On October 23, 2023, Google Workspace for Education changes are going into effect that may impact you and your students on CodeHS.
What's Changing?
Google has made updates so that students under 18 won't be able to access third-party apps that haven’t been approved by your school. This means that apps like CodeHS may be blocked for use by default, which could impact your students’ ability to log into and use CodeHS, especially if students log in with Google Classroom or Google Single Sign-On (SSO). This has already impacted some districts, and it will go into effect for others on October 23, 2023.
What Do CodeHS Users Need To Do?
To be sure you and your students can sign in and use CodeHS, please share this with your school IT administrator and ask them to set up Trusted Access for CodeHS in the Google Admin console before October 23, 2023.
The steps to approve third party apps through your Google Admin console can be found below. Full instructions can also be found here.
Sign in to the Google Admin Console:
Navigate to admin.google.com and sign in using an administrator account.
Access API Controls: From the Admin console Home page, go to Security > Access and data control > API controls.
Manage Third-Party App Access: In the API controls section, click on Manage Third-Party App Access.
Add CodeHS as a Trusted App:
Click on Add app > OAuth App Name or Client ID.
In the search field, enter "CodeHS" or use the specific OAuth Client ID provided by CodeHS.
Select the CodeHS application from the search results.
Choose the organizational units (OUs) or groups you want to grant access to.
Set the access level to Trusted.
Click Continue and then Finish to apply the changes.
You can learn more about the CodeHS data and privacy policies at CodeHS Privacy and Terms of Use.
Questions?
Reach out to the CodeHS Team at hello@codehs.com if you have questions.
Note: If you don’t use Google Classroom or Google SSO to login to CodeHS, this should not impact you or your students.