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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 broadcas...
Stop students from watching videos during class You can create rules in Classroom Manager to block access to both streaming and local video content during class whil...
Stop students from listening to music during class You can create rules in Classroom Manager to block access to streaming and desktop music apps during class while allo...
Categories you can use in Rules This is a list of the Themes and Categories you can use in your Classroom Rules.Classroom Manager uses Themes and Cat...
What to expect when a Block rule is turned on In Classroom Manager, you can create a Block rule to prevent a student from accessing content. The speed at which the...
Allow a resource and block its parent category or theme Classroom Manager can’t block or allow individual resources and block its parent category or theme. If you add a rule...
[Resource] is currently blocked error message In Classroom Manager, you will see the error message "[Resource] is currently blocked. Creating this rule will allow ...
A rule for [resource] already exists error message In Classroom Manager, if you try to create a rule for a resource with an existing rule, you will see the error messag...
Types of content you can block or allow If your school allows, you can use Classroom Manager to: Allow or Block almost any kind of web-based content or appli...
Report an incorrectly classified resource Linewize creates and updates Themes, Categories, and Signatures daily. However, there may be times our system incorre...
Manage Social Network access in class Platforms designed for different kinds of social interactions are grouped into the Social Networking category. Unders...
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 Clas...
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 st...
Change or Delete a rule in a class Once you create a class rule, you can only edit whether the content is Allowed or Blocked and to whom the rule applie...
Locked rule error message You can’t override Locked policies in Linewize Filter with Classroom Manager Rules. If you create a rule that contrad...
Prepare Rules before starting a class Setting up base rules for a class before it starts is good practice. The rules you create will only apply to that spe...
Show a specific YouTube video during a class Classroom Manager can’t block or allow individual pages on a website. If you add a rule for a specific URL, it will a...
Block content allowed by my school You can block content that your school has allowed to prevent distractions during your Classroom Manager session.  ...
Block rule isn't working If a Block rule isn't working during a Classroom Manager session, it may be due to: Conflicting rules within Classr...
Allow rule isn't working If an Allow rule isn't working during a Classroom Manager session, it may be due to: The rule allows a specific dom...
Allow content blocked by my school If your school has blocked a website or content you want to show your students during your Classroom Manager session,...
Stop students from playing games during a Classroom Manager Class This article provides a step-by-step approach to effectively using Classroom Manager Rules to block gaming distractio...
Windows Applications Included in Classroom Manager App Controls WARNING: Take care when blocking browsers, as you may need them to open or run other Applications (e.g., ...
Introduction to Signatures What are Signatures?Signatures form the basis for allowing or filtering traffic within the school network. Signatures...
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 Classroom Manager 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 Classroom Manager to let you create block rules only for websites and applications. T...
Rules Validation Overview About Rules Validation Rules Validation helps you create effective Class Rules by checking for: Duplication - if th...