Enable Chat:
To enable Chat at the beginning of each class session, set the "Start class with" Chat toggle to ON.
Please note: Chat will need to be enabled manually for all class sessions that start automatically via the scheduled class, Calendar feature.
To enable or disable Teacher Chat during a session, navigate to the class Screens view, then click the Chat toggle to turn it on or off. Chat can be enabled or disabled at any time during the session.
Once enabled, teachers can open Teacher Chat by clicking the chat bubble near the bottom corner of the page.
From the Chat sidebar, under the Conversations section, select a student to open the Chat interface.
Students can use Chat by clicking the GoGuardian icon button in the taskbar at the bottom of their screen.
On the following prompt, select All, or choose specific students to send an announcement to and click Next.
Write the announcement into the message box, and (optionally) insert emojis using the smiley face button before clicking Make Announcement.
When an announcement is sent, all students who receive the announcement will see the message in a pop-up box with the name of the class at the top. Students must click the "Got it" button to acknowledge the announcement.
The Announcement feature can also be used for individual students by clicking on the students' screen view and then clicking Make Announcement. This option is useful for students who may need a reminder notification rather than a standard GoGuardian Teacher chat message.