SCS Tech Drop

Special ClassLink QuickCards Edition - August 2025

🔐 ClassLink Quick Cards - A New Login Process for Elementary Students

We are excited to introduce ClassLink QuickCards for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students! This new Chromebook login method will make it much easier for our youngest learners to access their devices.

All K–5 teachers should read this newsletter carefully, as these changes affect all elementary students.

To activate the new login process for student Chromebooks, please have your grades K–5 students complete the following the first time they use their devices:

1️⃣ Turn on the Chromebook.
2️⃣ Click the “Shut Down” button in the bottom left corner.
3️⃣ Restart the Chromebook.

💡 Tip: Doing this together as a class the first time will ensure all students are ready to log in using the updated process.

When K–1 students turn on their devices, the camera will activate, allowing them to simply hold up their QuickCard to log in. No typing required!

• This update helps address the common challenge of remembering email addresses and passwords at this early learning stage.

• To view a how-to video and step-by-step instructions about QuickCards, click HERE.

• QuickCards should already be generated in ClassLink for K-1 students. Use the QuickCards ClassLink app to located your classes and print the cards for your students.

Students in Grades 2–5 will continue to log in traditionally, but with one change:

• Instead of the familiar Google login screen, they will now see a ClassLink login screen first.

• To log in their Chromebook, they must click “Enter Google Account Information” in the bottom right corner of the screen, then enter their email and password as usual.

Login Screens for Elementary Students

🖼 Left: Kindergarten & 1st Grade – ClassLink QuickCard login screen. Students simply hold up their card to the camera.

🖼 Right: Grades 2–5 – New ClassLink login screen. Students must click the green-circled button in the bottom right to enter their Google account information and proceed with login.

To learn more about QuickCards and how to print your students’ cards from ClassLink Launchpad, watch the video below.

If you have any questions or need support, please contact Dave Binkley, Director of Instructional Technology, at dbinkley@scsmustangs.org.