How to close websites for students Follow
Quick answer: Close a learner's distracting browser tab from Browser Tabs or Current Screens, then provide a clear reason.
For: Teachers
Before you begin
- Open the website yourself when it is safe so you understand its lesson context.
- Choose whether the action should affect one student or the whole class.
Follow these steps
- Open Highlights and go to Class View.
- Choose Browser Tabs and find the learner and website.
- Select the close control beside the website.
- Choose whether to close the tab or temporarily block the URL for the learner or class.
- Enter a short, learning-focused reason and confirm the action.
- Check that the learner has returned to the intended activity.
Follow along in Hāpara
Use the numbered callouts in each image to match what you see on screen.
You’ll know it worked when
Closing a tab replaces it with the reason selected by the teacher. Blocking a URL starts a time-limited Filter Session for the selected student or class.
If it doesn’t work
- If the tab reopens, check whether it is required by another service or assignment.
- Use a scheduled Focus or Filter Session when several students need the same boundary.
Helpful tips
- Visit an unfamiliar site yourself before closing it.
- Use a Focus or Filter session when several learners need the same browsing boundary.