This article is for Teachers.
About the Screenshot History Report
Important
Screenshot History Report is an optional Classwize feature, and your school may not have given you access. Contact your school’s IT Support for assistance.
The Classwize Screenshot History Report lets you generate and download screenshots of your students’ browsing history. Screenshots appear on the report 30 seconds after being taken and are captured in 10-second intervals or each time a student views another tab.
The Screenshot History Report only captures your student’s browsing history while in an active Classwize class. You can view screenshots of your students’ browsing history taken from any active classes over the past 14 days, even if other teachers run those classes.
Availability
The Screenshots History Report is currently available on Linewize Connect for Chrome Extension and Windows. It’s currently not available on Connect for macOS.
Generating a student’s Screenshot History Report
- In Classwize, open a class the student is enrolled in.
- On the class toolbar, select Reports > Screenshot History.
- On the Screenshot History dialog:
- Select the student’s name from the Select a Student drop-down.
- Select the period covered by the report on the date picker.
Period covered Steps Previous date Select its date twice.
Tip
You can limit the report to specific hours by selecting the From and To dropdowns, or you can select B to include all screenshots taken on the previous date.
Date range (e.g., five consecutive days or two weeks) Select the start date followed by the end date. Current date Leave the date picker on the default date (“Today”).
A number of hours within the current date Leave the date picker on the default date (“Today”), then select the hours from the From and To drop-downs.
- Select Apply.
- Select Search. The student's Screenshot History Report will appear on the Screenshot History panel.
Image 1: Selecting the student’s name and the time period for the Screenshot History Report.
Understanding the Screenshot History Report
Screenshot History data
You can sort the Report data by:
- Date: The date (and time) the Classwize screenshot was taken.
- Activity: For students using Connect for Chrome, Screenshot History will show the URLs or domains of the sites they visited. For students using Connect for Windows, Screenshot History will show the domains of all open tabs. It will also include non-browsing activities, like opening desktop folders and applications.
- Duration: The amount of time the student spent on the screen or URL.
Image 2: Screenshot History Report data
Screenshot collection
Select View for each site the students have visited to display the screenshots in further detail. Classwize takes a screenshot of the student’s screen every 10 seconds or each time the student opens another site, window, or application.
- Screenshot collection of: Indicates which site the student has visited and how long they visited the site.
- Time stamp: A screenshot taken of the site every 10 seconds.
- Open in Full Screen: Select to view the screenshot in full screen.
- Download Screenshots.zip: Select to download the screenshots into your local or shared drive.
Image 3: Viewing the Screenshot Collection
Important
If Screen Visibility Restrictions are implemented by your school’s IT Support, screenshots may be restricted for some websites.
Image 4: Screenshot Collection when Screen Visibility Restrictions is turned on
Chrome and Windows screenshot differences
Screenshots differ depending on the version of Connect that your student uses.
- Connect for Chrome or Chromebook: Screenshots only show the contents of the student’s browser.
Image 5: Example of a screenshot taken from Connect for Chrome or Chromebook
- Connect for Windows: Screenshots show the student’s full desktop, including browsing (e.g. watching YouTube videos) and non-browsing (e.g. opening a Word document) activities and desktop toolbars, widgets, and menus.
Image 6: Example of a screenshot taken from Connect for Windows
Downloading Screenshots
- Select View to show the student’s screenshot collection.
- On the Screenshot Collection dialog:
- Select the Time Stamp to preview the screenshot that Classwize captured at that specific time.
- Select Open in Full Screen to display the screenshot in full screen.
- Select Download Screenshots.zip to download the collection of related screenshots into your local folder.
- Unzip the downloaded screenshots. See the steps for unzipping files in Windows and Chromebook.
- Open a file in the unzipped folder to view the screenshot.