Keywords: GoGuardian, Student monitoring, Web filtering, Classroom management, Internet safety, Device management, Digital learning, Activity reports, Screen monitoring, Online safety.

Aliases: Classroom tech, EdTech platform, School web filter, Student activity tracker, Education management system, School tech control, Digital oversight, Learning guardian, Online class monitor, School device filter.

GoGuardian Teacher Chat allows enables 1-on-1 text communication between teachers and their students during a class session. Teacher Chat is a great way to help keep students on track by sending chat messages and answering questions; especially for students who may be reluctant to raise their hand. 

When enabled, chat can be initiated by a teacher or a student, but students can only chat with their teachers - not other students.

Enabling Chat

To enable Chat at the beginning of each class session, set the "Start class with" Chat toggle to ON.

Please note: Chat will need to be enabled manually for all classes that start automatically via the scheduled class, Calendar feature.
 

To enable or disable Teacher Chat during a session, navigate to the class Screens view, then click the Chat toggle to turn it on or off. Chat can be enabled or disabled at any time during the session.
 

Communicating with Students

Once enabled, you can open teacher chat by clicking the blue chat bubble in the bottom corner of the teacher dashboard. On the chat sidebar, select a student, then send a message. Students can use Chat by clicking the GoGuardian icon button in the taskbar at the bottom of their screen. 

Message button from teacher's perspective:

GoGuardian Chat button from a student's perspective: