GoGuardian Teacher Resources

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Getting Started

When/What Does GoGuardian Monitor?

• GoGuardian only monitors and manages GCS Chromebooks; it only monitors activity inside the Chrome browser, not apps such as Minecraft or Files.

• GoGuardian provides some district-level filtering in addition to Zscaler's filters; this filtering is in place 24/7.

• Students can be actively monitored by teachers Monday - Friday from 7am to 6pm.

• After hours and on weekends, parents can restrict access to the internet and to specific websites using the GoGuardian Parent App.

Classroom Basics

If you have Clever access, we recommend logging in that way. If not, you can log in via the web. Instructions for both are included below.

Classes are created automatically from rosters in PowerSchool. If you don't have rosters or want to create a different group, you can find those instructions below.

Looking for your classes at the beginning of the year? Use these steps to locate them!

You can schedule GoGuardian to run automatically M-F based on the time of your class. Set it and forget it! Instructions below:

Teachers can add co-owners, co-teachers, or helpers to their classes:

🔗 Add Additional Teachers (GoGuardian Support Article)

Classroom Management

🔗 Teacher Commands Overview (GoGuardian Support Article)

🔗 Focus and Reorder Student Tabs (GoGuardian Support Article) NEW 12/2024 // Actively manage individual students' website tabs to help them stay focused and on task.

🔗 Create Student Groups (GoGuardian Support Article)

🔗 Using Lecture/Presentation Mode (GoGuardian Support Article) // This feature allows you to present you screen to students in a classroom session.

Using Scenes

Scenes allow a teacher to create a list of websites to be allowed or blocked. They can be applied and removed as needed during class.

In addition to filtering, Scenes can be used to limit the number of tabs students can have open at a given time, and can be used to automatically open specific webpages for students when applied.

🔗 All About Scenes (GoGuardian Article Collection)

🔗 How to Create and Apply a Scene (GoGuardian Help Article)

🔗 Release a Student from Another Teacher's Scene (GoGuardian Support Article)

Scenes and Student Groups

Using Scenes for specific groups of students allows you to differentiate based on the needs of your learners.

🔗 Scenes for Student Groups (GoGuardian Support Article)

Release a Student from Another Teacher's Scene

If your student is being restricted by another teacher's scene, here's how to lift those restrictions.

🔗Refresh a Scene (GoGuardian Support Article)

Troubleshooting

🎯 Students AND Teachers should clear cache and reboot devices weekly for best performance (this applies to just about everything, not just GoGuardian!).

Blocked Websites

Student Status Issues

Running Reports

🔗 Access Data from Past Sessions (GoGuardian Support Article)

🔗 Individual Student Reports (GoGuardian Support Article)

GoGuardian Parent App

Direct link here.