Blocksi

What Blocksi is

Blocksi is a K-12 school district service combining internet content filtering, classroom screen monitoring, and student safety tools. Its Full Suite can filter web and YouTube content with adaptive AI, traffic decryption, custom blocklists, safe search controls, schedules, and unlimited bandwidth. Teachers can see student screens in near real time, share screens, run formative quizzes, and use an AI plagiarism detector. Classes can be imported from Google Classroom and Canvas, while assessment mode works with more than 25 learning platforms, including Canvas, Word, and Edpuzzle.

Student Safety scans content in Google Workspace and Outlook around the clock. AI screens material first, with expert human review of flagged content. This can help schools or parents respond early, though it does not prevent students from engaging in harmful activities. The cloud service supports Chromebook/ChromeOS, Windows, macOS, iPad/iOS, Android, and BYOD devices through extensions or operating-system agents. Blocksi says it does not sell personal student information and commits to applicable FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR requirements. The company was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Who it suits

Blocksi suits K-12 districts seeking a combination of web filtering, classroom tools, and student safety monitoring across supported school and BYOD devices. Its class imports and assessment integrations may also suit teachers using Google Classroom, Canvas, or other supported LMS platforms.

Limits

There is no free plan. Student Safety can help schools or parents act early, but it cannot prevent students from engaging in harmful activities.

Getting started

1. Visit https://blocksi.net/.
2. Request a quote based on user count and school needs.
3. Choose supported devices and deploy through an extension or operating-system agent.
4. Import classes from Google Classroom or Canvas if needed.

Verdict

K-12 districts looking for filtering, classroom monitoring, and student safety tools in one cloud service should consider Blocksi Full Suite. Its broad device and LMS support is useful for mixed environments; buyers should account for quote-based pricing and the fact that safety monitoring cannot prevent harmful activity.