GoGuardian Teacher
- Get a real-time view of student screens to quickly identify off-task or struggling students
- Use 'scenes' to allow or block certain websites during your class
- 'Schedule' your sessions to automatically start/stop during the periods you teach
- Ability to push websites out to all computers
- Access reports to view all student activity during your class period
👉  STEP 1: THE BASICS
Scroll thru the file below for step-by-step directions on how to get started...
👉  STEP 2: EXTRA RESOURCES
 Want to do more? Check below for more useful features...
✔ Auto-Start a Session
By configuring a schedule, you can automate when classroom sessions start and stopÂ
Click here to watch YouTube directions
Click here for written instructions
Be sure to turn off a scheduled session during holidays, etc. (this is especially important if your class uses 'Scenes' that allow/block certain sites during your class)
Works best for classes that meet every day. (Classes on an A/B schedule can be scheduled to run M-F, but you must also go to the 'Calendar' so that you can cancel the days that the class does not meet.)
✔ Scenes
With scenes you can allow or block certain websites during the class period
Scenes are a great time saver so you don't have to check student thumbnails looking for off-task students
Click here to watch YouTube directions
Click here for written instructions
✔ Unblock a Teacher's Scene
When one or more students are unable to browse sites, but the rest of your class can, chances are their browsing is being controlled by another teacher’s session and scene. Students can be in multiple sessions at one time. When this happens, the most recently applied scene should be pushed out to the student.
On occasion, a student will get "stuck" in a scene even after a class period has ended. If this happens, you may get a yellow RESOLVE message. When this happens, click RESOLVE and your scene should be applied.
✔ Manually Roster a Class
Normally we use Google Classroom rosters to set up our GoGuardian classes. However there may be times when you want to monitor a student who is not in your class (such as ISS, when covering a class or if you're special ed or support staff)
Simply create a new class and manually type in each student’s email address
Click here for written instructions
✔ How to View Class/Student Activity
See what sites your students visited during any of your class sessions
You can view a timeline of student activity, screenshots, and commands that you did (such as closing a student's tab)
Click here to watch YouTube directions
Click here for written directionsÂ
✔ Student Reports
See what sites your students visited during any of your class sessions
Click here for YouTube directions
Click here for written directionsÂ
✔ Share Your Screen on Student Devices
Broadcast your computer screen to one or more studentsÂ
Ability to lock student tabs so they can't close your screen out and look at something else!
Click here for written directions
Click here for YouTube directions
✔ Change Class Order
Drag & drop your class tiles to rearrange the order
✔ Enable Teacher Chat
Set up a private chat with a student or use it to send an announcement to the entire class
Students cannot chat with one another
Click here to watch YouTube directions
Click here for written instructions
✔ Enable Off-Task Alerts
GoGuardian will notify you when a student gets sidetracked from your in-class assignment
Uses AI to scan the student's current web page to see if it matches the class' subject area. If it doesn't match up, the student's tile will be highlighted to let you know that they may be off-task.
Click here to watch YouTube directions
Click here for written instructions
✔ Check if Website is Blocked
Check whether a website is blocked by GoGuardian or by one of your applied Scenes
Click here to watch YouTube directions
Click here for written instructions
Be aware that even if a website appears unblocked, it may still be blocked by our web filter!!Â
✔ Turn Off Session Emails
Turn on/off email reports of each session
To do this, go to your class 'settings' and choose 'reporting' to turn the feature on/off
✔ Student Check-ins
Quickly check the emotional well-being of your students. Â
Click here for written instructions
✔ Add a GIF to Student Lock Screens
When you lock student screens, add some fun by including an animated gif to capture their attentionÂ
Find a GIPHY you like, choose 'share' and copy the GIF link
Then when locking student screens, type in the following symbols along with your pasted URL:Â Â 
Click here to watch YouTube directionsÂ
Click here for written instructions
💡  GoGuardian Quick Reference Site
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