Session Controls: Create, Edit, & Delete Session Controls

Session Controls in StudentKeeper empower teachers to proactively manage digital behavior by pre-configuring essential classroom tools, such as locking student devices, sending one-directional messages, and automatically launching websites. Accessible via the Classroom Management menu, these tools allow authorized users to create new control profiles, edit existing configurations, or delete outdated lists to ensure monitoring remains tailored to specific instructional needs.

Prerequisites

• Access to Classroom Management

   

Table of Contents

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• View Session Control
• Create Session Controls

• Applying Session Controls

   

View Session Controls

1. From the left-hand navigation panel, click Classroom Management.

   
   
    

2. Click Session Controls.

                
   

    

*Note: All of the existing session controls you have created will be listed. You can edit and delete them from this list too.

Create Session Controls

1. From the left-hand navigation panel, click Classroom Management.
   
   
    
2. Click Session Controls.      
   
   
    
3. Click Add Session Control.
   
   
    
4. For Create Session Controls,
   • Enter the Default Name and Duration.

Note: The Duration set here will be overridden if a school level Session Timeout has been set that is less than the duration set at this control. Sessions timed out by school settings will need to be restarted to resume. 

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  • Toggle the following items to your preference:
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  • Lock At Start 
  • Send Message
  • Send Website

5. For Apply List at Start Session,

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  • Click Website List +.
     

The Create Website List pop-up window displays.

Enter a Website List Name 

• Select a color.
• Choose if this is for the Allow List (most restrictive) or Block List (least restrictive).

For more information on allow/block lists please see this article: Classes: Allow and Block List

• Enter the website URL and click Add.

• You can add multiple sites to the list 

• Once you have added all the websites for this list, click Save & Apply to activate this list or Save to save the list.

Under Session Controls, for the Apply List at Start Session section, you will now be able to select the list you just created.

6. For Session Capture Trigger, 

• Click + Create New 

  

  • Enter a Keyword(s).

  • If you want to be alerted when a student accesses that word, toggle the Send Alert option to the right.

  • Toggle the Create Note option to the right to make a note.

  • Create a Note Title.

  • Select the Note Type.

  • Select Note Subtypes.

  • Click Save. 

7. For Managing Keywords,

• Click + Manage Keywords

• Select the keywords you would like to manage and update from your list. 
• Click Update Selections.

8. From here you can Edit or Delete the selected keywords.

9. Next press Create to create the Session Control.  It can now be viewed, edited, or deleted under Session Controls.

Applying Session Controls

1. To Apply a Session Control List to a class: 

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  • Navigate to Classroom Management > Classes and select the created session control from the drop-down list before starting the class

2. Next, click Start Session or Join Session to begin.