Savvas – Teachers & Students: Login, Rostering & Google Classroom

Overview

Savvas is a digital curriculum platform used by Plum Borough School District for instructional programs and resources.

Teachers should access Savvas through the PBSD Clever Portal. Once inside Savvas, teachers have two different options for setting up and rostering their courses:

1. Clever Auto-Rostering
2. Google Classroom Import

Audience

• Teachers
• Students

Teacher Login

Teachers should begin by accessing Savvas through the PBSD Clever Portal.

1. Go to the  PBSD Clever Portal .
2. Select Log in with Google.
3. Sign in using your PBSD Google account if prompted.
4. Locate the Savvas application.
5. Select the Savvas icon to launch the platform.

Option 1 – Use Your Clever Auto-Rostered Classes

Savvas receives auto-rostered course information through Clever. Teachers can activate these courses and associate the appropriate Savvas programs with them.

Activate a Clever Auto-Rostered Class

1. Log in to Savvas through Clever.
2. From the Savvas dashboard, select Classes.
3. Select View Inactive Classes.
4. Locate the auto-rostered course you want to use.
5. Select Add Program.
6. Select the Savvas product or programs you want associated with the course.
7. Complete the setup.

Once the program has been added, the class will become active and can be used from your Savvas dashboard.

Student Access for Clever-Rostered Classes

1. Go to the  PBSD Clever Portal .
2. Sign in using your PBSD Google account.
3. Select the Savvas icon.
4. Open the assigned course or assignment from the Savvas dashboard.

Option 2 – Import a Class from Google Classroom

Teachers who want to use the Google Classroom integration can connect their PBSD Google account to Savvas and import a Google Classroom class.

This option allows teachers to use their Google Classroom roster with Savvas and distribute Savvas assignments through Google Classroom.

Step 1 – Connect Your Google Account

1. Log in to Savvas through Clever.
2. Select your name in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Account.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
6. Locate Connected External Accounts.
7. Connect your PBSD Google account.

Step 2 – Import Your Google Classroom

1. Select the Home tab to return to the Savvas home screen.
2. Select Classes.
3. Select Set Up a Class.
4. Select Import a Class from Google Classroom.
5. Select Next.
6. Verify that the correct school is selected.
7. Under Choose a Google Class, select the Google Classroom you want to import.
8. Select Next.
9. Select the appropriate grade level.
10. Select the Savvas programs you want to use with the course.
11. Complete the remaining setup and select Done.

Select Home when finished. Your newly imported course should now appear on your Savvas home page.

Using Your Google Classroom-Imported Course

Select the course from your Savvas dashboard. You can then add program content to the course and assign content to your students.

When using the Google Classroom integration, teachers can use the integration to distribute Savvas assignments through Google Classroom.

Syncing Google Classroom Roster Changes

If you add or remove a student from Google Classroom after importing the class into Savvas, you will need to synchronize the class again.

1. Make the student roster change in Google Classroom.
2. Open Savvas.
3. Open the appropriate course.
4. At the top of the course, select Sync Class Data from Google.
5. Allow the synchronization to complete.

Hiding a Class

If you no longer want a class displayed on your main Savvas dashboard:

1. Open the class.
2. Open the class Settings.
3. Select Hide Class.

The class will then be hidden from your main dashboard.

Finding Available Savvas Programs & Resources

Teachers can review the Savvas programs available to their account from My Programs.

1. Sign in to Savvas.
2. Select your name in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select My Programs.
5. Review the programs available for your account.

These programs can then be selected and associated with the courses you are setting up in Savvas.

Which Rostering Option Should I Use?

Need Help?

If you have trouble accessing Savvas, activating a Clever-rostered class, connecting Google Classroom, importing a class, synchronizing students, or accessing the appropriate Savvas program, contact PBSD Technology Support at  techsupport@pbsd.net .

When submitting a ticket, please include:

• Your school
• The class or course experiencing the issue
• Whether you are using Clever auto-rostering or Google Classroom
• A description of the problem
• A screenshot of any error message, if possible

Related Resources

•  PBSD Clever Portal 
•  PBSD Approved Applications