The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training recommends age-appropriate solutions that limit students’ access to the internet and apps. Many municipalities try to address this through technical network filtering, but Udir emphasises that teachers must also be able to maintain control on a lesson-by-lesson basis. This is exactly what Learning Focus in Learnlab provides. Active pedagogical control in the classroom.
Teachers can determine what students have access to during a specific learning session—either by keeping them within Learnlab or by allowing access only to selected content and approved external websites. In this way, the goal is not merely to filter out unwanted content, but to give students access to the content that actually supports learning.
Traditional tools lock the device. Learning Focus unlocks learning.
Traditional systems are managed by IT departments and apply to everyone, all the time. Learning Focus is controlled by the teacher, lesson by lesson, with content, resources, and insights all in one place. It provides a secure, built-in browser where students can access only the Learnlab activities and approved external resources that the teacher has opened for them. The rest of the device is locked down, much like an exam browser.
For primary schools, the Norwegian Directorate for Education recommends an allowlist filter—solutions that provide access only to pre-approved content. For lower secondary schools, a blocklist filter is recommended. Learning Focus serves as the pedagogical layer on top of either approach.
Traditional Systems
X Managed centrally — not by the teacher Rules are set by the municipality or IT department. Changes require requests, approvals, and waiting.
XBlocks and restrictions — without the learning content The actual learning activities are located in a separate system, outside the environment being managed.
XThe same rules for everyone, all the time School-wide category filters that are not adapted to the specific topic or objectives of your lesson.
X No visibility during class Logs are sent to IT. Teachers cannot see what is happening in real time.
XDesigned for control Provides important baseline security, but does not help teachers actively guide learning.
Learnlab Learning Focus
Teacher-controlled — one click from your module No IT configuration or approval process required. Launch Learning Focus directly from your course.
The content is already there Activities from the module are available inside the secure environment. Students can start working immediately instead of waiting.
Resources on your terms — for each session Use subject-specific recommended resources curated for learning, or provide a restricted browser experience limited to the websites you approve for that lesson.
Follow your class live See where students are in real time and identify who needs support while the lesson is in progress.
Built for learning — every lesson Works alongside your school’s existing web filters. As secure as an exam browser, yet simple enough to use every day.
