Blocksi 💻

What's In Your Vending Machine?

Vending machines are a convenient option when you need a quick snack to keep you going.

What's in your teaching vending machine that keeps you going?

BLocksi

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Blocksi

Blocksi is a program that helps with classroom monitoring when students are working on their chromebooks. Pros: It syncs with Google Classroom, allows teacher to message students individually or the whole class, blocks predetermined pages

Go to Blocski.net & log in with Google

Sync your Google Classroom to import your students.

The blue Start sets off a countdown & the blue boxes under the kids' names will show their screens. You can watch what they're doing in real time. You can take a photo of their screens (camera icon), enforce a tab (thunderbolt icon), send a message (text bubble icon), and start assessment mode (paper icon).

Filters > Exception lists > You decide which sites and pages to block.

To use your block list click on the manila folder icon

The assessment feature allows the teacher to push URLs while also blocking other sites. You can do this for the whole class or select groups.

1. Web Apps 2. Select the program you're using 3. It autopopulates approved & blocked pages

Plagiarism Checker

• Check a block of text
• Check a file
• Check for AI-generated text

Blocksi

Cons: Can interfere with other classes if the session isn't stopped, you can't use it with all programs (ex. history textbooks), students must be using a school device,