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How do I create a class in GoGuardian?
The easiest way to create a class in GoGuardian is to import an existing Google Classroom roster. Follow the steps listed in the resources below:
GoGuardian Help: Import a Classroom from Google Classroom
How do I start and monitor a class session?
Follow the steps in the resources below to start a class session and monitor Chromebooks in your classroom:
GoGuardian Help: Start a New Classroom Session
TIP Sheet: GoGuardian: Start a Class Session
How do I use the Off-Task Alerts tool?
Off-Task Alerts is a feature which uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect when a student goes off-task and visually alerts the teacher. Review the article below for more details:
GoGuardian Help: Off-Task Alerts
What is the Timeline tab / view?
By clicking the Timeline tab in an active classroom session, teachers will see a summary of all the sites students viewed.
GoGuardian Help: Active Classrooms: Timelines View
What is a Scene and how do I create one?
Scenes give teachers additional control over students' web activity. There are two types of Scenes for a classroom session: (1) Allow Websites: limited access, only allow a quiz, test, or website; or (2) Block Websites: wide access, block games and other distractions
GoGuardian Help: How to Create and Apply a Scene
TIP Sheet: Create a Scene (Allowed / Blocked Websites)
How can I allow / block website Scenes with *wildcard* asterisks?
Depending on which type of Scene List is created, websites can be allowed or blocked using *wildcards, another term for * (asterisks).
For example, if you want to allow students to access their Infinite Campus Student Portal, you may want to use wildcards. The login page uses this URL address (newpraguemn.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/newprague.jsp). If you copy/paste this URL as an allowed website, students would not be able to access their IC Grades page. Instead, use *wildcards* to allow students to navigate to any page on the domain or subdomains.
Example: *infinitecampus.org* will allow students to access any of the NPAS IC pages (newpraguemn.infinitecampus.org) AND any of the help / support pages found on the main IC website (infinitecampus.org/contact).
GoGuardian Help: Block or Allow sites with *Wildcards*
How do I add a co-teacher to a GoGuardian class?
Additional Teachers, teacher's assistants, or substitute teachers can be added to each of your classrooms. In order to add additional teachers, they must first have a GoGuardian Teacher account. There are three different levels of class access: (1) Owners, (2) Teachers, and (3) Helpers
GoGuardian Help: Add Additional Owners, Teachers, and Helpers
How do I share / present my screen to students' devices?
Presentation mode allows teachers to share / present their screen to students' devices in a classroom session. This article explains how each aspect of the feature works:
GoGuardian Help: Lecture / Presentation Mode in GoGuardian Teacher
Additional FAQs by the GoGuardian Support Team
Here are some of the most commonly asked questions for GoGuardian Teacher!
GoGuardian Help: FAQs for GoGuardian Teacher