Using Securly Classroom Extension on BYOD

Securly Classroom can be used on student devices running a Chrome browser.  It will also work on student-owned (BYOD) Chromebooks, Macs, PCs,  or district-owned Chromebooks that haven't been enrolled.

All functions are still provided via the Chrome extension.

In order to use the new functionality, you'll need to enable it in. In Settings, look for the new item "Enable Classroom on Windows and Mac, and BYOD". 

A few items to note about using Classroom with this new capability:

• The classroom is based on the Chrome extension, so it only works in Chrome browser (or other Chromium-based browsers that load extensions).
• The extension will load only when students log into Chrome with their school account because this is where you've configured it to load into Google Admin.
• Sync should be turned On.                                                 
• Visibility is ONLY offered inside the browser window.  It is not possible to see the full computer desktop or anything happening with other apps, other browsers, or even in other Chrome user sessions that are not logged in or that are logged in with a non-school account like a personal Gmail account.
• Because of the item above, some functions like Screen Lock are of limited use in this environment because the student can simply use another browser.   
• Remember that those class sessions can still ONLY be started during configured school hours, preventing screen viewing or browsing history review during non-school hours. This helps address privacy concerns.
• We have released native Windows and Mac clients that will allow visibility of the entire desktop for use on school-owned Windows and Mac devices. See our deployment steps below: 
  • Installing and verifying Securly Classroom macOS agent

  • Installing and verifying Securly Classroom Windows agent MSI

    (note: the extension is not required to utilize the Windows MSI or MacOS Agent)

• Even though the Classroom extension only provides visibility into the Chrome browser session where the student is logged in with their school account, we recommend that you make sure the class starts and stops notifications are used, to provide an extra level of privacy notification to students at home.
• If the Classroom extension shows up on Chromebooks but not your Macs click here.