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GoGuardian Teacher

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What is GoGuardian Teacher?

GoGuardian, headquartered in Los Angeles, offers GoGuardian Teacher, a classroom management and digital learning environment application featuring activity timeline, screen viewer, and other features.

Categories & Use Cases

Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features GoGuardian Teacher has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • District Communications, such as messaging and alerting

    The platform supports communications district-wide and/or with between specific individuals. Examples include alerts, announcements, and direct messaging between faculty and parents.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Platform Customization

    The student management system can be adjusted or customized to fit specific or unique needs of the school.

    Category average: 7.6

  • Class Scheduling

    Administrators can easily set up and manage class schedules for the school prior to course registration windows.

    Category average: 9

Areas for Improvement

  • Student Data Security

    The system has security checks and technology in place to prevent unauthorized access to, editing of, or leaking of sensitive student data

    Category average: 9

  • Teacher Self-Service

    Teachers can easily navigate and work within the system without requiring IT personnel or specialized skills for recurring activities.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Roster Management

    Faculty and administrators can view, edit, and update their class rosters effectively.

    Category average: 8.7

Reviews

What users are saying about GoGuardian Teacher.
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GoGuardian Teacher - Take Control of Your Classroom

Incentivized
Brandon Burch
Coordinator of Network and Technical Services in Information Technology at Hudson Falls Central School District (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Account setup is very easy.
  • The software is extremely intuitive.

Cons

  • Students sometimes do not show up in the software despite being logged on to a Chromebook.
  • A Chromebook coming in and out of a sleep state can cause the user to not show up correctly.

Return on Investment

  • We have been able to identify inappropriate websites that students have discovered. For example anonymous proxies, movie streaming, etc. Through this software, we have been able to identify the students and in turn block the websites.
  • We have been able to identify which students have been using other user's accounts. This was an unintended side effect of the software. If a teacher knows that a student is using a Chromebook but the student is not showing up in the software, we are easily able to deduce that the user must be using another student's account.

Other Software Used

GoGuardian Admin, G Suite

GoGuardian for Middle School Educators

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

GoGuardian has been used during my entire time while employed in Prosper ISD (Prosper, TX) for the past 8 years. The software is used to monitor students' technology in class, create automated or directed instruction, and monitor students while they work to catch any issues that may have during learning and instruction on an assignment.

Pros

  • Student monitoring
  • Automating student learning resources
  • Differentiating instruction as needed for technology

Cons

  • Scope of device monitoring (laptops, desktop computers and not just Chromebooks)
  • Needs an updated interface to more accurately fit advances in technology
  • Ability to more easily interact and adjust with a student's device

Most Important Features

  • Student monitoring
  • Opening/closing tabs for students
  • Creating "scenes" to control being off-task during a lesson

Return on Investment

  • Ability to monitor students
  • Keeping students safe
  • Ability to more easily interact with students on technology

Other Software Used

Skyward Student Management System, Frontline HCM (Aesop Online), Laserfiche

Go Get GoGuardian Teacher

Incentivized
Laurance J. SpechtView profile
Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction in Information Technology at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Monitor device activity
  • Monitor students screens
  • Improves on task time and accountability

Cons

  • Mobile or tablet version
  • Flexible scenes to control individualized work.
  • Instant screen shots. I take them manually.

Return on Investment

  • Improved time on task for students.
  • Efficient tech use for teachers.
  • Positive ROI

Alternatives Considered

Apple Remote Desktop

Other Software Used

Google Classroom, Spiceworks, Microsoft Office 365

Cloud-Based Monitoring for Teachers

Incentivized
Rebecca Vold PrestonView profile
First Grade Teacher at Pleasant Hope School District (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Cloud-based. Teachers do not have to monitor from just one device - they can do it from any device.
  • GoGuardian allows teachers to lock a student's screen when he/she needs the students attention.
  • GoGuardian allows the teacher to view all students' devices simultaneously.

Cons

  • Difficulty with syncing some students into the system. De-bug that software glitch.
  • Add on-to the scheduling by implementing a calendar so there is not unnecessary tracking during breaks/days off of school.

Return on Investment

  • District invested a large sum into the program - but it has increased student engagement in the district.
  • Teachers are more aware of how on-task students are in the classroom.
  • Teachers are able to track sessions with the ease of scheduling before-hand.

Alternatives Considered

Lenovo LanSchool

Great for Remote Monitoring

Incentivized
Verified User
Paraprofessional (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

GoGuardian Teacher is used in our organization to monitor the virtual students during working hours. It is also used to block unauthorized web usage and as a chat platform to communicate with the students. It is also used to set allowed websites and set hours for the school day. Reports of student usage can also be accessed.

Pros

  • Block unauthorized websited
  • Monitor student activity
  • Create a calendar of school hours

Cons

  • Needs the ability to switch active tabs
  • Better customization of student reports

Most Important Features

  • ability to monitor off-site students
  • ability to block inappropriate material
  • ability to set a calendar

Return on Investment

  • better able to keep students on track
  • students spend time trying to get around the software