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 the Site Access Control feature.
Using Site Access Control #
Navigate to GAT Shield, and under the Configuration section select Site Access Control.
You will be redirected to the new version on Site Access Control with a revamped user interface.
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.
