Technology Access From Home

What Is Clever?

Clever is a tool that allows students to use one login to access most, if not all, district learning applications in one central location.

What Can Students Access in Clever?

Students can access all district-wide online applications used to support their learning. This includes Google Classroom, the primary tool many teachers use to share, track, and assess digital assignments with their classes.

Middle and High School Students

1. Go to clever.com/in/mckasd.

2. Click "Log in with Google."

3. Select the student’s username.
            If it does not appear, click "Use another account."

4. Enter the student’s login information as outlined below.

Username: Student email address (firstname.lastname@mckasd.org)
Password: Student-set password*

5. Click on the desired application.

Elementary School Students (Camera-Enabled Device)

1.  Go to https://clever.com/in/mckasd.

2.  Click "Clever Badge Login."

3.  Hold the student’s Clever Badge in front of the camera until a successful sign-in is indicated.

4.  Click on the desired application.

Elementary School Students (Without Clever Badge)

1.   Go to https://clever.com/in/mckasd.

2.   Click "Log in with Google."

3.   Select the student’s username. If it does not appear, click "Use another account."

4.   Enter the student’s login information as outlined below.

Username: Student email address (firstname.lastname@mckasd.org)
Password: Student-set password*

5.   Click on the desired application.

Questions?

If you have questions about an assignment, please contact your student’s homeroom teacher through the TalkingPoints app for assistance.

Password Guidance

*NOTE: If a High School or Middle School student's password has been comprised or a password reset was requested the student's default password follows the pattern:

Password format (all lowercase):
- Student’s first initial
- Student’s last initial
- Student’s full six-digit lunch number (Student ID)

Example: If the student’s name is Tommy Student and the ID number is 055555, the password would be ts055555. The student will then be required to reset their password after logging in successfully. This does not apply to elementary school students.

If you need assistance from the McKeesport Area School District Technology Department on a day when in-person learning is not in session, please submit a request using the Technology Request Form.

Technology Request Form

This form should be used only in the following situations:

• During a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) or Virtual Instruction Day (VID)

• By Cyber School students

Please do not use this form when school is in normal in-person session unless you have been explicitly instructed to do so by a member of the MASD Technology Team.

If a student experiences a technology issue while school is in session, they should report the issue to their homeroom teacher. The teacher will submit an internal help desk ticket so the appropriate technology staff can be assigned.

Response Time Notice

During periods of inclement weather or on virtual instruction days, request volumes may be higher than normal. Please be patient. A member of the Technology Department will contact you as soon as possible to assist.