Allow Only Plans: Select the apps and/or URLs you WANT to allow your students to go to. All other programs and websites will be blocked except those you designate.
Examples
- During a test, Allow Only the website where the test is being given, and a browser for that website to launch.
- During direct instruction, Allow Only note taking tools, such as OneNote, Google Docs and Microsoft Word.
Block Only Plans: Selecting the apps or URLs you DON'T WANT your students to go to. All other programs and websites will be accessible except for the those you designate.
Examples
- During academic research, Block Only sites such as Wikipedia.
- During group work, Block Only music sites and apps such as Pandora, Spotify and iTunes.
ENFORCE A BLOCKING PLAN
- Log into DyKnow Cloud.
- Click Start Monitoring for any Class.
- Click the blue Modify Blocking button.
- Create a new plan, or select a plan you created ahead of time.
- To differentiate students into different plans, select "Turn on Segmented Blocking".
- Click Enforce.
- Students will be unable to reopen applications or access websites until the blocking plan is modified or released.
Once your blocking plan is applied:
Block Only Plan
- Applications that are open on the student's device and were included in the "Block Only" plan will be hidden from their view.
- Website(s) that are open on the student's device and were included in the "Block Only" plan will be redirected to blocked.dyknow.com.
Allow Only Plan
- Any applications that are open on the student's device but were not included in the "Allow Only" plan will be hidden from view.
- Any website(s) that are open on the student's device but were not included in the "Allow Only" plan will be redirected to blocked.dyknow.com