Your IT Support may only turn on certain Classwize features depending on your school’s policies and the type of Linewize Connect your school uses. Contact your IT Support if you want access to certain features.
Tip
You can check which type of Connect your student uses by looking at their student tile.
General Classwize Features
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Feature |
Description |
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Add or remove students from your class to reflect who is present on the day. |
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Set a time for Classwize to automatically start the class session. |
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Create a class without features that interact with students’ devices to discreetly observe student activity. |
Block and allow content
| Feature and Description | Windows | macOS | Companion Mode | Chrome Extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Close any of your student’s open browser tabs. |
- | - | Yes - From the Student Tile and in List View only | Yes |
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Create rules to allow or block computer applications on student Windows computers. |
Yes | - | Yes | - |
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Open a website in a new browser window or tab for the whole class or individual students in your class. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Allow students in your class to access sites usually blocked by your school's internet filtering policies, and prevent students from accessing sites that are usually allowed. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Stop students from accessing the internet except for Focus sites you set. The Focus forces resources to open in new browser windows or tabs. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Stop students from accessing any websites other than the webpages you set. This is part of the Focus feature. |
- | - | Yes | Yes |
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Temporarily stop one or more students from accessing the internet. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Generate a code that allows a student to bypass some school filtering policy. |
- | - | Yes | Yes |
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Give your class temporary access to something fun, like streaming media or online games. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*These features are not available in DNS Filtering Mode.
Monitor student activity
| Feature and Description | Windows | macOS | Companion Mode | Chrome Extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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See, in real time, on the class tile, a view listing all the open browser tabs. |
- | - | Yes | Yes |
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Screen View Allows you to see, a desktop screenshot that updates every 10 seconds on the class tile, showing exactly what your students are doing, including non-browsing activities. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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See, in real time, in full screen, a shared view of a student’s screen |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Download a time-stamped screenshot of the student's Live View in PDF. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Communicate with students
| Feature and Description | Windows | macOS | Companion Mode | Chrome Extension |
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Send a simple text announcement to all students in the class. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Send simple one-way text messages to individual students. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Send and receive messages with individual students. |
- | - | Yes | Yes |
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Share your screen with one or more students during an active Classwize class. You can share your Chrome Tab, Window or Entire Screen. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Report on student activity
| Feature and Description | Windows | macOS | Companion Mode | Chrome Extension |
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View a report about a student’s online activities during school time. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Create and download screenshots of your students' browsing history. |
Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
*Your school can turn on this feature for specific teachers.
Classwize Training
Your school can turn on Qoria Academy to give you access to training material for using Classwize.
Important
Qoria Academy reflects the Classwize experience for Chromebook or Companion Mode users. If your students use macOS or Windows (without Companion Mode), please refer to the tables above to see if you can use a particular feature.