Classroom - How does the Securly Classroom and Filter integration work?

The Securly Classroom + Filter integration lets teachers using Securly Classroom seamlessly temporarily allow websites during a class session even if the sites are blocked under the student's policy blocklist in Securly Filter.

This feature is configurable in Classroom and can be turned on or off by admins at any time. It is off by default. To enable it, admins can navigate to Securly Classroom > Settings > System > Integrations and check the "Automatically unblock pushed URLs in Securly Filter" option.

When enabled, this feature temporarily allows sites normally blocked by Securly Filter to be allowed and pushed by teachers (in Securly Classroom) to their students, only for the remainder of the class.

Specifically, when a teacher uses the Push URL feature in the active Classroom session, the website or collection pushed to students in that class will automatically be allowed for only those students, and only until the Securly Classroom monitoring session ends.

Push URL 

Like the Push URL tool, this integration also ensures that sites pushed in a Classroom session through Site Lock (locks students into a selected site from which they cannot navigate away until released) and Allow-only Access Plans (allows access to only specified sites and apps during class sessions) don't get blocked by Securly Filter.

Site Lock


Access Plan

Why is the Classroom-Filter integration important?

• It can save IT admins A LOT of time. This feature eliminates the need for a  temporary allow review/approval process.
• It can save teachers instructional time as well by eliminating the need to request temporary access to blocked sites. 
  • With this integration, teachers no longer have to use the Website Access Lookup Tool to identify if a site is accessible to students and request student access if required.
• This is much more restrictive than our existing Temporary Allow feature, which grants access to everyone on that IP address once the site is allowed. This integration ensures that only the students in that monitoring session will gain temporary access. Temporary access is determined by the teacher's needs.
• It provides PD teams with additional content for in-service days!