Login and Registration for the DESSA Student Portal

Overview

This article will assist you to help your students access the Student Portal in one of three ways: Clever SSO, ClassLink SSO, or through a username and password. All students (new and returning) need to register for the 24-25 school year using the instructions below.

Note: There is no longer a need to use a Program Access Code. That step has been replaced with a username. Students cannot change their username because it is automatically generated.

Viewing Student Registration Details and Login Information 

To view student registration status, details, and login information: 

1. From the DESSA Educator Portal dashboard, click Manage Students, or go to the gear icon >> Admin >> Student Self-Report.
   
   
   
2. Select View Registration Details.
   If needed, use the available filters to narrow down the list of students. For example, educators may want to use the Classroom filters to show one class period at a time. The Status filter will show the list of all registered or all unregistered students.
   
   
   
3. The registration details page shows instructions for students to register their account. This includes the Username generated for them but does not include their Student ID to protect student privacy. Educators can share this information with students by printing these details, or they can display this information for students. There is a QR code if students have device access, which will pull up the Register Account page for DESSA Student. If you click print, you'll have the option to print QR codes unique to each student, which will take them to the registration page with their username and student ID already filled in.
   
   
   
4. Students can follow the steps on the Register Students window to register their account.
   Note: All students (new and returning) need to register for the 24-25 school year.
   
   

To check student registration status, review the Account Status column on the Student Self-Report page. This column will show “Unregistered” if the student hasn't registered for the Student Portal. Once the student registers, it will show “Registered”.

 

Student Self-Report Registration with Clever or ClassLink SSO

Students who use Clever or ClassLink for SSO login will access the DESSA Student Portal through their SSO provider. All students (new and returning) need to register for the 24-25 school year. 

1. Students should select the Aperture Ed app in their Clever or ClassLink portal. From there, they will be taken to the needed registration page, or be logged in (for students who are already registered).
2. Students will need to enter their system-generated username and student ID, and then accept the terms and conditions. See instructions above for more details. 
3. The next time the students need to access the DESSA Student Portal, they will click on the Aperture Ed app in their Clever or ClassLink portal and go immediately to their Student Self-Report. 

Password Resets:

A unique reset code is needed for students to reset their password. This reset code can be provided to registered students who are unable to login or have forgotten their passwords.

To Reset Passwords:

1. From the DESSA Educator Portal dashboard, click Manage Students, or go to the gear icon >> Admin >> Student Self-Report.
2. Select Reset Passwords in the upper right-hand corner. A unique reset password code will appear along with a QR code.
3. Students can scan the QR code or go to https://student.apertureed.com/reset-password  and enter the reset code along with their Username to reset their password.
   Note: This reset code will expire in 30 minutes. If students are unable to reset their password within that time frame, a new reset code will need to be generated.

Troubleshooting Tips for Username and Password Login:

Here are the most common errors we have found during login and registration:

• New students try to log into the Student Portal before registering their account.
• Returning students: try to log into the Student Portal before re-registering their account.
• Solution: Students who have not yet registered/re-registered their account with the username and password will need to first register their account.
  

Check out more information on Viewing Student Registrations for the DESSA Student Portal. 

For more information on SSO login, please reference these articles: SSO Instruction One-Pagers and Signing in with Microsoft or Google SSO (staff SSO login only).