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Teacher Guide: Clever

Written by Neta Raz Studnitski

Please note: This teacher guide is intended for users who roster through Clever and login with Clever.

Step 1: Login

  • Go to newsela.com > Select Sign in > Clever > Enter your school/district credentials.

  • You can also login to Newsela by clicking the Newsela icon on your Clever homepage.


Step 2: Check your classes

  • You will see a message that your Clever classes are synced.

  • Your Classes will be automatically synced to Newsela nightly.

When you are ready to create an assignment for your students, follow the steps below.


Step 3: Create assignments

  • Find an article in Newsela you wish to assign and click Assign.

  • Select the class(es) or student(s) for the assignment.

  • Add any customization and click 'Create Assignment'.

Note: Students receive the assignment on the start date. Students can still complete assignments after the due date.


What to look out for

My Account says it is Deactivated, or I received an "Uh-Oh" message when trying to login

  • Your email is most likely not being shared with Newsela in your district/school’s Clever import.

  • Reach out to your school/district technology administrator and ask them to share your information in their Clever import with Newsela.

  • After confirming with your administrator, please reach out to Newsela's support team for assistance.

My Classes are not appearing in Newsela

  • Check that the class is not archived under Settings > Class Directory. You can restore any courses from there.

  • It is possible your district isn't sharing the correct courses with Newsela via your Clever import. Please contact your district’s technology administrator to confirm.

  • The course may also be included in the next overnight Clever sync. Please allow 24 hours for a newly shared class in Clever to then sync to Newsela.

  • Check with your Clever administrator that your class has an active term date in the current semester.

Students are getting an error message: "Sorry, it looks like you don't have permission to see this"

  • Please ensure you have assigned the article within Newsela rather than linking the article directly.

My assignments are showing up as independent reading

I think I have a duplicate account in Newsela

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