Class Highlights - Please adjust or turn off the "top non-educational sites" list
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Leslie Borkenhagen
The top 10 sites visited by students is an excellent data point for teachers, but including a separate list of the top "non-educational" sites is confusing and misleading, given the way these sites are categorized. We wish there was a way to hide this non-educational list. The first list of top sites is helpful data. A teacher can quickly scan it and know if it's a site they assigned or expect during class. The second list of "non-educational" sites feels framed in a negative light and can cause students to be perceived as off-task, even when they are browsing sites the teacher has assigned or that are valid for academic tasks. In one class we spot checked every site in the "non-educational" list was a valuable resource provided by the district. It's an unreasonable expectation to have districts recategorize sites in Filter just so they don't show up in the non-educational list. Please rename the second list or remove it all together. You could also include a caveat or description to help explain what the list means and how sites might get on the list, even when they are academically relevant. Thank you!