Securly

What is Securly

Securly is an internet filtering and classroom management software, similar to Blocksi.

We are currently piloting Securly at 12 school sites: Bret Harte, Burbank, Enslen, Marshall, Tuolumne, Wilson, La Loma, Roosevelt, Beyer, Davis, Enochs, and Gregori.

Important Information for Pilot Schools:
During the 2024-25 school year, Securly will replace Blocksi at these pilot schools. This means these schools will no longer use Blocksi for the remainder of this school year.

Background of this pilot:

Goal to have a well-working unified solution for Classroom Management and Internet Filtering
IETS did extensive testing with promising vendors, Securly results were encouraging for pilot in 2024-25
Securly replaces Blocksi system for pilot schools
Training and support provided by IETS Help Desk and Ed Tech

How to Login

Login through MCS App Portal and Select Securly Classroom

Updates!

We’re excited to share some updates to Securly that will make monitoring and managing student activity even easier.

🔹 You can now see Tab Icons Below Thumbnails!

You can now select the Thumbnail + Tab view, to see small icons for each open tab under the student’s screen thumbnail. Clicking a tab icon lets you visit, block, or close that tab. If a student has many tabs open, you’ll see a (+X) indicating the total number of additional tabs—clicking it will take you to their detail page to view all open tabs.

Securly Tab Icons in Thumbnail view image

🔹 Block Specific Pages, Not Just Websites
Previously, blocking plans only worked for entire websites, but now you can block specific pages! Here are some examples of what’s now possible:

Block YouTube Shorts without blocking all of YouTube (youtube.com/shorts).
Block NY Times games without blocking news articles (youtube.com/shorts).
Block Google Doodles without blocking Google Search (google.com/doodles).
Block a specific Google Site without affecting other Google Sites.

This gives you more control over what students can access without completely removing useful resources. Check out the this handout for step-by-step instructions on how to create and enforce a blocking plan!

🔹 Blocked Sites Now Visible on Student Detail Page

When you check a student’s browsing history under Users > Students, you’ll now see both visited and blocked sites. There’s also a handy copy button to quickly add blocked sites to an allow list or dependency list if needed.