features such as:- Classroom Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Designed specifically for the classroom, this MFA solution uses device-less second factors like badges, login pictures, and six-digit PINs to ensure secure access without the need for cell phones.
Data Control and Integration
- Data Control Center: Clever acts as a central hub for managing and integrating data. It allows for custom data uploads and greater flexibility in data management. The platform also facilitates seamless integration between Student Information Systems (SIS) and various educational applications through features like Clever Secure Sync Rostering and Clever LMS Connect.
Classroom Engagement and Resources
- Clever Portal: Teachers can add assignments, links, applications, and other resources to their Clever Portals and share them with students. The portal is enhanced with faster load times, powerful troubleshooting tools, and more customizations to ensure a seamless digital classroom experience.
- Substitute Access: Provides temporary login codes for substitute teachers, ensuring continuous learning even in the absence of regular teachers.
Efficiency and Administrative Support
- Unified System: Clever consolidates all data into one place and shares it with applications via a single integration, reducing administrative overhead and allowing educators and IT teams to focus on delivering exceptional learning experiences.
- Attendance Data Management: Clever can ingest and send attendance data to application partners, further streamlining school operations.
Interoperability
- Open Education Standards: Clever is interoperable by design, supported by open education standards, which enables seamless connections between different edtech tools and data systems.
Additional Benefits
- Reduced Cyber Threats: By preventing cyber threats and reducing glitches, Clever helps schools provide uninterrupted learning across all age groups.
- Enhanced Teacher Tools: The platform includes tools for teachers to manage their classrooms more effectively, such as enhanced teacher portals and robust troubleshooting tools.