Reflection

Go Guardian is a tool for teachers to see what their students are viewing on their individual Chromebooks in the classroom. Teachers can import their classes into Go Guardian in a variety of ways. Once set up in Go Guardian, teachers can see what their students are doing during classtime. Teahcers can also close a tab if a student is on a site that the teacher would not like them to be on at that particular time.Teachers can also view a timeline and see where students have been visiting throughout a set time period. Teahers can also set up helpers in Go Guardian. Helpers can view where students are but cannot close tabs.

I can see how this would be very helpful for upper elementary, middle and high school teachers. As a primary teacher, I think Go Guardian would be most helpful as a tool to make sure my students are in the right place. We don't use screens a lot at all in my classroom. As a result, when we do, stuudents are not used to navigating and logging in correctly. Go Guardian could help me see that all my students are in the correct place. However, in kindergarten, it's boots on the ground and I will be certainly be moving among my students to help them and show them where to go and how to get there. 

I think that the best way to use goguardian is in an active classroom. I combination of teaching visits and computer oversight will help to keep students more engaged and on task with the online activities that they are supposed to be doing. Gone are the days of just switching tabs as the teacher comes around to your desk. I love it!

This is a great tool to monitor students' activity on their Chromebooks in realtime. I often work with children 1:1 or in small groups but at times I give them tasks to work on individually and feel better knowing that I can monitor what they are doing while giving them independence. 

My interest in GoGuardian leans somewhat more toward using it to interact with students digitally while they are working independently vs. using it to police their web browsing. I teach mostly juniors and seniors, and for the most part, they need less policing during independent work than underclass students. However, when students are working independently on writing, research, or other projects, it may be useful to communicate with them about what they're doing. This might range from showing them websites I've found that may help them individually, chatting with them in a way that isn't disruptive to their classmates, or showing them how to use specific technology.

Go Guardian is a tool that teachers can use to monitor student use of technology during instruction.  This module walked the teacher through the process of imporrting rosters and activating rosters that are already set up via Powerschool and Cleaver.  The learner was also able to learn how to view the technology use by all students simultaneously.  I liked how the timeline feature allows the teacher to go back and view student technolgy use earlier in the session to ensure that sites viewed were important.  This video also showed how to close windows that students are viewing when they shouldn't be on a particular site. 

Go Guardian is a way to monitor students and make sure they are focused on the site they are supposed to be on.  It also lets the teacher see where the students have been. If a student hasn't completed a task you can see if it's because they have been drifting off task online.

Go Guardian is a tool to monitor, control, and share information to students that are using their devices in real time.  The devices can be accessed and seen on one control panel that allows the educator an opportunity to manipulate things on some/all students computers.  I have used this tool primarily to hold students accountable and make sure they are on task.  I can also quickly provide feedback by checking their work with a click of a button.  This has been very useful to me clicking through google classroom assignments is not quick enough if I am trying to provide feedback in real time.  

Students in my classes are often completing independent or group work for an assignment or project. GoGuardian is a great way to keep them on task and help them learn to focus on the task at hand (a great workplace skill)!

Go Guardian is a wonderful way to monitor what students are doing on their Chromebooks during lessons. This has become very useful during whole group lessons where students need their Chromebooks. I am able to lock the screen to give directions, forcing students to pay attention. It has also been useful to present my screen to students. Overall, this has helped keep students accountable during lessons. 

GoGuardian is a useful classroom tool that helps manage student engagement and productivity. There are many features to this program that allow the teacher to supervise student learning and ensure that students remain focused on the task at hand. By providing a real-time feed of what students are viewing on their individual screens, incorporating GoGuardian into the classroom allows for a safe and productive use of classtime. Features such as private messaging and closing tabs allow the teacher to hold each student accountable for what they are doing on their computers. This creates a classroom environment of accountability and respect, which in turn helps the students to be more engaged and productive in the task at hand. 

Go Guardian is a great way to monitor students work status during your class. This is not only a great way to help you keep students on task but also serves as a great way to locate areas during your lesson or activity where you may lose the attention of students and help you improve on those areas!