All GoGuardian Reviews
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Natalie
E-Learning, 11 - 50 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed October 2021
Amazing Teaching Software
Brittany
Verified reviewer
Primary/Secondary Education, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Essential for 1:1 Districts
I love that I am able to view everything my students are doing. I love that I have the control and ability to close out any tabs which should not be open at a given time. Being able to send an announcement to all of my students at once is great when my class blocks end. I also LOVE the new features GoGuardian has created: audio calls and presentation mode. The reports at the end of each class are also amazing. You can see a timeline with what each student was doing at a given time and for how long. All of these features are a must during a normal school year, not to mention a remote one!
CONSThere are been some issues with the system status as of lately. With remote teaching right now this has essentially left me flying blind- especially when I cannot see my student's computers or see who is online.
Nolan
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2021
Guarding Student Computers
Overall, my experience with GoGuardian has been fantastic. I can monitor my students without bothering them via looking over their shoulder. I can also be more informed as to what they are doing, how much time they spent on websites, and GoGuardian tells me what sites they visited. GoGuardian is a great classroom resource.
PROSThe best thing about GoGuardian is just how effective it is. With other computer-monitoring programs, students had to sign into it and, usually, they had easy ways of tricking the system. GoGuardian allows me to monitor, mentor, and alter student direction on their individual computers from the ease of my chair.
CONSOverall, there is very little that I didn't find useful about GoGuardian. As a teacher, the price was right for me (free for teachers; I am not entirely sure if my school corporation pays for it). It is also easy to use; everything is clearly marked and the rosters are already in the system.
Brendalee
Higher Education, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2019
Big learning curve needed
It is ok. It does a good job at filtering on chromebooks.
PROSIt does well filtering what you put in if it is worded correctly
CONSI know everything is a learning curve but this is a tad more difficult. Thank goodness support is very helpful!
Kevin
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2019
A Must for One-to-One Schools
I cannot imagine how I would be an effective teacher without this (ever since we went one-to-one). In addition, their customer support has always been friendly and helpful.
PROSIt is always running, both at home and at school. It automatically sends alerts about any potentially harmful internet use. It allows teachers to help kids stay focused in class. It provides another way for teachers to show parents what their child is doing during class time.
CONSI wish individual students could be put into different "scenes" at the same time, but that is just me wishing for an additional feature.
Trevor
Verified reviewer
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2019
K-12 School Must-Have
We have been with GoGuardian for three years and have had an enjoyable experience. They have helped save us many headaches that would have otherwise occurred had we not had them.
PROSEase of use - once set up, the information we get about student usage history, the ease of locking down custom filter policies, Smart alerts are a nice feature for tracking and being alerted to students more risky behaviors.
CONSSometimes sites would be categorized under a different category than one would expect. There is no "super-admin" access to GoGuardian teacher to oversee teacher classroom setups.
Daniel
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Essential for 1:1
GoGuardian has been amazing as a tool in my classroom. Their customer support and outreach has been phenemenal. Not only does the GoGuardian team respond to my emails and requests, but they are happy to reach out for feedback and ideas for improvement. I love that the company interacts with their customers to help build a better product and experience.
PROSGoGuardian's teacher end content managment is easy to set up and use. Class rostering is amazing simple with Google Classroom sync. I love the new video chat feature on GoGuardian Suite
CONSN/A. I am totally satisfied with this product.
Natalie
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2020
Amazing Teaching Software
GoGuardian has been a great program for our entire high school staff. Is allows us to limit screen time on sites we don't approve of, and keeps students aware and honest with the work they are doing.
PROSGoGuardian makes it easy to assess in-class work. As a teacher I can filter what websites students have access to during my class period which ensures the work they submit is genuine.
CONSThe screens are not always updated frequently enough to get a "quick view" of what an entire class is doing. But, this is ameliorated when individual pages are opened.
Sarah
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2019
Guiding Students to be Better Digital Citizens
Positive experience hands down! They are willing to listen to new ideas or improvements and are diligent when it comes to finding a solution to a problem.
