Has anyone had experience with Clever LMS for Canvas?

[oneilllj]

I have a goal of providing more interaction and on page activities on Canvas pages. I have been looking into a few options and just found out about Clever LMS for Canvas. Has anyone used this and what are your thoughts?

Thanks

Jen

[dbrace]

Hello @oneilllj,

Is this the Clever that you are talking about?

https://www.clever.com/app-gallery/canvas

https://support.clever.com/hc/s/articles/360045827552

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/SIS-User-Articles/Admin-FAQ-Canvas-and-Clever/ta-p/261505

If it is, Clever is not an LMS (learning management system). Clever is what is typically referred to as an SIS (student information system) and it is where user, course, registration, and grades information are stored. This information can then be extracted, transfers, and/or integrated with an LMS like Canvas.  Sometimes institutions decide to send information (typically grades or user access logs) from the LMS back to the SIS. Another example would be Banner, which is made by Ellucian.

If you are talking about something else, can you please provide a link to it.

-Doug

For the question at hand though, I do not have any experience with Clever.

[Hildi_Pardo]

We use Clever to roster for different tools that might not be integrated with Canvas.   That's how students and teachers access those specific tools.  But Canvas is our LMS.

[oneilllj]

Hi @Hildi_Pardo 

Thanks for the response. Can you please share with me the tools that you are using and therefore integrating into Canvas? We have Canvas as our LMS as well, but I want to find a way to make it easier to connect tools directly when staff are making pages.

How would you describe your user experience with Canvas and Clever?

Thanks

Jen

[Hildi_Pardo]

Several of our elementary tools are in clever instead of integrated with Canvas, and this is because our younger students are on iPads -- and sometimes getting those integrated tools in Canvas to work on a iPad with the student app gets clunky and confusing for little ones.    That's one of the reasons.  Hope this helps!