SkieCan my child use online classes, Google Meet, Zoom or Google Classroom?
Yes. Add the apps the class uses, such as Google Classroom, Google Meet or Zoom, to the allowed list, and they work as normal. A calculator and dictionary can be added the same way. Put them in a school-hours window if you want everything else quiet during class.
Skie is built to keep a device useful for learning. If a class meets on Google Meet or Zoom, or hands out work on Google Classroom, those apps go on the allowed list and open as usual.
Find each app on Google Play and add it from the dashboard. Skie fills in the details from the Play link. An app that is new to Skie may wait for Skie approval before it can be added, so do this a day or two before it is needed.
For a video class, keep the camera and microphone available. Skie does not block the camera unless you switch it off, so leave it on for a child in online lessons. Calls and meetings need a network, so make sure the device has Wi-Fi.
A school-hours window keeps the class apps visible and everything else hidden while the lesson runs. Add a break window with games after, if you like. The device switches by itself.
If your child's school issues a tablet, see the entry on school tablets at home, since that device is usually managed by the school and not by you.
Skie does not take attendance, and does not watch what happens in the call. It controls which apps are available, and when.
Tip: ask the school which apps and links the class needs at the start of term, so you can set the list once.