PROSGoguardian is a great resource to keep tabs on students without having to hover over a computer screen or their shoulder. You can set scenes to keep students academically honest and keep the integrity of the lesson while knowing that your student is paying attention to the task at hand.
CONSThere are some glitches, however, their customer support personnel reply within the hour of a request.
Ryan
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2023
Most used tool
I use this daily form start to finish of the day. I especially love that I can use it when I have a sub to keep an eye on what is going on.
PROSThe ability to monitor what students are doing on their devices at any time.
CONSThe amount of steps it take to sign in and open the classroom.
Daisy
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2022
GoGuardian Review
I love everything about GoGuardian. I am able to aggressively monitor student academic growth through GoGuardian. I am also able to manage the websites that students use on a daily basis.
CONSI do not have any feedback for growth! GoGuardian is an amazing program. You will not regret it!
Shawna
Primary/Secondary Education, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Classroom management from Anywhere
I love this product and it has made a lot of things easier in teaching, especially with students having more and more access to technology.
PROSI love being able to see what all my students are working on/doing both in my class and at home. This made virtual learning so much easier this past school year! I love being able to message my students to check in when I know they may not feel like asking a question. It eliminates some pressure. Also, It is great to be able to take screenshots right in the program to document when students do great or are off task. The new annotation and student group features are fantastic additions as well! I also love being able to schedule classes and automatically start a "scene" that blocks anything I do not want students on during our class session. It helps to prevent students from being off task on their device when you can't observe every screen.
CONSThe only cons I have are: 1. There is a minor delay on what the students are doing and what I see. 2. I cannot see where their mouse if if they are trying to point to something and ask if that is what I am referring to. 3. If they have the chat window open, I cannot see their work page at the same time. 4. It would be nice to be able to turn scenes off for individual students, as a sort of incentive, without totally excluding them from the session and being unable to see anything they are on.
Bryan
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2019
Great solution for what we need
After searching and testing multiple other products, we implemented GoGuardian a few years back across our district, using the Admin and Teacher portals. The main purpose was to implement web filtering that we could control for devices going home, trying to keep students safe on the web in school and at home. We have been impressed with the system's features and functionality. If we have questions or issues, their support team is ready to assist with Fast response times. They provide easy to access training materials.
PROSOver the years of use, many new features/upgrades have been release, at no additional cost to us. The support is great!
CONSThe price was pretty steep, until we negotiated lower pricing through our vendor. There are still some granular Admin permissions that are not yet available. But, I have been part of multiple brief one-on-one discussions or panels with GoGuardian reps, regarding adding these features and more.
Stephanie
E-Learning, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2022
Fantastic Monitoring Tool
GoGuardian has many helpful uses. In addition to monitoring student activities, it has allowed me to help young students navigate a website even when we are not in the same location. By watching their screen as I talk to them on a Google Meet, I am able to help guide them through tricky tasks.
PROSGoGuardian helps teachers ensure that students are using computers appropriately and staying on task. I love that you can see what students are doing, as well as what other tabs they have open. The ability to freeze the screen and take screenshots helps to monitor and document student activity. I've also used the recorded session reviews frequently.
CONSAt first, GoGuardian is a little tricky to set up. Once the class is set up, however, it starts daily and is easy to use.
Mark
Religious Institutions, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2023
Go Guardian is a Game Changer!
Before GoGuardian, our monitoring system was standing in the back of the room and watching over the students' shoulders. One of my colleagues even went so far as to install angled mirrors to see student activity on the devices. It was very low-tech and not very effective.GoGuardian is a game changer. I now have a complete and efficient system that enables me to effectively monitor and support student progress.
PROSI really like how easy GoGuardian is to use. I just sign on with my google account, choose my classes, and then I am able to monitor student activity and progress. I also like the way that I can see various types of data pertaining to student activity...from actual websites visited, time browsing and actual time on task. I can also see a timeline of the student activity and I have a record of the timeline.
CONSI would really like to have a button or quick switch to lock all devices. Maybe it is there already, but I haven't figured it out. I would also like a little more detail when viewing student timelines.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2019
Great classroom management tool for schools on 1:1
I love using GoGuardian as a classroom management tool in my classroom; because our school is 1:1 with Chromebooks, misuse of the devices while students are online has been a challenge to overcome, and GoGuardian definitely assists in tackling that.
