EraPin for Schools — IT Administrator Guide

What is EraPin?

EraPin is a free daily history and geography classroom activity used as a bell ringer and lesson starter by teachers across the US and UK.

Students see a historical photograph, drop a pin on a map to guess the location, then estimate the year. Five rounds, five minutes, live leaderboard.

No student accounts. No logins. No app to install. Works on Chromebooks, iPads, phones, and any browser.

Privacy & Safety

What IT admins scan first — this is our promise.

✓ No student accounts or logins required
✓ No personally identifiable information collected from students
✓ No advertising of any kind
✓ No social features or student-to-student interaction
✓ HTTPS encrypted on all pages
✓ Student scores are anonymous — identified only by a name students type themselves
✓ Teacher accounts use school email only
✓ No third party data sharing
✓ Hosted on Vercel — enterprise-grade infrastructure

Domains to whitelist

Add these to your district's allow list.

      erapin.com
      teach.erapin.com
      class.erapin.com
      Supporting domains (required for content)
      upload.wikimedia.org  — historical images
      api.anthropic.com  — AI quiz generation (teacher portal only)
    

How to request whitelisting

Instructions for the most common district filtering systems.

🛡 Securly

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Visit securly.com and log in to your admin console
Go to Filter → Allowed List
Add erapin.com, teach.erapin.com, class.erapin.com
Or submit for category review at securly.com/support

🛡 GoGuardian

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Log in to your GoGuardian Admin console
Go to Policies → select your student policy
Under Allowed Sites add the EraPin domains
Or submit for review at support.goguardian.com

🛡 Lightspeed Systems

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Log in to Lightspeed Filter
Navigate to Policy Management → Allowed List
Add erapin.com and subdomains
Or submit for category review at lightspeedsystems.com/support

🛡 Cisco Umbrella

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Log in to Cisco Umbrella dashboard
Go to Policies → DNS Policies → Destinations
Add EraPin domains to your allowed list
Or submit misclassification at investigate.umbrella.cisco.com

🛡 iBoss

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Log in to your iBoss dashboard
Navigate to Web → Allow/Block Lists
Add erapin.com and subdomains to Allow List
Contact support at iboss.com/support for category review

🛡 Bark

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Log in to Bark for Schools dashboard
Go to Settings → Allowed Websites
Add the EraPin domains
Contact support@bark.us for expedited review

Template email for teachers

Send this to your IT department to request whitelisting.

Subject: Whitelist Request — EraPin (Educational Tool) Hi [IT Team], I would like to request that the following domains be whitelisted for classroom use: - erapin.com - teach.erapin.com - class.erapin.com EraPin is a free educational tool I use as a daily bell ringer in my history class. It requires no student accounts, collects no student data, contains no advertising, and has no social features. It is used by history and social studies teachers across the US and UK and is compatible with Chromebooks, iPads, and any browser. More information for IT administrators: teach.erapin.com/it-admin Thank you, [Your name]

Compatibility

Works alongside the tools teachers already use.

Google Classroom Share link supported

Canvas LMS Share link supported

AP World History Curriculum aligned

KS3 / KS4 / GCSE Curriculum aligned

IB History Curriculum aligned

      Note: "Compatible" means EraPin works alongside these platforms — share links open directly in Google Classroom or Canvas. EraPin is not formally listed in their marketplaces. "Curriculum aligned" means the content maps to topics covered by these exam boards, not that it is certified or endorsed by them.
    

Still need help?

If your district has specific requirements or you need documentation for your IT team, contact us directly.

akki@erapin.com

We typically respond within 24 hours.

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