Due to the highly growing Artificial Intelligence sector, there are many accessible tools that can be used by students. The tools such as A.I. text generators are becoming very popular amongst students to seek help for their assignments or homework. Teachers and Google Workspace for Education Admins can ban A.I. sites in GAT Shield to stimulate a healthy and creative environment for students. This can be done using two features:
- Site Access Control
- Site Access Control Beta (This feature is available on request.)
Using Site Access Control #
Step 1. Create a New Site Access Category #
Navigate to GAT Shield > Configuration (1)> Site Access Control (2).
Click on Add a Site Access category (3).
A new window appears, named New user defined Site Access category.
Enter the name of the new category in the Site Category (1).
Select Type (2) as ‘Block List’, and add a Description (3).
Next, continue by clicking on + Add a Site button. Select Manually from the drop-down. A new window will pop up.
In the new window, enter the URL of the forbidden site in the Site field and click on the Save (2) button.
The site will be added to the list. Continue adding as many sites as required under this category. And then click Save.
Step 2. Activate the New Category #
Find the newly created category under the User defined Site Access categories column by applying the filter as shown. Type in the name of the category as selected previously.
Then, find the new Site Access Category within the results and click on the arrow button as shown below to begin the process of activating the new category.
In the next step, set the Site Access action as Block.
Choose a Redirect URL. Skip this step, if unnecessary.
Select Time Restriction if required.
In the Scope field, select the email ids of students or a classroom, or a unit to which the rule will be applicable.
Finally, click Save to activate the rule.
Step 3. Results #
The rule will be activated for the selected domains and the site will be blocked for the selected scope of users. They will be redirected to the Redirect URL, if provided, or to the page as shown below.
The rule can be viewed under the Active Site Access rules column on the same page in GAT Shield console as shown below from where it can be edited or removed.
Using Site Access Control (BETA) #
Navigate to GAT Shield, and under the Configuration section select Site Access Control (BETA).
The “beta” version of the Site Access Control will open in the new GAT Shield dashboard.
Step 1. Create a New Site Access Category #
Navigate again to the Configuration (1) panel and select Site Access Control (NEW) (2) to display additional settings in the drop-down menu. In the next step select User defined categories (3) to create a new category for this project.
Under User defined categories select Add a new category (2). A new window will appear.
Enter a unique name and description for the category, and create a list of the prohibited sites in this window.
For a wider result, select the operant “Contains” for the Match type and enter the forbidden URL(s).
Then, click Create. A new category called “Block A.I. sites” will be created.
Step 2. Activate the New Category #
After saving the category, click on the “+” button on the same page to activate the rule for this category.
In the next step, fill in the details and create the rule as shown below. Choose the Rule Name (1) and Description (3) as required.
Turn on the toggle for Active (2).
Select Action (4) as Block.
Type in a Redirect URL if necessary, or skip it.
Select a Time Restriction, if required.
Select Scope Type (5), to whom this rule will be applicable.
Click Create to save the settings and activate the category.
Step 3. Results #
The rule will be activated for the selected domains and the site will be blocked for the selected scope of users. They will be redirected to the Redirect URL, if provided, or to the page as shown below.
