GCPS is piloting a new tool, Securly Classroom, to help students focus on learning while using their GCPS-issued student device in class. The platform allows teachers to customize access to digital content and view student progress in real-time, helping to ensure that each and every student’s learning needs are met.

Securly Classroom only is accessible during school hours and promotes engagement by:

• Sharing the teacher’s screen directly with student screens;
• Identifying student work to model in class;
• Pushing specific resources to the whole class, small groups, or individual students;
• Allowing students to indicate when they need help by virtually raising their hand;
• Monitoring student progress on student devices from the teacher’s computer;
• Locking student screens and closing unneeded tabs on student screens; and
• Limiting access to sites that specifically support learning during class time.

Securly will only run on GCPS-issued devices through a Chrome extension and only during school hours. Teachers will launch their class session and only have access to student devices during their class.

To learn more about Securly Classroom, please view the video below.

Securly Classroom Video