Britannica LaunchPacks Available to Schools Through Clever Single-sign-on Solution; Students and Teachers Can Access the Popular Science, Social Studies Sites More Easily
This means that at schools using Clever in the United States, students and teachers can access the Britannica platforms directly whenever they're logged into Clever.
CHICAGO, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Britannica® Digital Learning announced today that its popular K-12 classroom products LaunchPacks™: Science and LaunchPacks: Social Studies are now available via the widely used Clever single sign-on solution.
This means that at schools using Clever in the United States, students and teachers can access the Britannica platforms directly whenever they're logged into Clever. No separate log-in is necessary. Since students and staff at these schools usually carry out classroom work and home assignments within the Clever online learning-management system, now, once there, they will be able to go to the Britannica LaunchPacks sites more easily than ever.
Designed for classroom use and to make lesson planning more efficient, LaunchPacks are aligned with the curriculums of all fifty states. The online science and social studies sites have drawn customer praise for their relevance and trustworthiness and won numerous adoptions around the country.
Both the science and social studies versions include approximately 2,000 current, trustworthy and highly relevant content sets, from magnets to medical imaging, American folk heroes to World War II and many more, offering a full range of articles, images, videos and primary sources presented in an engaging interface and optimized for any size device. Teachers spend less time searching for resources by having what they need in one place.
"LaunchPacks provide a go-to vehicle for teachers to access a plethora of relevant and reliable content, and now, with access through Clever, they and their students can use that content more easily and seamlessly," said Matthew Krise, senior vice president of sales for Britannica Digital Learning.
"We're delighted to partner with Britannica, a distinguished leader in educational content," said Anne Murguia, vice president of marketing at Clever. "Together, we'll make it easier than ever for teachers and students to enjoy a rich and relevant set of learning resources."
Britannica's other K-12 products Britannica School and ImageQuest are also accessible through Clever.
Britannica continues to launch new learning solutions and enhance existing ones to deliver on its brand promise – "Save time. Learn more. Be sure."
More information is available at BritannicaLearn.com and 1-800-621-3900.
About Britannica Digital Learning
Our mission is simple: to ignite curiosity and spread the joy of discovery. Future dreamers, leaders, and builders depend on educators every day to help them learn to examine their world more deeply. We partner with over half of all U.S. schools and 1.6 million teachers, reaching over 32 million students, to provide them with effective, enriching, and innovative tools, resources, and ideas to meet the needs of their students and communities. Britannica Digital Learning is a division of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Group.
About Clever
Clever was founded by educators and technologists to speed the adoption and impact of learning applications in the classroom. Now, more than 50% of U.S. K–12 schools use Clever to deploy over 400 leading software applications and provide a secure, personalized learning experience for teachers and students. Clever is based in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.clever.com.
SOURCE Britannica® Digital Learning
