Class-specific rules let you block or allow websites, apps, and categories for one class. Use them for quick changes during a lesson. To reuse rules across your classes, save them in a list in your Rules Library instead.
A class can have both class-specific rules and rule lists from your Rules Library. Class-specific rules apply before list rules, so you can change access for one class without editing your lists. Changes to class-specific rules apply immediately, whether you add, edit, or delete a rule.
With class-specific rules, you can block or allow resources, such as:
Signatures (for example, Spotify)
Categories (for example, Social Media)
Websites (for example, www.facebook.com)
Windows desktop applications (for example, Camera, Paint, Notepad, and Firefox for Windows)
Note
Rules for Windows desktop applications apply immediately during class. If the class isn't in session, they apply within 60 seconds of the class starting. If a student's device is asleep, they apply within 60 seconds of the device waking up, and the student sees a warning that the blocked app will close.
Before you begin
You must have access to Rules in Classroom Manager.
Open the Active Rules tab
To open the Active Rules tab:
On the My Classes page, select the class.
In the class toolbar, select Rules. The number on the button shows how many rules the class has.
The Rules panel opens on the Active Rules tab, which has two sections:
Class-specific rules: Rules you create directly in this class.
Rule lists: Lists from your Rules Library that are active in this class. To change these rules, edit the list in your Rules Library.
You can have up to 200 rules active in a class, including both class-specific rules and rule lists from your Rules Library. You can see the count at the top of the tab, for example 5 / 200.
Add a class-specific rule
In the class toolbar, select Rules.
In the Active Rules tab, select Create Rule.
The New Class Rule panel appears. In the Add items field, enter a website URL, or start typing an app or category name and select it from the Signatures and Categories list.
Select Block or Allow.
Under Who does this rule affect?, select Whole class, or select Specific students and then select each student the rule applies to. To find a student, use the Search students field.
Select Create Rule.
Edit a class-specific rule
In the Class-specific rules section, you can change a rule in these ways:
Switch between Block and Allow: Select Block or Allow next to the rule. If your school uses Block Only mode, select On or Off instead.
Change who the rule applies to: Select Edit (pencil icon) next to the rule. In the Edit Class Rule panel, under Who does this rule affect?, select Whole class or Specific students, then select Save.
Save it for other classes: Select Add to a list (folder icon), then select an active list. For more, see Add a class rule to a rule list.
Delete class-specific rules
To delete one rule, select Delete (trash icon) next to it in the Class-specific rules section. If the rule was overriding a list rule, the list rule applies again.
To delete all rules, in the Active Rules tab, select Delete All. In the Delete all rules? window, select Delete All. This removes all class-specific rules and active lists from the class. The lists stay in your Rules Library, so you can apply them again later.
Warning
Deleting all rules is permanent and can't be undone.
To stop using a list in this class, select Remove next to the list in the Rule lists section. This doesn't change the list in your Rules Library.