Configuring Active Hours
Follow the instructions in this article to configure active hours for the first time or to update existing active hours.
A site admin account is required to configure active hours.
Active hours establish the times and days during which a teacher can start and run a class. Although teachers and site admins can login outside of the designated active hours, they cannot start a class or interact with students.
To configure active hours:
- From the left navigation menu, select SETTINGS.
- Select ACTIVE HOURS.
- Do one of the following:
- To create new active hours, select CREATE NEW ACTIVE HOURS.
- To update existing active hours, select the active hours to modify in the list.
- To create new active hours, select CREATE NEW ACTIVE HOURS.
- Open the sidebar menu, and then select Settings to open the Admin Settings page.
- Select Create new active hours.
- Enter the following information:
- Active Hours Title
- Timezone
- Start Date
- Stop Date
- (Optional) To enter excluded dates, select the Add
icon and enter the date. Each time you enter a date, another Add
- (Optional) To set rules (military time):
- Select the Add
icon.
- Select the days to which the rules apply.
- Enter the start time’s hours and minutes.
- Enter the stop time’s hours and minutes.
- Select Create.
- Select Set as Org Active Hours..
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