Scenes provides educators with a powerful tool for managing website and application usage, by creating custom lists of websites and/or applications that can be either blocked or allowed.

If an organization is licensed for Scenes and the current user has the appropriate Manage User Scenes Permission, the Teacher Tools icon will appear in the navigation bar.

The Scenes landing page displays a list of all Scenes associated with the user's account for the 

selected organization.

Create a new Scene by clicking the ‘Create Scene’ Container

Edit an existing Scene by clicking the ‘Scene’ that has already been created Container

Use Quick Actions on an existing Scene to edit or delete it.

Creating a New Scene:

Click on the Create Scene Container a new window of options will appear

Name is required: Used to identify the Scene.

Color is required: Can help to categorize the Scene, such as by subject, activity, or year group.

Description Optional: Allows users to add further context by describing the purpose or actions included in the Scene.

The container will show a tab for each function that the Scene can contain, Website Access and 

Application Access. Within each of these tabs, users can configure the functionality to their requirements.  You will need to Enable or Disable the functions as needed.

Disable: Deactivates Website Access functionality, so no website restrictions will apply during the Scene.

Enable: Activates Website Access functionality, applying the configured access rules whenever the Scene is active.

These are the same options for Application Access

Website Access:

Allow Mode: This can be used to create a list of websites that can be accessed during class. When the Scene is applied and Website Access is enabled, devices with the Scene applied can only visit websites on the approved list. All other 

websites will be blocked.

Block Mode: This can be used to create a list of websites that can be blocked during class. When the Scene is applied and Website Access is enabled, devices with the Scene applied can freely visit all websites except those on the blocked list. Attempts to visit blocked sites will display a notification informing users that the site has been blocked.

Automatic: Website Access starts automatically when the Scene is applied and remains active until the Scene ends.

Manual: Website Access starts only when manually activated and continues until it is manually paused or the Scene ends.

Adding A Website:

To add a website to the list, click the Add Website button. This opens an input field where you can enter the website URL manually Additionally, Senso offers a list of suggested websites for both Block and Allow modes, which you can access by clicking the ? icon. To save time, you can also import a .CSV file to quickly add multiple websites to your list at once.

The URL will match based on contains - meaning users can add full websites, individual website paths or individual web pages.

Click Create to save options for Allowing or Blocking Sites

Click + Create Scene to save the Scene to be applied to Groups

The options for Application Access are the same as Website Access

Allow Mode For Application Access: This can be used to create a list of applications that can be accessed during class. When the Scene is applied and Application Access is enabled, devices with the Scene applied can only use applications on 

the approved list. All other applications will be blocked.

Block Mode For Application Access: This can be used to create a list of applications that can be blocked during class. When the Scene is applied and Application Access is enabled, devices with the Scene applied can freely use all applications except those on the blocked list.

Adding an Application: To add an application to the list, click the Add Application button. This opens an input field where you can enter the application manually. Additionally, Senso offers a list of suggested applications for both Block and Allow modes, which you can access by clicking the ? icon.

To save time, you can also import a CSV file to quickly add multiple applications to your lists at once. 

If application access is set to Allow Mode, all listed applications will be automatically closed for active apps on selected 

devices. 

All other settings please refer to above documentation for Website Access

Applying a Scene in List View or Thumbnail View

Navigate to the Main Senso Console and choose a group to highlight to apply a scene either in List View or Thumbnail View

If there is no active Scene currently running for the selected group, the end user will be presented with a prompt that allows them to run one of their own Scenes against that group. This prompt includes an interface where users can select and apply a Scene from their available options.

Upon selecting a Scene, a dialog box will appear, prompting the user to choose the duration for which 

the selected Scene should run. Once confirmed, the Scene will be activated for the group and remain in effect for the specified time period, unless manually stopped or changed.

Click Run to apply that Scene

Viewing an Active Scene

If a Scene is currently active for the selected group, the Scene will display the following information:

Scene Name: The name of the applied Scene

Applied By: The email address of the user who ran the Scene

Time Period: The duration for which the Scene is scheduled to run

Scene Functions: The types of access controls applied by the Scene - Application Access and/or Website Access

Red Square: Stop Scene

Direction Arrow: Change Scene

Scene Controls and Permissions

The user who applied the Scene can stop the Scene at any time during its active period using the stop icon

There is an additional permission, Stop All User Scenes, which enables users with this role to stop Scenes applied by other users

The original user who applied the Scene can also use the switch icon to replace the current Scene with a different one, effectively changing the active controls for the group