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Classwize Release Notes

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Classwize (April 2026)

Release date: 23 April 2026

  • You can now manually toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats within your account settings.
  • Once set, your preference is maintained across page refreshes, browser sessions and different devices.
  • The default display remains 12-hour time until manually changed.

 

 

Classwize (March 2026)

Release date: 3 March 2026

  • You can now schedule Combined Classes.
  • Creating a Combined Class deactivates the original class schedules, and splitting a Combined Class restores them in a deactivated state.

 

 

Classwize (January 2026)

Release date: 22 January 2026

  • The class name and teacher’s email and name (if available) will now show up by default on any block page caused by a Classwize policy.
  • This update helps you quickly see if a student is being blocked by another teacher’s active policy, saving you time during class.

 

Older Release Notes (2025)

Classwize (February 2025)

Release date: 26 February 2025

Class end times you set will now be saved and automatically pre-filled when you start your next class.

  • End times will remain saved until you manually change them in the start class dialog.
  • The default end time for a brand new class remains unchanged, one minute after the current device time.
  • Existing validation remains in place, if you open a class and the current time is past the pre-filled end time, you’ll receive a validation error.

 

 

Classwize (January 2025)

Release date: 22 January 2025

  • We’ve updated the UI for Focus and Pause to make it easier for teachers to pause a class or individual students.
  • We’ve updated the Pause function to have priority over Focus so teachers have better control over the class.

 

Older Release Notes (2024)

Classwize (October 2024)

Release date: 21 October 2024

We've introduced a new feature that allows you to create and save up to 30 unique Focus Plans.

  • By selecting the Focus Library button, you can name your plan and select resources.

 

 

Classwize (August 2024)

Release date: 20 August 2024

We’ve added a new feature that lets you pin student tiles to the top of the class.

  • Selecting the grey pin on a student tile pins it to the top left.

 

 

Classwize (August 2024)

Release date: 7 August 2024

  • You can now set class times to the exact minute.
  • We’ve switched from the 24-hour format to AM/PM.

 

Older Release Notes (2023)

Classwize (May 2023)

Release date: May 2023

We’re introducing a new feature that lets you combine multiple synced classes into one.

  • On your My Classes dashboard, select Combine Classes.

 

 

Classwize (April 2023)

Release date: April 2023

  • You can now customize your My Classes dashboard with renaming, pinning, and hiding classes.

 

 

Classwize (March 2023)

Release date: March 2023

We’ve streamlined Focus for faster setup.

 

 

Classwize (February 2023)

Release date: February 2023

New feature lets you view your students’ active tabs on your browser.

 

 

Classwize (January 2023)

Release date: January 2023

The new Classwize interface gives you better access to your classes.