Configuring Time Periods

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Time periods are a type of Object that can be used to manage and fine-tune your School Manager and Classwize configurations. Time Periods are used to limit the time of day and days School Manager filtering and/or Classwize functions are active.

A specific Time Periods object can be used to configure:

Feature Description Example
Classwize Allowed Time Periods Setting when Classwize Classrooms can run throughout the day. Science class can only run from 1 pm to 3 pm.
Classwize Student Journey Report Generating reports about student online activities whilst in a Classwize Classroom. Classwize Reporting can only occur from 9 am to 3:30 pm.
Pause Internet (Community) Setting when parents can and can't pause the internet for their child. Pause Internet can only be used before or after school. Not in the hours of 9 am to 3:30 pm.
Time Based Content Filtering Rules Setting when filtering rules do and do not apply. Schools allow after school e-sports clubs to safely operate during specific times at school. For example, allow games from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

 

Configuring Time Periods

It is important to adhere to a few rules when adding a new time period. These include:

  • Start time must be earlier than the End time, and entered in HH:MM format 08:30 to 22:00.
  • One full day is: 00:01 to 23:59 (when entering midnight, as 00:00 is not a valid start time).
  • Create two separate entries in the Time Period to loop around to another day: 21:00 to 23:59 and 00:01 to 05:00.

Info

Time periods will follow the timezone set in your School Manager device. This can be found in School Manager > Debugging > Device Options.

  1. In School Manager, go to Configuration > Objects > Time Periods.
  2. Select Add Time Period.
  3. Enter a Name and select Add.
  4. Enter a Start time and End time.
  5. Select the Days using the checkboxes. You can select one day or multiple days. If selecting All days, you must enter a Start date and End date. If selecting individual days, no Start date or End date can be added.
  6. Select Save.

 

Editing Time Periods

  1. In School Manager, go to Configuration > Objects > Time Periods.
  2. Select the Edit icon next to the Time Period.
  3. Edit the Time Period and select Save.

 

Deleting Time Periods

  1. In School Manager, go to Configuration > Objects > Time Periods.
  2. Select the Delete icon next to the Time Period.
  3. At the dialog, select Delete.

 

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