8 February, 2022
4 February, 2022
We improved the format of the Weekly Wellbeing Report Email. You will be able to easily see important issues and any Red Flags.
The data in your Weekly Wellbeing Report Email is laid out in our clean, new format. Get a quick understanding of what is happening in your school including Red Flags.
3 February, 2022
In this release we added support for an upcoming feature that will enable you to prevent students from accessing personal google accounts while permitting access to your school’s google domain.
Note: macOS devices on v2.5.3 will not auto-update to v3.5.0. Linewize will contact you with instructions on how to complete the upgrade shortly.
28 January, 2022
We refined the format of the tables in the Daily Alert Digest Email. You will find the list of filtering violations easier to review.
The table layout in your Daily Alert Digest Email has a fresh layout. The bottom of the email has easy links to School Manager, the help articles, and support.
24 January, 2022
The Intermediate Certificate that we use for Safe Inspect expires on the 4th February 2022. This release addresses the extension of this expiry date. The release dates for this new version are the 24th January 2022, starting at 5:00 pm AEST (ANZ) and 25th January 2022, starting at 5:00 pm AEST (USA).
21 January, 2022
This update includes a way for you to send feedback to the Classwize Product Team directly from any Classwize screen, plus a few improvements to Classwize’s load times and user interface.
We’re introducing the SEND FEEDBACK feature so you can tell us about your experience and request new features. Your feedback will help us improve Classwize for everyone!
We tweaked a few things in the background to give links and other visual elements a more consistent look and feel.
We’ve fixed a bug that caused an issue with loading classes for some schools. Now Classwize loads faster, especially for school districts that have a large number of classes.
20 January, 2022
This release primarily addresses an issue with the Connect for Windows v3.2.0 release that stopped some Windows laptops from authenticating “On Network”. We will be rolling this update to all users automatically from today (20th of January 2022, starting at 5:00 pm AEST). We strongly encourage you to ensure that all Windows devices using Connect have been updated to 3.2.1.
19 January, 2022
This release primarily addresses support for verdict V3 in the Linewize Connect for Windows agent. We will be rolling this update to all users automatically from today (19th of January 2022, starting at 3:00 pm AEST). We strongly encourage you to ensure that all Windows devices using Connect have been updated to 3.2.0.
We’re fixing an issue in this release that stopped YouTube from functioning correctly with Force Safe Search mode. The Linewize Connect for Windows agent will now poll for updates every five minutes instead of every 30 seconds. Lastly, we’re also updating the routine icons for consumer accounts to be inline with our mobile application.
19 January, 2022
This release introduces Share Feedback, which makes it easier for you to inform us about your experience with School Manager. We’ve also upgraded the Website Object Pool Configurations where you can set up filtering rules based on Top Level Domain Extensions (TLDE).
The Weekly Report Email now sports an improved look and feel, featuring links to essential information and few Linewize brand elements. We’ve also fixed a few bugs that affected Red Flag Alert emails and guest user access.
Request new features and functionalities, or share your experience with our School Manager product team, directly from any screen by clicking the new Share Feedback link.
New Website Object Pool Configurations Using Top Level Domain Extensions
You can set up Website Object Pools to allow or block sites with TLDEs based on country (.ru, .cn, or .au) or category (.adult, .casino, .io or .porn).
Similarly, the Website Object Pool now gives you a way to configure more education-friendly TLDEs such as .school, .education. art or .science.
We’ve given the Weekly Report Emails a new look and feel, and added a few useful links to make it easier for you to:
We’ve also made sure to include other relevant details, such as Copyright and link to the Linewize website.
We fixed an issue that caused School Manager to crash when a guest’s username or full name included non-ASCII characters. Now guests with non-ASCII characters on their usernames or full names can connect to the network without issues.
Fixed Broken Links in Red Flag and Filter Alert Realtime Reports
We corrected an issue with Red Flag and Filter Alert Realtime Reports where links pointed to incorrect pages within the application. Now, links open to the correct pages, such as the Searches page for alerts that are triggered by searches or the Apps and Websites page for alerts that are triggered by blocked sites and apps.
24 December, 2021
This is a small but important release that updates several packages in the Linewize Connect for macOS agent that may have been susceptible to the log4j vulnerability. We will be rolling this update to all users automatically from today (24th of December 2021 at 2:30 pm AEST). We strongly encourage you to ensure that all macOS devices using Connect have been updated to 2.5.3.
This release also marks the removal of the agent’s icon from the macOS Dock.