Walnut Valley has purchased a new product that can help you monitor your students online. GoGuardian is a classroom management tool that enables teachers to view student screens while using Google Chrome, and it offers so much more!
With GoGuardian teachers have the following tools:
see student screens in real time, including all tabs they have open
open/close tabs
restrict browsing - define the websites you want to allow or block during class
receive alerts when a student goes off task
lock screens - disable browsing on one or more screens with an optional announcement message
snapshot students’ screens to document off task behavior
view student usage reports
send communications via chat
start a video conference - meet with students one-on-one or initiate a group call
screen sharing - share your screen with the option to enable audio and/or video to walk students through a lesson
timeline view - view every student’s current open tab and previous browsing history
Teachers, CLICK HERE for a GoGuardian Teacher Training.
The GoGuardian Chrome extension has been pushed to all student Google accounts. When a student is logged into a district managed Chromebook, their device should be visible on your GoGuardian management screen. If the student is using a personal device, he/she must sign into their Chrome profile. This is different than signing into their Google account. See tutorials below.
CLICK HERE for a GoGuardian Parent Video. This video explains what GoGaurdian is and walks parents through the process of installing chrome and signing into a chrome profile.
CLICK HERE for a Step by Step tutorial on installing Chrome & adding a Chrome profile.