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Audience: Teachers


Before You Begin

To ensure the feature works correctly:

  • Disable Block third-party cookies in Google Workspace (GSuite), or
  • Add accounts.google.com to your list of allowed third-party cookies.
  • Only teachers who are mapped to students can approve unblock requests. Configure student-teacher mappings before using this feature.


Enable Teacher Approval for Unblock Requests

  1. Sign in to the Deledao Admin Console.
  2. Navigate to Teacher Portal > Settings.
  3. Toggle on Enable teachers to approve unblock requests.


Configure Student Scope

Choose the largest group of students a teacher can unblock for:

  • Requesting student only - Teachers can unblock content only for the student who submitted the request.
  • Their classes - Teachers can unblock content for the entire class of the requesting student. Recommended.
  • Requesting student's OU - Teachers can unblock content for the student's Organizational Unit (OU).
  • All schools - Teacher can unblock content for all students across the organization.


Teachers can also select an expiration period for approved unblock requests (see example below). The value they choose cannot exceed the maximum period defined in the Admin Settings.




Configure Website Scope

Choose what teachers are allowed to unblock (see example below): 

  • Entire websites (excluding social media and similar categories) - Teachers can unblock an entire website, except for restricted categories listed, where only the specific requested page can be unblocked. Recommended.
  • Entire websites with no restrictions - Teachers can unblock any website, including sites not allowed in the scope above.  
  • Exact URL only - Teachers can unblock only the specific page requested by the student.



Policy-Blocked Sites

Enable this setting to prevent teachers from unblocking websites that have been explicitly added to a policy's Blocked List. When enabled, these sites remain blocked and cannot be overridden through teacher-approved unblock requests.


Proactive Unblock

When a teacher is conducting a live class using ActiveInstruct, this feature allows them to share a website link with students and automatically grant access to that site for the duration of the active class session.


Important

Even when Proactive Unblock is enabled, all administrator restrictions still apply. Teachers cannot bypass:

  • Websites included in a policy's Blocked List
  • Selected categories that require an additional approval


This ensures that district-level safety and filtering policies remain enforced while giving teachers flexibility during instruction.


Require Additional Approval for Sensitive Categories

For higher-risk categories, you can require an administrator approval before access would be granted.


After enabling the feature:

  1. Enter the email address of the alternative approver.
  2. Select the filtering categories that require the alternative approver review.
  3. Settings save automatically.


Approval Workflow

  1. A teacher approves the student's unblock request.
  2. The designated second approver receives an email notification.
  3. The second approver can:
    • Open the request directly from the email link, or
    • Review it from their Teacher Portal.
  4. The request is finalized after the second approval is completed.


Managing Existing Unblock Requests

From the Manage Unblock Request tab, administrators can delete requests or permanently allow websites.


Delete an Unblock Request

Deleting an unblock request immediately returns the website to its blocked status.


Permanently Allow a Website

To permanently unblock a website:

  1. Open the unblock request.
  2. Select Add to Allow List.
  3. Choose the appropriate allow-list rule.
  4. Select Unblock.


The website will be added to the allow list and remain accessible according to the selected rule. 


Best Practices

  • Use Their Classes for the appropriate balance of flexibility and control.
  • Use Entire websites (excluding social media and similar categories) for the best teacher experience.
  • Enable Additional Approval for categories that require administrative oversight.
  • Avoid granting All Schools or Entire Websites with No Restrictions unless there is a specific operational need.


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