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Goguardian:

Help keep students on track in their technology

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Hello!

I am Sarah Mohrhauser

I am here to give you some basics in GoGuardian.

Email me with questions at smohrhau@sowashco.org

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Getting started

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Logging in & accessing classrooms

  • Log-in with Classlink, not Google
  • Classrooms>Pending>>Accept
  • Click on the Tiles
    • Start a session
    • Set a schedule in settings

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Communicate with students

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Talk to your students

  • Turn on the Chat
  • Talk to an individual student
  • Send announcements (individual and group)

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Individual:

  • Click on Message bubble, bottom right, then click on an active student name
  • Click on Student tile, then the Chat tab
  • Click the “Send announcement” button

Group:

  • Click on Message bubble, bottom right, then click on the megaphone to send an announcement to the class.

Note: students must click “Got it” to close any announcement.

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Monitoring students

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Monitor student activity

  • View current and other tabs
  • Open tabs
  • Lock screen
  • Screenshots
  • Close tabs

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Filter student browsing activity

Scenes:

  • Two modes: Block and Allow
  • Block--
    • Add sites during a session
    • Use *Wildcards* to add non-secure sites
  • Open specific tabs automatically
  • Limit tabs

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Add sites here. Use a wildcard for unsecured sites.

Use Quick Lists

Add sites to your Blocked scene in student tiles.

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Any questions?�Check out this GoGuardian Guide any time, or go to the Teacher Help Pages in GoGuardian.

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