Learning Ally

Learning Ally’s audiobook solution helps striving readers, from grade school to high school access grade level content with ease. By removing the barriers to reading, students are able to read and learn.
Note: as of the Fall 2026 school year, eligibility access to this resource has been granted for ALL students in the district.

Teachers interested in using audiobooks with students will need to access learning ally in their canvas courses.
Learning Ally can be accessed in Canvas in two primary ways:
1. The first is via the sidebar in your courses or groups. Teachers will need to turn on “Learning Ally” in the left hand sidebar of their course by accessing the (1)settings menu, selecting the (2) Navigation tab and (4) Enabling Learning Ally from the list of options.
2. The second way to access Learning Ally is via assigning resources to students in your courses. Learning Ally can be added to a course as a standalone tool or within an:
  - Assignment
  - Page
  - Announcement
  - Discussion
  - Syllabus
3. When creating an assignment, for example, you will now see the Learning Ally icon on the top tool bar. If you don’t see it, it should appear when you click on the external plugin icon.
Learning ally in Canvas- Teacher Quickstart Guide

Learning Ally-Canvas-Integration.pdf

Enroll students individually on an "As-Needed Basis" via request to Edtech@smuhsd.org
Students will need to log into Clever: https://clever.com/in/smuhsd

Make student access to Learning Ally easy by adding a Redirect Link in Canvas.pdf

All district students and staff are licensed.

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