Securly Classroom: How to create your Block/Web List

Teachers can create block lists that contain sites to be blocked during class sessions. When starting or scheduling a class, the teacher can choose which block list to enforce during that class session.

To create a new block list, go to the Web links menu and click on the Block Lists tab. From this screen click Add Block List.

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In the List Details section on the left, you can enter a Name and Description for the block list.

You can also change the visibility of the block list. Enabling the Make block list public to all users toggle will allow other teachers in your district to apply those block lists to their own classes. However, other teachers cannot edit or delete public block lists. Other teachers can clone public block lists to customize their own copies.

In the Sites section on the right, click Add, then add the sites you want to block in the field, separated by commas. Once you've finished, click Add.

When your block list is ready to go, click Save in the upper right corner.

Using a Block List

You can use a block list when starting a class by expanding the Options menu, then clicking the plus button under the Use block list field.

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This will open the block list selection window. You can search for a block list or filter to just your block lists using the controls at the top of the window.

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Once you have selected a block list to use for this class, click Select.

You can also do the same when scheduling a class from the Class Schedule options. For more information, see Scheduling classes.

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Notes on Block Lists

  • When a student navigates to a blocked URL, they will see a message that the site was blocked by a teacher, and the name of the block list in use.

Creating Web Links

  • Updated on 07 Dec 2021
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Web links are managed in the Web links menu. To create a web link, go to that menu and use the Add Web Links button at the top right of your screen.

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In the sidebar that appears, enter the following information:

Field

Description

Name

The name of the site, or your own descriptive title.

Site

The URL of the web link.

Description

A short description (optional).

Dependencies

Some web sites won't work properly when used with Site Lock if they pull resources (graphics, page elements, HTML style sheets, etc.) from other sites because Site Lock blocks all sites except the specific URL. You can find more information on this topic here.

If you are creating a web link to a common site, it's worth it to check out the list of predefined web links. These web links are templates that are set up with all the necessary dependencies, in case the site pulls content from other sources. For more information on this topic, see the Predefined Web Links article.