Class Tools Overview – Classroom Manager

You can use Class Tools to manage and customize your students’ learning experience in real-time, ensuring a productive class environment.

Note

Classroom Manager feature availability depends on your school's configuration. If you can’t access a Class Tool, contact your school’s IT Support.

1. Apply Class Tools to selected students

You can open Class Tools from the Class Toolbar, or apply some tools to selected students from the floating toolbar.

In an active class, select the student tiles:
- Checkbox: select the checkbox on each student tile.
- Click and drag: click and drag across the student tiles you want.
In the floating toolbar, select Focus, Pause, Announcement, Open Tab or Screenshare.
- While students are selected, Class Tools and Rules are unavailable on the Class Toolbar. To clear your selection, select Clear.

Class Tool	Description	Floating Toolbar
Open Tab	Direct all students, a group of students, or one student to your chosen website or resource on a new browser window or tab.	Yes
Announcement	Send a one-way message to your whole class, a group of students, or one student.	Yes
Tab Limit	Set a maximum tab count for your whole class.	No
Focus	Keep students on task during class by setting specific resources that students can use while blocking all other internet browsing.	Yes
Reward	Reward students by giving them temporary access to content.	No
Pause Internet	Temporarily stop one or more students from accessing the Internet.	Yes
Modify Students	Add or remove students from your classes to reflect who is present on the day.	No
Bypass Code	Let one or more students access any website not Locked (hard-blocked) by your school’s filtering policies.	No
Screen Share	Share your screen with one or multiple students during an active Classroom Manager class.	Yes