DreamBox Math: How Students Sign in on a Computer (Educators)

Students can sign in to DreamBox Math on a laptop, desktop computer, or Chromebook in several ways. Your district or school should have clarified which method your students should use to sign in. This article walks through all of the ways a student can log in to DreamBox Math on these devices. 

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Educators: For DreamBox Math sign-in instructions on an iPad, click here.

School Families: This article focuses on educators. If you are a parent or guardian trying to help your student sign in from home, click here to open the family-focused article.

Which Sign-In Method Do Your Students Use?

There are several ways students sign in to DreamBox Math using a laptop, desktop computer, or Chromebook. Your school or district DreamBox Math administrator should have shared which way your students will sign in. 

Login Type Login Directions
Single Sign-On Portal (SSO)

Through your district portal or 3rd party portal, like Clever or ClassLink.

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Click here to jump to SSO portal sign-in directions and resources. 
Direct DreamBox Login

Through the DreamBox Math school login page.

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Click here to jump to Direct DreamBox Login directions and resources. 
The Discovery Education Sign-In Page (Direct Login, QR Code)

Students can sign in using Direct Discovery Education sign-in credentials, a Discovery Education QR code, or their Single Sign-On credentials.

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Click here to open sign-in instructions for the Discovery Education sgn-in page and resources.

Signing In Using a Single Sign-On Portal

Gather the Sign-In Information Your Students Need

To make sure the sign-in process goes as smoothly as possible, make sure you know how the student will sign in and have their credentials ready. 

  • If a student will type their username and password to log in, you need the student’s district single sign-on username and password.
  • If the student will use a Clever Badge or ClassLink QuickCard, make sure you have these ready. 

Clever Badge

ClassLink Quick Link Card

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  • Click here to open directions to print Clever Badges.
  • Click here to open directions to generate and print ClassLink QuickCards.

Signing In Using SSO

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Before you begin:
Make sure you know the URL or shortcut to your district's SSO portal. If you are not sure where to go but know that students sign in using Clever or Classlink, use the resources below to find your district portal. 

Step 1: Open an internet browser on your student's computer, laptop, or Chromebook.

Step 2: Navigate to your SSO portal and type the student's district SSO username and password or tap the Clever Badge login icon and scan their Clever Badge. (The image below is an example of a district Clever portal.)

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  • When the SSO portal opens, select the DreamBox Math icon. The student's DreamBox Math account will open and they can start playing. 
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Students' SSO login credentials are created and managed by your school or district. DreamBox Customer Support does not have access to them. If you need to verify your student's login credentials please contact your district IT department.

 

Signing in Using DreamBox Direct Login

Gather the Sign-In Information Your Students Need

To make sure the sign-in process will go as smoothly as possible, make sure you know the following before a student tries to log in:

  • Direct DreamBox Math school URL
  • Student Classroom Code (needed if class settings are set to picture password)
  • Student username and password (needed if class settings are set to text password)
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  • Click here to open directions to find the school URL, classroom code, and Direct Login student credentials on the Home Page of your educator dashboard.
  • Click here to open instructions on how to update your classroom password settings. 
  • Click here to open directions to find student login information and print family letters to send home.  

Signing in using Direct Login

  • Open an internet browser on your student's computer or laptop.
  • Navigate to your school's unique DreamBox Math login web address (URL).  When the Math school login page opens it may look like one of the two options below, based on the type of password/s students use at the school. 
If all school students use Text usernames and passwords, you will see the Username and Password fields only. If any students in the school sign in using Picture passwords, you will see multiple ways to log in. 

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Logging in with a Text Password

To log in using a text password, enter the student's DreamBox Math username and password and click Log In.

Logging in with a Picture Password

  • Enter the student's 5-digit numeric classroom code, and then click Log In

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  • When the student's classroom page opens, showing students' avatars, first names, and last initials, the student needs to click their name or avatar picture.
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If a student selects the wrong avatar, they can click the back arrow button in their browser to return to the classroom page and select the correct avatar. 

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  • When the password page opens:
    • If it is the first time a student is logging in, the picture they select will be their password going forward.
    • If the student has already selected their picture password, they select the picture they chose.  
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If a student has not selected a password, after they select a picture they will be asked to confirm if they want that image to be their password. If not, they can select a different image and confirm their choice. 

Signing in Using the Discovery Education Sign-in Page

If your students sign in on the Discovery Education Login Page, they can sign-in using one of three methods:

  • Discovery Education QR Code
  • Direct Login
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)

Click here to open the Discovery Education help article that provides directions for all three methods. 

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Students' SSO login credentials are created and managed by your school or district. DreamBox Customer Support does not have access to them. If you need to verify your student's login credentials please contact your district IT department.

 

Educators: Where Can I Find a Classroom Code?

Teachers

Teachers can find the classroom code at the bottom of the Roster Management section of their Home Page in the Insight Dashboard. 

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Administrators

Administrators can access a single classroom code by using View Mode to see a teacher's Home Page, and/or see and print a PDF of all classroom codes in a school from the Reports page.

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  • Click here to learn more about View Mode for administrators. 
  • Click here to open directions to help you find student login information and print family letters to send home.

 

Educator Tips to Help Students Log In

1) Save your DreamBox login page as a Bookmark or Desktop Shortcut.

To make it easier for students to reach their login page, consider saving the website address as a bookmark on your internet browser or as a shortcut on the computer desktop. For additional information on creating a bookmark or shortcut, click here.

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Classroom codes were implemented as an additional authentication layer to our login process to protect our users. We value our students' security and privacy, so it is not possible to save a classroom code or password. This greatly minimizes the risk that a student or teacher account can be accessed by an unauthorized user, especially through a shared device or by someone outside of school.

 

2) Decide if your classroom should use Text or Picture passwords.

In general, we recommend that older students use Text passwords. They may discover they can log in to each other's accounts by randomly guessing Picture passwords. Younger students or students with special needs may have difficulty remembering usernames and passwords, so they may benefit from Picture passwords.

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You can switch your classroom from Text to Picture passwords and vice versa at any time from your Insight Dashboard. For instructions, click here.

 

3) Proactively review your students' usernames and passwords.

If students are not using single sign-on for DreamBox Math, teachers can view students' direct DreamBox Math usernames and passwords in their educator dashboard.

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If a student is receiving a login error, they may be entering the incorrect username or password.
Support Icon-DBL-Learn More-50px.png Click here to learn more about how to update student details like usernames and passwords.   

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