Securly Classroom: Overview and Getting Started
Audience: Teachers
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to provide staff an overview of Securly Classroom
Summary: Securly Classroom is a classroom management tool designed specifically for teachers in 1:1 Chromebook environments allowing them to guide student digital learning more effectively with features like:
Quickly push student devices to selected sites
Close distracting tabs or open tabs on student devices remotely
Lock students into specific websites or resources during tests or lessons
Freeze student screens to regain attention instantly
Send messages directly to students to check in or provide support
And much more…
You’ll be able to keep students focused, give quick redirections, and gain insight into student engagement in real time. Securly Classroom is web-based and easy to use. No downloads, just log in with your district Google credentials and you're ready to go.
Below is a Getting Started Guide filled with videos and step-by-step instructions that you can explore at your own pace. It’s designed to help you go from first login to full confidence in using Securly Classroom.
Instructions:
Log Into Securly Classroom
Go to https://securly.com/
Use your district Google account to sign in.
Explore the Key Features
Feature | Description | Learn How |
Logging in and Getting Started | Log into Securly Classroom and explore some very basic navigation features. | |
Manage Content with Weblinks | Curate links and organize them in collections to streamline your class time. | |
Blocking Plans | Create custom list of sites that students can access during an active session | |
Customizing Class(es) | Customize your class before launching a session with them such as limiting tabs, sites, etc. | |
Schedule/Start Classes | Understand how to schedule and start a class in Securly Classroom | |
Monitoring Students | Explore how to monitor students and managing a running class.
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Using Push URL | See how you can push student devices to specific URLs. | |
Using Site Lock | Lock students into a specific site. | |
Locking Student Devices | Lock student devices entirely to redirect their focus to teacher. Also, see how to view more details about individual student screens. | |
Announcements | One way communication to the entire class. | |
Share Teacher Screen | Share materials from your teacher screen directly to student screens. | |
Share Student Screen | Share a student’s screen to the class. | |
Student Groups | Quickly create student groups to customize/differentiate what students |
Explore More Learning Opportunities
Go to https://learn.securly.com (how to)
Use your district Google account to sign in
Explore the self-paced videos
Troubleshooting:
Missing Classes? Check to see if they’re just archived. That’s something that teachers have the ability to do, and might archive the wrong class by mistake. Unarchiving the classes can be done in bulk for the teacher by bringing up their classes, selecting the list view (three lines on right) and then selecting all of the classes that you wish to have unarchived.