Boston Public Schools

All of the links below can be reached through your child's Clever portal. Directions for logging in are below:

Clever is a “portal” where you can access many apps used by your student’s school or classroom teacher(s). Visit www.bostonpublicschools.org/backpack to access Clever.

• • Clever for Home (Google Doc)

  • Clever para Las Familias (Google Doc)

  • Clever Login Tutorial (interactive video)
    

What apps or websites do you recommend I check out on Clever?

• • Sora by Overdrive (K-12): read e-books and audiobooks from the Boston Public Library and other Massachusetts libraries.

    • Sora How-To (website)

    • How to add to a public library (video)

  • BPS Virtual Learning Commons (K-12): access BPS’s library resources across many subject areas.

  • Tumblebooks (K-5): read kid-friendly interactive picture books.

  • Adobe Spark (4-12): create videos, web pages, and images to share with your friends, family, and school.

  • Khan Academy (7-12): explore online courses on a wide variety of subjects.

  • N2Y Plan includes a dedicated website with valuable links and training videos to help teachers optimize the use of N2Ysolutions for online learning.

Google Classroom:

• Google Classroom: Google Classroom is the primary platform for online education in Boston Public Schools. All teachers have access to Google Classroom through Clever or Google Apps (on your email page). Training in Google Classroom.
  

  • Google Classroom is an online classroom where students can access resources and assignments shared by their teachers. Go to classroom.google.com to access Google Classroom. Note: PLEASE USE YOUR BPS EMAIL TO ACCESS GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
    

    • How to Access Google Classroom from Home (website)

    • How to Join Google Classroom (video in English)

    • How to Join Google Classroom (video in Spanish/Español)

    • How to Join Google Classroom (video in Portuguese/Portugués)

    • How to Join Google Classroom (video in French/Français)
      

    • Share to Classroom: The Share to Classroom Chrome extension gets you to webpages your teacher shares, without you having to type out the whole URL. You can also push web pages directly to your teacher.

BPS primarily uses two applications to host apps and websites for students: Clever and Google Classroom. Students login using their BPS Gmail (______@bostonk12.org) and BPS password. Unsure about your student’s email or password? Check out our tip sheet or contact our BPSTechnology Help Desk: 617-635-9200.

Adults can play a big role in students’ learning. Explore learning sites with children, ask them questions about what they are learning, and engage in conversations about what they are watching on TV. Studies show that children learn more when they are able to talk about what they are learning.

Please see our Tips for Healthy Habits for tips on practicing good technology habits while out of school.

The Office of Special Education gathered a variety of resources for academics, communication, daily living skills and parent training. They can be accessed through the three gray lines in the top left corner of your screen (next to the Boston Public Schools logo) or through the quick link buttons below.