GoGuardian Teacher

When using Clever, teachers will see Pending Classrooms on the left-side of the dashboard (screenshot right). These Pending Classrooms will be automatically imported into the accounts of the owner of each classroom.
Teachers can click the "View details" button to view the rosters, and then Accept or Decline the classroom.
- If "Decline" is selected, the classroom will be viewable in the "Archived" tab and may be restored at any time.
- If "Accept" is selected, the classroom will be added to the "Active" classrooms and any fellow Teachers within that classroom will be able to see it in their account as well.

Getting Started- Class Settings

Under settings for each class you can:

View sessions
View calendar
Edit class
Add co-teachers (any not already linked to Infinite Campus- admin, case managers, interventionists, etc.)
Add students (manually for non-Infinite Campus classes- intervention, enrichment, ESS, etc.)
Archive class

Getting Started- Scheduling Sessions

Scheduling sessions will allow you to automatically see students' screens during your class period and view their timeline/ report after their session has ended even if you never opened GoGuardian during class.

Perfect for days you are out of the building
Allows you to not think about it unless you need it
Doesn't tie you to your desk/ computer
Prevents your sessions from interfering with other teachers' sessions

To schedule sessions:

Click "settings" for a class.
Click "view sessions."
Click "settings" and "scheduling."
Under "Add a Scheduled Setting" create the sessions for each day and the times your classes meet. Do not overlap with other class periods to prevent your settings from affecting those of other teachers.

Getting Started- Teacher View

Once you have your sessions scheduled, you will be able to see what active sessions are in place when you log in to GoGuardian. From here you can view student screens, set scenes, close tabs, etc.

Getting Started- Viewing Student Screens

To view student screens, click a current session (see above) to open the session.

You will see tabs for screens, timelines, screenshots, and present to class.

The screens tab is the default and will allow you to see every student screen logged into the district wifi.
- If a student is using a hotspot or a personal device and not logged into their school Google account on Chrome, you will not see their screen.
Click on a student screen to enlarge the screen, see additional tabs open, close tabs, and chat with the student.

Getting Started- What You Can Do

When you open a student screen, you can:

See active tabs and other tabs they have open.
- Closing a tab immediately closes the tab on the student's computer. It will not close permanently. A student can reopen the tab unless you create a scene that blocks that web address. See more about scenes here.
Chat with a student- redirect, give additional instructions, address misconceptions, etc.
Exclude a student: if a student is working on a task separate from their classmates or working in an alternative location, this will exclude their computers from being directed to any scenes you set as a teacher and allow them to keep working on their current tabs.
Open new tab: direct a student to the correct location.
Lock device: prevent a student from using Chrome until you unlock their device.
Screenshot: save a screenshot of what a student is doing on their screen (exemplars, misuse, etc.).
Annotate: draw their attention to the desired information, show a student steps, etc.

Advanced- Chatting with Students

Send 1:1 chat messages to students when you enable chat messages.

Start a Chat from an Individual Student's Tile:
- Open a student tile.
- Turn the chat toggle on.
- Send message to student. You can turn the toggle off at your own discretion.
Enable or disable chat for all students.
- From the session screen, toggle chat on or off for all students.

Advanced- Reviewing Chat History

Click on the classroom in which the desired chat conversation took place.
Click the session date/time to open the timeline view for that specific session.
Click the text icon at the bottom right corner of the session to open all chats with students during the specified session.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT SETTING SCENES AND WEB ADDRESSES HERE.

Advanced- Setting Scenes

Set the Scene for your classroom session by applying an Allowed Websites List (where students can only visit the websites on the allowed list), or a Blocked Websites List (where students will be blocked from visiting websites on the blocked list).

Start by clicking the Scenes tab in the left column. This will bring you to the main Scenes page; where you can choose to create an Allowed Websites List or a Blocked Websites List.

Creating an Allow List will make it so that students can only access sites that you specify. Allow Lists are restrictive in that students may only reach websites that are added directly to the Allow List. Allow Lists are perfect for keeping students on task and off of distracting websites.

Name - Give your Scene a descriptive name. Scenes are displayed in the order in which they were created, starting with the oldest.
Description - Write a custom description of the context in which the Scene will be used.
Color - Set an Icon Color to visually distinguish the Scene from others.
Add allowed websites. Remember that some websites have multiple web addresses.
Auto-open tabs- Select tabs that you would like to automatically open for a student from the allowed list when using a scene (Google Classroom, etc.).

Creating a Block List will enable students to freely browse websites except for those that you specifically block. Block Lists are unrestrictive in that students will only be prevented from reaching sites that you enter into the list. Note: District policies will still prevent students from accessing inappropriate websites regardless of your Block List settings. Block Lists are perfect for when your students should be able to browse freely.

Advanced- Starting a Scene

Manually start a scene by:

Click on the "Scene Status: " button at the top of your active session. When hovering over this button, the text will change to "Change Scene"
Select the Scene you wish to apply. The "Scene Status: " button will change to include the name of your Scene. If no Scene is applied, the text will display "Scene Status: No Scene."

Set a Default Scene to Always Apply at the Start of a Session by:

From your Teacher Dashboard, find the classroom that you wish to have a Default Scene applied and click Settings.
Under the Info tab, find the Default Scene drop-down menu and select a Scene
Click Update Classroom to save your changes

Assessing timelines by session.

Use the timeline to view tabs and time spent on tabs.

Sort timeline by name or connection status.

Advanced- Viewing Student Timelines

Timelines will allow you to see how a student was using their device even after the session has ended.

To view:

Click on a Classroom in GoGuardian. You will see all past sessions from that classroom, organized with the most recent sessions first.

Historical data from GoGuardian Teacher sessions is available for up to 6 months.

To view information from a particular session:

Click on the session date and time. You will be brought to the Timeline view for the session.
Clicking the Timeline drop-down menu will allow you to switch between Timeline, Snapshots, and Command Log.
- Timeline: Timeline data from this session is saved here. Use your keyboards arrow keys, the scroll bar, or click and drag to scroll through the session timeline.
- Screens: Screens view is not available for past sessions.
- Snapshots: All snapshots taken during this session will be stored here indefinitely. You can download the snapshots at any time.
- Command Log: All commands sent during this session will be stored here indefinitely. (tabs closed, tabs opened)
From Timeline View, you’ll be able to click on individual students and see the active and inactive tabs they had open at any given moment, along with the amount of time they spent on the active tab.
To scroll back and forth to an earlier or later point in the session, click on the arrows above the timeline. You can also use your device's trackpad to scroll back and forth.
While in the Timeline view, you can sort the students by first name, last name, or connection status.

Advanced- Student Reports

Student Reports contain detailed records of an individual student's browsing activity during classroom sessions. The report shows browsing data recorded during an active classroom session for the selected classroom.

Data from the past 6 months is available. You may view up to 30 days at a time. Browsing history from the past hour may not appear.

What's in the Report

Pie chart graphs of Top Activity (Websites, Documents, and Google Searches) and time spent
Detailed, line-by-line records of student browsing activity
Interventions, or activity where a teacher or other school official intervened by correcting a student's activity. This will include:
- The number of times the student's device was locked
- The number of times a tab was opened on the student's behalf
- The number of times a student's tab was closed
- The number of times a student attempted to access a blocked website
- Snapshots (screenshots) taken by a teacher during selected classroom and time range

How to view a Report

Click Student Reports on the left sidebar.
Select a classroom from the drop-down menu.
Select a student from the drop-down menu.
Select a date range of activity to view from the date picker.
Click Generate Report.

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