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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

Easy to setup or manage.

Good visibility for teachers over student devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Admin dashboard needs more update for better control.

It lacks account and billing cycle information hence you may miss the renewal.

Not user friendly dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps to control student activity in classroom with their devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GoGuardian Teacher Overview

What is GoGuardian Teacher?

Engage students, manage your classroom, gather insights, and adapt instruction to create more powerful learning moments for every student, every day. GoGuardian Teacher allows teachers to walk the room, engage with students, while still receiving the info they need to keep students focused and on-task.

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Product Description

It helps schools protect students online and easily manage their technology. It also provides tools for teachers to help them connect with their students, safely guide them through online content, and manage technology in the classroom.


Seller Details
Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
El Segundo, California
Twitter
@goguardian
8,985 Twitter followers
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502 employees on LinkedIn®

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Recent GoGuardian Teacher Reviews

Melissa H.
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Melissa H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Go Guardian is great nanny software!"
Go Guardian is a great software to be able to monitor student on-line usage. You can privately message students, close tabs, take screenshots and ...
Tiffany H.
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Tiffany H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A Teacher's Ultimate Best Friend"
Everything! But seriously the ability to see every student's screen and their other tabs is so helpful. You can block certain sites or make it to w...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
1.5 out of 5
"Overall needs more update"
Easy to setup or manage. Good visibility for teachers over student devices.
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Melissa H.
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Middle school English teacher
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

Go Guardian is a great software to be able to monitor student on-line usage. You can privately message students, close tabs, take screenshots and monitor what websites they are using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Our district has disabled the ability to see what students are doing when not in-school on our network, which is difficult to monitor students that may be working virtually from home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been able to monitor and make sure that students are on-task and not visiting websites that are inappropriate or not relevant to class. It has given teachers an opportunity to make sure that students working effectively. I can also communicate with students and message them privately while they are working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rachelle T.
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

GoGuardian allows me to check in on my students' work but not hover over their shoulders. I can see what they are working on and make suggestions to their progress. I can also close or open their tabs to make sure they are on task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

If students do not have an online window open I can not see their screens. Let's say they have an image pulled up on their screen, I won't be able to see that image. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

GoGuardian helps with behavior management and student engagement. I can keep students on task, make sure they are being safe online, and provide them live feedback to their work as they are working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ryan B.
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I think that GoGuardian was very affordable for our small private school. It also was able to handle the majority of our needs and the teachers were able to learn the interface quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

GoGuardian was lacking in some finer controls and settings. There were some instances where students were able to circumvent protocols set in place and teachers were not able to resolve the issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows teachers to get students on the same page as the teachers. It also allows teachers to be more productive in the classroom. This tool allows them to be more organized and dedicate classroom time for teaching and not trying to configure their lesson to be easily transmitted to the students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lashaundria J.
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

Of course, I love the ability to see all of my student's screens at once, but I'm really enjoying the capability to customize each class period's list of blocked sites, restrictions, timing, etc. It's a no-brainer--any district, school, or classroom that is one-to-one MUST have GoGuardian to ensure student safety and success. Anyone in any discipline who oversees or is responsible for monitoring or communicating with multiple users via computer is doing themselves a disservice if they are not utilizing GoGuardian. I'm beyond elated that my district purchased it and has stayed with it for the past several years. Additionally, GoGuardian Teacher is easy and fun to use. Most of what I know, I learned just by "playing" with it outside of training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Some of the features are disabled and some of them allow for minimum customization. I think everyone would benefit greatly if all of the "real-time" functions could be applied to every class/course as needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Let your hair down and get your feet wet ASAP. It's very well worth it! Just try it already! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have taken several screenshots of students who are off-task and sent them directly to the admin or parents. All parties can see exactly what a student was "working on" and when. It has saved lots of time and "explaining" for sure. Additionally, when students are on sites they shouldn't be, it allows me to add that site to my running lists of blocked domains preventing them access later. Awesome-sauce! GoGuardian is a tool in your box that you will definitely use and love! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Marnie D.
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Educational Technology Director
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love the ease of GoGuardian - from setup to use, it is intuitive, easy to use, and incredibly useful! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

There is very little I actually dislike, but the one complaint I do have is that I wish that in teacher view mode, I could have more adjustability in screen size. Current options are 2, 4, 8, or 10 screens at a glance. I'd love to see it open to 3 as well, as sometimes 4 is still too small, and two is too large. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

If you are looking for a software platform to monitor student device use, GoGuardian Teacher should be at the top of your list. We have previously used two other platforms, and GGT far surpasses both of them in every possible way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problem we were trying to solve is to make sure students were staying on task when learning remotely. GoGuardian allows us to monitor all student Chromebooks, including student's personal computers if they are logged into Google Chrome. A very unexpected, and incredibly useful benefit has been the chat feature that is integrated into GGT. It allows students to chat with their TEACHER ONLY to ask for clarification or help if something isn't clear, and they're embarrassed to ask in the Meet chat or verbally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Leigh T.
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English Teacher
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

This product allows you to keep students safe and to make sure they stay on track and focused on their work. It can also help you with making sure that students are not cheating or working on other projects instead of doing what you've asked them to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Sometimes it can be glitchy and slow to load, but that may have more to do with our school's internet than the product itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

This is a no-brainer for classroom teachers. The only issue is that you have to be on the same network as the students so this does not work virtually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problem is student integrity and focus. It is so nice to be able to control students' screens and keep them from getting distracted by youtube and other things they can do on the web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love how I can schedule the times that I want go guardian to review my class. This way I can teach and check in with students after class if they are not using their time appropriately. I am also able to revise during class to send them messages if I notice right away that they are being off task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Sometimes goguardian does take too much time to load or lags a little while I am trying to see what is on the student screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Definitely use it in order to review what students are doing. It has helped me manage student computers without having to be looking at their computers all class. They have gotten a lot more responsible with their computer use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

I start the year with my students reviewing what goguardian shows me. This way I am able to be very transparent with what I am looking for. When they are off task, I show them what they were doing and how much time they were wasting. This allows the students to be reflective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love GoGuardian because I'm able to help my students and see their screens. This has been a blessing because during distance learning, I can't help them in the classroom. I feel like they're with me even though they're at home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

There isn't much I dislike. I wish I could have the option to take over their screen and support them that way, but I'm sure that's too much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Use with Google Classroom. It's your best friend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm able to walk students and families through the websites and have the click on a certain link. ALSO, the call feature is so great! I can share my screen with individual students. So great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love that I can help students stay focused on work and not get sidetracked with additional sites. I like the chat option as well. It allows the students to get an immediate response and not have to write an email. I have helped troubleshoot tech problems while watching their screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

I wish the scenes were easier to use and assign to different students in one class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

GG allows me to keep students off sites that are not necessary for class while being able to monitor their work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stephen C.
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Teacher
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What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

For the virtual learning aspect, it is an amazing tool to make sure students are on track and not off task! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Nothing at all. I have enjoyed every aspect of it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GoGuardian Teacher solving and how is that benefiting you?

Assigning computer work and making sure they are on task. You can create blocked site lists and apply them to each class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.