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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 exc...
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...
Test Rules before starting your class This article is for Teachers. To ensure that your Classwize rules are set up correctly, you should test your rules ...
What to expect when a Block rule is turned on This article is for Teachers.  In Classwize, you can create a Block rule to prevent a student from accessing content...
Allow a resource and block its parent category or theme This article is for Teachers.  Classwize can’t block or allow individual resources and block its parent category or ...
[Resource] is currently blocked error message This article is for Teachers.  In Classwize, you will see the error message "[Resource] is currently blocked. Creatin...
A rule for [resource] already exists error message This article is for Teachers.  In Classwize, if you try to create a rule for a resource with an existing rule, you wi...
Types of content you can block or allow If your school allows, you can use Classwize to: Allow or Block almost any kind of web-based content or application...
Report an incorrectly classified resource This article is for Teachers.  Linewize creates and updates Themes, Categories, and Signatures daily. However, there...
Manage Social Network access in class This article is for Teachers. Platforms designed for different kinds of social interactions are grouped into the So...
Stop students from using social media during class Social media can be a significant distraction, hindering student focus and productivity. You can create rules in Cla...
Stop students from using Generative AI Tools during class Ensuring academic integrity during your classes is crucial. Generative AI tools can lead to academic dishonesty if s...
Change or Delete a rule in a class This article is for Teachers. Once you create a class rule, you can only edit whether the content is Allowed or Blo...
Locked rule error message This article is for Teachers.  If you see a Locked rule error message, it means you've created a rule that contradict...
Prepare Rules before starting a class This article is for Teachers.  Setting up base rules for a class before it starts is good practice. The rules you cr...
Show a specific YouTube video during a class This article is for Teachers.  Classwize can’t block or allow individual pages on a website. If you add a rule for a...
Block content allowed by my school This article is for Teachers. You can block content your school has allowed to prevent distractions during your Cla...
Block rule isn't working This article is for Teachers.  If a Block rule isn't working during a Classwize session, it may be due to: Conflic...
Allow rule isn't working This article is for Teachers.  If an Allow rule isn't working during a Classwize session, it may be due to: The ru...
Allow content blocked by my school This article is for Teachers. If your school has blocked a website or content you want to show your students during...
Stop students from playing games during a Classwize Class This article is for Teachers. This article provides a step-by-step approach to effectively using Classwize Rules to...
Windows Applications Included in Classwize App Controls WARNING: Take care when blocking browsers, as you may need them to open or run other Applications (e.g., ...
Introduction to Signatures This article is for teachers. What are Signatures?Signatures form the basis for allowing or filtering traffic withi...
School Policies vs. Class Rules What is a Policy?Your school or district maintains a central set of filtering rules in a separate tool called Linewiz...
Add, Edit and Remove Classwize Rules You can block or allow resources, such as: Signatures (for example, Spotify) Categories (for example, Social Media) W...
Use block rules only Your school may have configured Classwize to let you create block rules only for websites and applications. This set...