Beginning
The School Year
2021-2022
Instructional applications for teachers and students will be accessed via Clever Portal.
To find out more about using Clever visit our Resource Page
The following apps will be automatically rostered at the beginning of the school year. You will not need to create a class:
Students who are logged into a Chromebook will see the Clever portal come up as an open tab in the browser and also as a bookmark in the RUSD websites bookmark folder.
What you need to know to get started in Google Classroom
Go to classroom.google.com or click on the waffle and select the Classroom icon.
If you're signed into your riversideunified.org email you will see the Google Classroom dashboard.
From the dashboard you can create and access your Google Classrooms.
For a complete overview course on how to get started with Google Classroom click HERE
Student login instructions
After creating your Google Classroom you will need to sync your Aeries Gradebook with your Google Classroom class. Watch this video to learn how:
For additional support with Google Classroom and troubleshooting for the new school year click HERE
What you need to know to get started in McGraw Hill/Wonders/StudySync
Sign in to the McGraw Hill app via the Clever Portal by clicking on the app icon.
Your classes and class rosters are created for you and will be automatically synced with McGraw Hill at the beginning of the school year.
Any updates to your roster in Aeries will be reflected in your McGraw Hill roster throughout the school year.
Content for your class will be assigned at the beginning of the school year.
Click Here to learn how to setup and navigate the Wonders teacher and student resources in the digital dashboard
If you or your students do not have access to McGraw Hill or are experiencing rostering/content issues please submit a work order under service type "Clever"
What you need to know to get started with Accelerated Reader (AR)
AR is only accessible to 2nd- 6th grade classes.
AR can be accessed via the Clever Portal. Click on the AR web link in the portal.
You will need to use your username and password to log in.
If you need your AR password reset or have issues logging in please submit a work order under service type "Accelerated Reader" HERE
Your class rosters will be synced with AR at the beginning of the school year and content will be assigned to your class.
Your students will be able to access AR once content has been assigned.
If you or your students are unable to see content in AR please submit a work order HERE