There are two types of "not approved" error.
That activity is not approved
This is the least commonly encountered "not approved message" and relates specifically to a pupil attempting to access an application that they aren't currently allowed to access.
LearnPad is designed to help your pupils maintain focus and work free of distractions - because of this, only Android applications that are included in the active Lesson or Toolbox are allowed to run. Generally speaking, if this error message is encountered, it is because the user has attempted to launch an application using a QrKey, but the Resource is not part of the active Lesson or Toolbox. Resources (which can be Android applications, websites, files or folders) each have their own QrKey which can be used to launch them provided that they are part of the active Lesson or Toolbox. Let's take this example:
Dr. Smith would like their pupils to launch LearnPad Office Suite and asks them to do this by scanning the QrKey (http://connect.learnpad.com/com/qrkeys.cfc?method=application&name=LearnPad%20Office%20Suite&package=com.mobisystems.office)
Dr. Smith forgot to add LearnPad Office Suite to their Lesson.
Dr. Smith's school doesn't have LearnPad Office Suite in their Toolbox.
When the QrKey for LearnPad Office Suite is scanned, an error is returned notifying the pupils: That activity is not approved.
To resolve this, ensure that the application's Resource is part of the active Lesson or the Toolbox.
is not approved (where is the address that the user is attempting to access but isn't allowed)
The LearnPad Browser only allows pupils access to web pages that have been allowed by the teacher - teachers allow access to web pages by whitelisting them. To create a website Resource, the teacher:
Puts the URL of the target website in the Website URL field.
Puts URLs for any additional websites that are linked from that page in the Whitelist URLs field.
The key to this is as follows: In order for a website address to be approved, it must begin in the same way as the content of the Website URL field, or an entry in the Whitelist URLs field.
Let's use the EduGeek.net website as an example:
Dr. Smith creates a website Resource.
The Website URL field contains: EduGeek.net - Forums
The Whistlist URLs field is blank.
When Dr. Smith does this, the outcome for pupils is as follows:
When the Resource is launched, they go to EduGeek.net - Forums.
If the pupils tap on any of the forums (Netbooks, PDA and Phones – for example) the page will load because the address begins in the same way as the contents of the Website URL field: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/netbooks-pda-phones/.
If the pupils attempt to navigate to the Blogs tab, http://www.edugeek.net/blogs is not approved will be returned because it does not begin in the same way as the contents of the Website URL field.
If Dr. Smith wanted to allow access to the Blogs tab, all they need to do is drop EduGeek.net - Recent Blogs Posts - Blogs into the Whitelist URLs field. This is the key advice - at the most basic level, if you receive a is not approved error, all that you need to do is:
Note the URL provided in the error message.
Add the URL to the Whitelist URLs field of your website Resource.
For teachers who aren't confident enough to whitelist in this way, we also offer an automatic whitelisting function. This automatically adds a sensible whitelist to the Resource that suits the majority of teachers' needs. To use this:
Begin editing the website Resource in the ClassConnect Portal (http://connect.learnpad.com).
From the Actions box on the right-hand side of the page, click Update Whitelist.
Click the Update Whitelist button.