ClassLink LaunchPad

Written by Christopher Lee

Last published at: September 18th, 2024

Overview

LaunchPad provides a single location to access district resources from SIS\HR\Classroom resources to job role/special project links. 

There is a web portal and iOS app.

Shakopee Schools LaunchPad URL is 

https://launchpad.classlink.com/shakopee

Many apps will support a single sign on and list will be maintained here: 

https://techtools.shakopeeschools.org/security/1496575-classlink

 

Teacher

Teacher's LaunchPad differs depending on if through web portal or iOS.

 

Web Portal

  • Navigate to 
    https://launchpad.classlink.com/shakopee
  • Click sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopee.k12.mn.us \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc.

 

 

iOS App

  • Locate ClassLink app
  • Click Sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopee.k12.mn.us \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc.
 

Generate QuickCards

As an instructor, you have the ability to manage QuickCards for students in your classes.
 

Entire Class

 

  • Open the Class QuickCards app

 

  •  Click QuickCard Action for the class you wish to manage

 

  • Click Generate QuickCard (These unfortunately cannot be sorted)

 

  • Once generated you have the option to:
    Print selected class
    Print a group of students
    Print individual student (Scroll to the far right)

 

 

 

  • A new tab will open with the QuickCards and the Print Window

 

Video “Print QuickCards for Classes (QuickCard App)”

 
 

Manage Individual Student

  • The refresh icon button resets a student's QuickCard (or creates one, if they do not already have one).
  • The printer icon button prints out the student's QuickCard.
  • The trashcan icon button deletes the QuickCard.

Video “Print QuickCards for Classes (QuickCard App)”

 
 

https://help.classlink.com/s/article/Class-QuickCard-for-Teachers

 
 
 

Staff

Staff's LaunchPad differs depending on if through web portal or iOS.

 

Web Portal

  • Navigate to 
    https://launchpad.classlink.com/shakopee
  • Click sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopee.k12.mn.us \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc.

 

 

iOS App

  • Locate ClassLink app
  • Click Sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopee.k12.mn.us \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc.
 
 

Elementary School (K-5)

  • Locate ClassLink app
  • Either QuickCard (preferred) or Microsoft are supported
    • For QuickCard: Click
      • If prompted to allow camera click OK
      • Adjust camera selected for desired camera (front/back)
      • Hold up QuickCard until app accepts and logs in
    • For Microsoft: Click sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopeeschools.org \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc. (Amplify, IXL, Seesaw)
 

Middle School (6-8)

 

  • Locate ClassLink app
  • Click sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopeeschools.org \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc.
 

High School (9-12)

  • Navigate to 
    https://launchpad.classlink.com/shakopee
  • Click sign in with Microsoft
    • Use <username>@shakopeeschools.org \ password

      If receive following select Work or School account
  • Welcome to My Apps

    *Apps displayed will vary depending on grade, building, etc.
 

FAQ

Following are some common questions/issues regarding to LaunchPad.

LaunchPad trying to sign in with personal Microsoft account

This appears usually as one of these messages:

Typically this occurs do to the following:

  • have a personal Microsoft account (Outlook/MSN/Live/Hotmail)
  • when signing into personal account clicked “Always stay signed in”

To fix you will need to sign out of personal account.

  • Navigate to site you check personal Microsoft email from
  • Click on your account in upper right
     
  • Click Sign Out
  • Attempt to login to LaunchPad, if still seeing personal account may need to sign out and close all open browser tabs and try again.
 
 

LaunchPad login window looks different

My LaunchPad window looks like this:

Modify the website address from https://launchpad.classlink.com/login to https://launchpad.classlink.com

 
 

No End Points Registered

Cause Unknown

Working with ClassLink support to identify root cause.

 

 

Current solution is to uninstall and reinstall the Classlink app.