Scratch online "Open from My Computer"

[clareq]

We block students being able to browse the C drive via Chrome, but are hitting a problem with Scratch Online. If a student clicks on "open from My computer" they get an error telling them the can't browse local files. Clicking on the same thing as an administrator opens the desktop. We redirect the desktop for students, so I envisage problems there too. Any ideas?

[chazzy2501]

works ok on edge, just use that.

[Oaktech]

We block scratch online as we feel the unmoderated nature of the platform and the presence of gory games is an unacceptable safeguarding risk.

 

Download the desktop version, extract it, plonk the whole lot in a network drive, give the students read to the location, make a shortcut, give them the shortcut run it locally.

[mikeprice]

We block scratch online as we feel the unmoderated nature of the platform and the presence of gory games is an unacceptable safeguarding risk.

 

Download the desktop version, extract it, plonk the whole lot in a network drive, give the students read to the location, make a shortcut, give them the shortcut run it locally.

 

^^^^

wot e said

 

We found the online version was more trouble than it was worth - too much access to distracting things even with a nice class

 

generally made sure they knew about it so they could use it at home but otherwise always used the downloaded version

[clareq]

Not my call, unfortunately. I've found the issue anyway - Google Chrome GPO needs Allow invocation of file selection dialogues enabled.