PROSEase of being able to monitor proper use of Chromebooks in my classroom without having to walk around the room and view actual screens. The ability to chat privately with students to get them on task as well as to lock their screens when needed is also a plus.
CONSThere have been some technical issues regarding logging in and accessing student screens from time to time, but these problems are received well by technical support and solved in a timely manner.
Mark
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2019
Great product!
GoGuardian had what we needed when we needed it and they keep getting better all the time. The smart alerts in particular has been able to provide us with information to get help to students that need help on multiple occasions.
PROSGoGuardian was the first of it's kind to offer a "Chromebook only" cloud-based filter solution so that we could filter students on (only) Chromebooks at school and while they're home. They keep adding features that school and tech admins need and they're always updating their product to make it more user friendly and provide better performance.
CONSReporting - would love to have more customized reporting capabilities.
Dita
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2021
So valuable and getting better with every update!
I have enjoyed the ease of GoGuardian. The schedule feature is perfect and makes it so easy to launch a class and be ready when the students arrive. I have been very happy with the newest update which allows me to point to items on the child's screen. I do wish i could annotate for them on their screen, control their mouse/keyboard when they are struggling to make something work and show them my screen temporarily without setting up a separate zoom.
PROSI love being able to see all of my student computers on one screen. I have really found this software to be helpful in keeping students on track in class.
CONSI have had some difficulties with the "scenes" feature. If I set the scene to only allow students to access a specific website(s), often, the students will still hit a wall when they have to sign in to that website. I then have to go to each individual computer to allow them access to it.
Jana
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
Love GoGuardian!
GoGuardian helps with communicating directly with students without other students hearing because I can send the student a chat message.
PROSWe use GoGuardian to increase monitoring student 1:1 devices. Students and parents are aware that devices are monitored.
CONSI want to be able to group certain courses together so that when I identify that a student is on/off task I want that learning in the app to apply to that entire group of classes so that the learning of the app is quicker.
William
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2020
GoGuardian - The Next Step for Classroom Evolution?
I really like GoGuardian and recommend it in addition to filtering software.
PROSI really love that this software lets our teachers monitor what their kids are doing on their Chromebooks. For teachers to have instant access like that is important with 1:1 devices.
CONSSome of the features are harder to set up for staff and often times kids screens will time out on the teacher's display for seemingly no reason.
Jessica
Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
Genius program for education
I love this program and I use it daily!
PROSThe schools to see my students' screens is so necessary. I can close their tabs, annotate on their screens, screenshot their screens, and chat with them. This is all five remotely!
CONSAdding student can be tricky at first, but it is easiest to import students from Google classroom.
Miranda
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2019
GoGuardian Review
I am enjoying it.
PROSEase adding scenes Google Classroom Integration Set Schedules
CONSThere are no cons for this product at this time.
Reasons for switching to GoGuardian
The school made the switch
Dawn
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
Keep Kids on Task
I can record every students' activity and have it set up to do so automatically. Very easy to use even without training. Best change to teaching in years.
PROSThis is the best software I have used in years. It is the number one tool to use with students in the classroom or remote. I can send them impossibly long urls with two clicks: no more running around to help them type it correctly. I can close their tabs, send a chat, and see what they see on their screens.
CONSI cannot think of one thing I do not like about this tool. It has put control of technology in the hands of the teacher.
Anonymous
201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2019
GoGuardian Awesomeness
I LOVE GoGuardian! I was skeptical at first, as I thought my class was very well managed. The first day, I caught students off task and bullying another. This software is priceless.
PROSI love that I can track, see, and redirect students to be more engaged and on task in the classroom. Even in the most engaging of classrooms, this software improves students on-task behavior.
CONSI can't think of anything! Go Guardian is amazing!
Michael
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2019
Nothing Compares
Easy set-up! An innovative way to keep track of students.
CONSWish there was a way to quickly view timelines. Only able to scroll one minute at a time. Takes too long to check a whole day.