Using Classwize

Manage your class using Classwize's powerful tools and features.

Class Tools

Chat with students during a class Chat is an optional feature your school's IT Support can turn on to let you communicate with students directly during...
Add a student to an active Focus You can add one or more students to a Focus or an existing Focus Plan during class to ensure students stay on task. W...
Reward students with temporary access to content during class You can use Reward to give your class temporary access to something fun, like streaming media or online games, for 10...
Pause Internet access for multiple students You can temporarily stop one or more students from accessing the Internet. When you pause Internet access, the Intern...
Pause Internet access for a student You can use Pause Internet to temporarily stop one or more students from accessing the internet during a class. Pausi...
Send a one-way message to a student You can send a private message to a specific student to help them stay on task or provide instructions. The message a...
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Filtering Content

Give students a Bypass Code during class You can give students a Bypass Code to allow uninterrupted learning or access to any website not Locked Blocked by yo...
Distracting Music and Audio Streaming websites to block Music streaming platforms give students access to a range of music and audio content. Understanding these platforms ...
Distracting Streaming Media websites to block Streaming media platforms give students access to a range of video content, from movies and TV shows to live broadca...
Stop students from watching videos during class You can create rules in Classwize to block access to both streaming and local video content during class while allowi...
Stop students from listening to music during class You can create rules in Classwize to block access to streaming and desktop music apps during class while allowing ex...
Categories you can use in Rules This is a list of the Themes and Categories you can use in your Classroom Rules. Classwize uses Themes and Categori...
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Managing Classes

Schedule Classes Schedule a session before a class to automatically start and stop on the same day and time until you change the sche...
Add a teacher to a Local class You can add teaching assistants or trainees, substitute teachers, or other teaching staff members to your Local clas...
Add students to a class   Note If you can't access this feature, contact your school's IT Support for permission. You can add st...
Check a student's tabs during class   Important If you see the message “Screenshots and Live view disabled for this site”, the website is res...
Check a student’s screen during class Important If you see the message “Screenshots and Live view disabled for this site”, the website is restricted from...
Close a tab for a Student This article is for Teachers  Close Tab is a Classwize feature that lets you immediately close any active or backgro...
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