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Add, Edit and Remove Classwize Rules

Updated
This article is for Teachers.

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, Firefox for Windows)

Add a Classwize Rule

  1. On the Class Toolbar, select Rule(s) > New Rule. 

      Note

    Select Create Rule if this is the first rule you’ve added to the class.

  2. The Add new rule dialog will appear. In the This rule controls field, search and select a signature or category, or paste and select the website or URL that you want to block or allow.
  3. Choose to Block or Allow the Website, Signature, Category or Windows Desktop App.
  4. Choose who to apply the rule to:
    • To apply the rule to the whole class, select the Whole class checkbox.
    • To apply the rule to specific students, deselect the Whole class checkbox, then search and select the name or username of the student in the This rule applies to field.  
  5. Select Add Rule. 

On the Rules panel, rules are sorted under Signatures and Categories, Websites, and App Controls (Windows only):

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Image 1: Categories, Signatures, Websites and App Controls.

The class toolbar also shows how many rules are active for the class:

class-tools-rules.png

How soon do Rules apply to desktop apps?

Rules will start to allow or block desktop applications depending on when you add them.

  • During class: Immediately. 
  • Class is not in session: Up to 60 seconds from starting the class.
  • Student’s device is in Sleep Mode: Up to 60 seconds from waking up the device. If a rule for an app was created while the student’s device is in Sleep Mode, the student will receive a warning that the blocked app will close within 60 seconds when they wake up their device.

Edit a Classwize Rule

You can edit Classwize Rules at any time. To edit a rule:

  1. Select Rules on the class toolbar.
  2. Select the Edit icon (pencil) next to the rule you want to change.
  3. Update the rule on the Edit class rule dialog, including: 
    • Allowing or Blocking the category, website, URL, or application.
    • Applying the Rule to a student or the whole class.
  4. Select Update.

  Tip

To quickly Block or Allow a website or application, toggle its Blocked or Allowed slider on the Rules panel. 

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Image 2: Toggle Blocked or Allowed

Delete a Classwize Rule

You can remove individual Classwize Rules or remove all rules at once.

Delete a single Classwize Rule

  1. Select the Edit icon (pencil) for the rule you want to remove.
  2. On the Edit rule dialog, select Delete Rule.

Delete all Classwize Rules

  Warning

This is a permanent action and can't be undone.

  1. Select Rules on the class toolbar.
  2. Select Delete all on the Rules panel. 

  3. A confirmation window will appear. Select Delete to proceed with clearing all rules.  

    delete-all-rules-confirmation.png

    Image 3: Delete all Rules confirmation window.

See Classwize Rules FAQ and How Classwize Rules Work for more information about Classwize Rules.