GoGuardian Teacher Reviews & Product Details

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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GoGuardian

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Solution Type

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Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

18 months

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Implementation Time

1 month

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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Sue W.

English Teacher; Upper Grade Coordinator; Yearbook Adviser; Sixth Grade Homeroom Teacher

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/21/2019

"Less Worry"

4.5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I like the ease of getting on to the web site. I think it does a quality job of helping me to keep students on task. It has an easy to use interface. It looks pleasant when I use it on the Promethean Board. It helps to keep students engaged. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

I would like to be able to make certain that students stay away from inappropriate sites. I have found the current way of limiting sites for students to use a bit intimidating and confusing. I find it easier to keep the limits to a minimum but that means I really must pay attention to what they are doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jennifer R.

Science Teacher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/20/2019

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"GoGuardian is a life saver!"

5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love the fact that I can now monitor all 30 of my students while they are taking a Google Forms exam and I have the ability to shut down any attempts that they make to Google answers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

The only problem is trying to get all 30 screens on my screen at one time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

You have to have this program if you are a teacher with students using technology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Cheating is the main problem this has solved as well as keeping them on task and off of social media and games until they have finished their work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin D.

Teacher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/11/2019

"Necessary tool for one-to-one schools!"

5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

The ability for the classroom teacher to have full control over what is or is not accessible to students in class. Keeping them on task is almost impossible without this! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

It would be nice if individual (or groups of) students could be given different "scenes" within a class, but this is only a minor issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Without this, I cannot imagine keeping all students on task when they are required to be on their devices every day. This is also a vital tool when working with parents (since it logs student activity in class, there is no argument over what the student was doing during class time, including screenshots). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Keeping students on task in a one-to-one device school. This also helps us monitor students for their own safety (and others' safety). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jessica S.

Teacher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/28/2019

"Absolutely love it"

5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

It's amazing to be able to monitor student activity all in one place at my fingertips. It helps with classroom management, I can modify and correct both behavior and mistakes all from my screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

I wish there was an app for my phone! Carrying around my Chromebook to monitor all the time can be daunting! But that's just a personal thing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

The GoGuardian management systems are tremendous in their support. They are very supportive of teachers and provide training both on YouTube and through a variety of channels in order to assist the teachers through the process of getting the program up and running! GoGuardian is really top notch when it comes to managing student's computer usage both during school and during the times that are preset for students. Also, the ability to monitor for words that are troubling or potential threat or harm is an amazing asset to our school population. Not only do teachers love it, but parents love that we are keeping an eye on their children and their safety as well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Monitoring student's online behaviors and interactions, as well as their screen time in class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bill B.

Technical Services Specialist

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/28/2019

"Great Classroom Monitoring Software"

4.5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love the ability to monitor and control (to a point) student machines during class time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

I do not like that I am unable to lock displays and display large text on the screen. I am also unable to see certain apps outside of the Chrome browser, but this was expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

It can be difficult to decide between GoGuardian Teacher and Admin - Teacher is excellent for monitoring students and keeping them on task throughout the day. A session cannot have more than 110 students in it, so you cannot run the whole school through one session. You also are limited in what you can and cannot do with student computers from the teacher standpoint. Overall, it's an amazing software and the support is beyond what I expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are keeping students more on task and keeping them away from games during school. It also allows us to find out if multiple students are using the same account (as it will show multiple logins for the same person. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/3/2019

"Best Way to Protect Students While Teaching Digital Citizenship"

4.5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

The analytics allow you to see how much your students are really working and the console is easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

At this point, I don't see anything that is not useful but I do think there are some features that are missing. Biggest is projecting teacher screen to students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Trial should be for at least a month and you need to get as many teachers to try it as you can. It would help if one of your IT team or a teacher had learned the basics of software so teachers have someone to help them setup. This will lead to a much more successful trial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Giving control of the classroom back to the teacher. Teacher had more students on task. Less wasted time. The computer is becoming more of a tool of learning and less something to entertain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/4/2019

"Take the Guess Work Out of 1-1 Laptop Monitoring"

5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

The most helpful thing about GoGuardian is the ability to actively monitor students who use 1-1 technology in the classroom from my laptop. I can see what they are working on during independent practice, and I can send a message to students who are off task. Additionally, I love that I can set up particular scenes for my classroom that allow projects to pop up automatically on students' computers, which saves time in my lessons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

The only thing I can think of that I do not like about GoGuardian is the amount of time it takes to understand the software. It is user friendly, but it is easiest to understand when a colleague or other GoGuardian professional is walking you through the site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Talk to your school leaders about their budget and if they are able to implement this program. It really works best if all teachers in your school actively buy in to the program and love it. I know the program is expensive, but it is worth it to get students back to the basics of teaching and learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have realized that we have solved a lot of problems in how to actively engage our students, and also how we communicate with them during the school day. Before GoGuardian, our school had a hard time drawing the line of how often to allow students to be off task, and how to get them to build their own healthy relationships with their computers. Now the conversation becomes a lot simpler. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/19/2019

"GoGuardian works to keep our students safe!"

5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

Classrooms and scenes for teacher use have been a great way to give teachers more control of what their students can access on their Chromebooks. The administrator side makes it easy to monitor the student usage and get alerts for inappropriate content. This piece has been invaluable in keeping our students safe and teachers/admins informed about student usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

Lack of parent access, it would be wonderful if teachers could give parents a code/access to monitor their student's use during the day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

Our teachers really like that they have more control of what their students can access. Each teacher uses something different or allows different sites, so it gives them a more individualized experience with the option for scenes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

GoGuardian teacher helps our teachers monitor their students' use of the 1:1 Chromebooks they have in their classroom. It helps them keep students on task and cuts down on misbehavior and disengagement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/14/2019

"Great Product"

5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

What I like best about GoGuardian teacher is that it allows the teacher to be able to maintain a students ability to stay on task when given the opportunities to get off task with technology. With the ability to either block students from browsing or to simply monitor them, with the option of remotely closing tabs, it is a great tool to be able to help maintain classroom control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

At this point, the only thing that I do not like about GoGuardian teacher is that because of updates to Google's privacy policy, it is no longer able to monitor apps that students download onto the device. This allows for students to be unmonitored and off task during class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/11/2019

"Incredible monitoring software for teachers and students"

4.5/5

What do you like best about GoGuardian Teacher?

I love that each class can be set up with times to auto-start, and you can auto assign scenes based off of the classes. It submits a helpful report at the end that shows what your students are doing. It makes it easy to set up what you want your students to be working on. It's also great to be able to generate reports per student in case a parent asks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GoGuardian Teacher?

It would be great to delete scenes and classes instead of archiving them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GoGuardian Teacher:

It can integrate into Google Classroom, so setup is pretty easy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We had a lot of students off task, but were easily able to reign them in by locking down what they needed to be on. Many teachers want different things blocked, and as an administrator this makes it easy to allow them to block it instead of me blocking it per student or per class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.