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Configuring Restricted Groups and Excluded from Classroom Manager Groups

Updated

You can stop certain users from being affected by some Classroom Manager features by adding them to Restricted and Exception groups. 

The following table shows which Classroom Manager features and tools apply to users in each type of group.

Group Affected by Classroom Manager Rules Have student titles and screenshot history in Classroom Manager1 Can be added to local classes in Classroom Manager Can be added to synced classes in Classroom Manager2
Excluded from Classroom Manager Groups NO NO NO YES2
Restricted Groups YES YES NO3 YES
Both Excluded from Classroom Manager and Restricted Groups NO NO NO YES

1 You can capture screenshots for users only if they have student tiles in Classroom Manager.
2 Users manually added to Classroom Manager classes may be removed when Linewize Filter syncs.
3 IT administrators can add Restricted group members locally via Classroom configuration in Linewize Filter.

Before you begin

Restricted Groups

You can use Restricted Groups to stop teachers from accidentally adding users, including other teachers and non-teaching staff, to their classes. Only users with the correct Linewize Filter administrator role, such as Owner/Global or Configuration Administrator, can add members of Restricted groups to Classroom Manager classes.

If an Owner/Global administrator adds a user in a Restricted group to a class, their student tiles will appear as normal, and all other Classroom Manager tools and rules will work as usual.

Adding Restricted Groups to Classroom Manager

  1. Go to Configuration> Classroom Manager.
  2. Select the new group (or groups) from the Restricted dropdown.
  3. Select Save.

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Image 1: Restricted groups configuration on the Classroom Manager Configuration page.

Excluded from Classroom Manager Groups

Use the Excluded from Classroom Manager field to prevent Classroom Manager from managing specific users. Members of the Excluded from Classroom Manager group will not be impacted by any Classroom Manager policies and will not appear in Classroom Manager. This field is typically used for all staff, both teaching and non-teaching and sometimes for students during exams.

Although you can add members of the Excluded from Classroom Manager group to classes in Classroom Manager by syncing or to local classrooms through Linewize Filter, their student tiles will not appear in Classroom Manager or be affected by any Classroom Manager rules. Teachers cannot add them as students or teachers in their local classes.

Adding Excluded from Classroom Manager Groups to Classroom Manager

  1. Go to Configuration > Classroom Manager.
  2. Under Classrooms, select your new group from the Excluded from Classroom Manager dropdown.
  3. Save your changes.

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Image 2: Excluded from Classroom Manager configuration on the Classroom Manager Configuration page.