Getting Started with Linewize for School Administrators
Intent
This article is designed as a starting point for school administrators wanting to use Linewize School Manager to review student web browsing trends, red flags, and student history reports or Linewize Monitor for student threat detection and at-risk student identification at their schools. Additional information on Classwize is added for awareness of classroom capabilities accessible to teachers.
Platform Overview
KPBSD leverages three separate services in the Linewize product family to filter web content, enhance online safety, and ensure internet resources are used in ways that enhance student education. For more information on district filtering policies, see KPBSD's Acceptable Use Policy/Internet Safety Policy.
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The three primary components outlined in the summary video are as follows:
Component and Scope
Status
Description
What it is...
What it isn't...
School Manager
- Student accounts
- Staff accounts
- Devices connected to KPBSD network
Fully Deployed
A basic filtering solution operating on search term and website addresses. All devices connected to KPBSD networks are subject to filtering provided by School Manager.
School Manager replaces our previous filter (Netspective) and filters all devices owned by KPBSD or connected to KPBSD network services.
- CIPA-compliant web filter, basing filtering decisions on search terms and web addresses (URLs)
- Technology protection measure (basic filtering) as required by E-Rate federal grant covering 70% of eligible telecommunications costs
- School Manager isn't a content filter aware of learning management system content, chat, social media, or other user-generated content
- School Manager isn't human moderated and only has limited context-matching ability, with limited ability to detect and alert on repeated or subtly-linked context or behavior
Classwize
Limited Pilot
(Full Rollout Soon)
Provides classroom-level control of the digital learning environment.
Information Services is actively working on final technical integration steps for the Classwize component. More information will be available shortly if you are interested in using this tool in your classroom!
- A platform to manage online distractions, focus digital lessons, and maximize student engagement
- Tools to control the digital experience within the bounds of a class period
- Classwize isn't a broad-spectrum filtering tool. Categorical search term and web address filtering is still provided by School Manager
- Classwize isn't a tool to manage or control student devices outside the class period
Monitor
Very Limited Pilot
(Full Rollout TBD)
Extends monitoring of student online safety beyond traditional web address or search term filtering by providing filtering of user-generated content spaces (learning management systems, Google Drive, Office 365, chat, social media)
Monitor is not active yet. Information Services continues technical integration work.
- The component of the Linewize ecosystem that leverages a combination of artificial intelligence and trained human moderators to flag when a student's online behavior may be dangerous
- Additional context for School Manager alerts, filtered through human moderators to classify behaviors among seven risk categories and five levels
- A tool to inform early detection and intervention for students at risk online
- Monitor isn't a tool that shares or collects personal student data
- Monitor isn't a tool that accesses or monitors staff sessions
- Monitor isn't a tool with access to computer webcam or microphone
- Monitor isn't a tool providing full history or look-back capabilities; context is captured only for time period of detected alert
Resources for School Administrators
Provided below are additional resources that may be helpful for school administrators wanting to leverage the Linewize platform at their school.
Resource Links
Summary
School Manager Overview for School Administrators
This article provides details on how to access School Manager and run through some common reporting methods.
Linewize Monitor Overview for School Administrators
This article provides details on how to access your school's Monitor dashboard and run through some common reporting methods.
Resources for Staff
Provided below are additional resources that may be helpful to share with staff as your school begins to utilize the Linewize platform.
Resource Links
Summary
Getting Started with Linewize for KPBSD Staff
This article provides a very high-level overview of what Linewize is and a breakdown of the components that comprise it.
Getting Started with Classwize Teacher Portal
This article is designed as a starting point for teachers on how to access Classwize as well as some basic how-to's for common functions.
MobileMind Classwize Course (NOT LIVE)
This simple self-paced course is designed to provide a deeper dive into Classwize and its use in the classroom for teachers.
Additional Resources
If the information you are seeking is not available to you or you have questions on the use of the Linewize Platform, please contact the Helpdesk.