Blocksi provides Web and YouTube analytics to track students’ behavior during class.
The Web Analytics screen gives you valuable information regarding the following:
Activity per Organizational Unit - Shows the amount of activity for each organizational unit (OU) in the district. The data are arranged in the chart according to the timeframe selected on the Web Analytics screen. You can hover over each bar on the chart to see the OU, the date and time at which the data was pulled, and the number of requests. Clicking one of the bars changes the data on the screen to that specific OU. See Filtering Analytics for more information.
Popular Websites - Gives the number of times the most popular websites were visited, including whether they were allowed, blocked, or provided a warning. You can click each website name to go to that website. You can also click the blue document icon to the left of the website name to add the URL to the Block/Allow list.
Average Time on Websites - Provides the average time spent on each of the included websites. You can click each website name to go to that website.
Categories - Uses a pie chart to show the categories of the websites that were visited during the selected timeframe. You can click each category to see the websites for that category. See Filtering Analytics for more information.
Installed Apps and Extensions - Gives the names of applications and extensions that were installed by users.
Search Engine Queries - Shows the terms that were used to search for a website and the number of times each was searched for. You can click each term to see which websites it was searched on. See Filtering Analytics for more information. You can also download all search engines queries performed during the currently selected timeframe in CSV format. See Downloading Search Engine Queries for more information.
Users (Students) - Shows the students included in the selected timeframe and the number of hits each has. You can click each user’s name to see the analytics for only that student. See Filtering Analytics for more information.
Attendance - Shows the students in the class and whether they were present or absent.
The YouTube Analytics screen gives you valuable information regarding the following:
Activity per Organizational Unit - Shows the amount of activity for each organizational unit (OU) in the district. The data are arranged in the chart according to the timeframe selected on the Web Analytics screen. You can hover over each bar on the chart to see the OU, the date and time at which the data was pulled, and the number of requests. Clicking one of the bars changes the data on the screen to that specific OU. See Filtering Analytics for more information.
Allowed Videos - Gives the names of the videos that were allowed during the selected timeframe.
Blocked Videos - Gives the names of the videos that were blocked during the selected timeframe.
Search Engine Queries - Shows the terms that were used to search for website and the number of times each was searched for. You can click each term to see which websites it was searched on. See Filtering Analytics for more information.
Users (Students) - Shows the students included in the selected timeframe and the number of hits each has. You can click each user’s name to see the analytics for only that student. See Filtering Analytics for more information.
Attendance - Shows the students in the class and whether they were present or absent.
You can create as many search filters as you need and use them to view specific analytics.
To access the filter
Start a class.
Click the Insights button and then click the search icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. The filter appears.
The following filters are available:
User - Search for a specific user’s browsing activity | Class - Search for a specific class |
Organizational Unit - Search for a specific organizational unit | Teacher - Search for a specific teacher |
Action - Values supported are Allow, Block, and Warning | Location - Search for a specific location |
Category - Search for a specific web category | Policy - Search for a specific policy |
Hostname - Search for a specific hostname | WAN IP - Search for a specific WAN IP address |
Path - Search for a specific path | LAN IP - Search for a specific LAN IP address |
Search Engine Queries - Search for specific keywords |
Note
You can use only one instance of each of these filters.
To use the filter
Select the filter to search on from the Filter drop-down list. When you select an option, the Name field and the Wildcard checkbox appear beneath the Filter list, as shown below.
Note
Blocksi uses the asterisk (*) as a wildcard to represent one or more unknown characters in a URL. Example: www.google.* matches www.google.com and www.google.co.uk.
Select the operator from the Operator drop-down list. The operator is used to restrict the search to a particular value. For instance: if you select User in the Filter list, is not in the Operator list, and type student002 in the Name field, the filter will restrict the search results to all students other than student002.
Type the item you want to search for in the Name field.
Select the wildcard checkbox if you include wildcards in your search. Selecting the checkbox is required if you use wildcards in your search.
Tip
The filter appears in red if you choose is not or is not one of operators; otherwise, the filter appears in green.
You can download search engine queries in CSV format.
To download search engine queries
Start a class.
Click the Insights button. The Web Analytics screen opens.
Click the Export CSV button in the Search Engine Queries section. The file appears in the lower left-hand corner of your screen in PDF format. Click it to open and save it.
You can download the analytics report, which contains information about Web and YouTube analytics, in CSV or PDF format. You can also download the report during an active class or from previous class histories.
Start a class.
Click the Insights button. The Web Analytics screen opens.
Click Web Analytics at the top of the screen. Additional selections appear below.
Do one of the following:
Click DOWNLOAD PDF. The file appears in the lower left-hand corner of your screen in PDF format. Click it to open and save it.
Click LOGS. The Recent Logs screen appears. Click EXPORT CSV in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. The Export CSV window opens.
Type the email address in the text box and click Send. The CSV report is generated and sent to the email address you entered.
Locate the class for which you want to download the report.
Click the Class History button. The History window opens.
Locate the desired session and click View Analytics to the right of the class session. The Web Analytics screen opens.
Click Web Analytics at the top of the screen. Additional selections appear below.
Do one of the following:
Click DOWNLOAD PDF. The file appears in the lower left-hand corner of your screen in PDF format. Click it to open and save it.
Click LOGS. The Recent Logs screen appears. Click EXPORT CSV in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. The Export CSV window opens.
Type the email address in the text box and click Send. The CSV report is generated and sent to the email address you entered.
The analytics logs contain valuable information about the activity in your organizational unit.
To view the analytics logs
Start a class.
Click the Insights button. The Web Analytics screen opens.
Click Web Analytics from the top of the screen. A menu appears beneath the title bar.
Click LOGS.
The logs provide you with the following information:
Timestamp - The date and time at which the action occurred
Category - The category of the website that was accessed
LAN IP - The LAN IP Address of the device
Action - The action that was taken. Valid entries are allow, block, and warn
WAN IP - The WAN IP Address of the device
Policy - The policy under which the action occurred
User - The user who initiated the action
Location - The location at which the action occurred. Valid entries are inschool and outschool
Org. Unit - The organizational unit in which the action occurred
Blocksi Version - The current version of the Blocksi extension installed on the user's device
URL - The URL of the website that was accessed
Blocksi provides a class activity timeline so you can track your student's web activity during your class.
To view the class activity timeline
Start a class.
Click the Insights button. The Web Analytics screen opens.
Click Web Analytics at the top of the screen. A menu appears beneath the title bar.
Click Class Activity Timeline. The Class Activity Timeline screen appears.
The timeline interval defaults to 5 minutes. You can choose 3 minute or 1 minute increments.