Canvas vs GoGuardian Teacher | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 166 reviews and ratings

Score 9.1 out of 10

Based on 6 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Canvas

GoGuardian Teacher

Course authoring

Course catalog or library

Player/Portal

Learning content

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Social learning

Pros

Many popular third-party educational apps have LTIs that integrate with Canvas.
The gradebook has a Mastery Learning option for recording progress against a set of academic standards.
The UI is very intuitive and even non-tech savvy users can use it effectively with minimal training.

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Patrick Woessner

Coordinator of Instructional Technology

Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day SchoolEducation Management, 201-500 employees

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Account setup is very easy.
The software is extremely intuitive.

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Coordinator of Network and Technical Services

Hudson Falls Central School DistrictEducation Management, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Rubric usage for forums is clunky, as is using rubrics for formal grading anywhere in the system
Peer review, while promising, is nearly impossible for most faculty to set up correctly. A big disappointment for us
Set up and accommodation for mastery learning, ungrading, or other alterantive grading structures is challenging

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Director, Center for Teaching & Learning; Asst. Profess

Lancaster Bible CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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The initial learning curve of the program took some time, but then was easy to follow.
We were only able to start using it after our IT department sent our classes to us.

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Verified User

Employee in Other

Education Management Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Canvas 9.3

Based on 5 answers

The other LMS tools have fallen behind. One reason is they are not able to update their systems, features, toolsets in a timely manner. While other LMS providers release bug fixes and new features several times a year, schools struggle to install and implement them in a timely manner. It is not uncommon for a school to take 6 months to a year to fully install and implement new releases on other LMS platforms. With Canvas, those features are released every 3 weeks, and there is nothing for a school to do other than choose to turn them on once released. This has allowed Instructure to innovate faster, and get new features and tools to customers quicker. Other factors include great pricing, customer support, and the innovative way in which LTI is implemented in the tool.

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Director - Teaching and Learning Technology

Utah State UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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GoGuardian Teacher 10.0

Based on 1 answer

For a technology-heavy school, it is a necessary and good tool for managing classroom use of laptops. It is easy to set up and use. Helps track time on task and internet usage. Another source of data when speaking to parents about student work and activity. Can help plan and manage work time when you have limited devices.

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Laurance J. Specht

Manager of Personalized Learning and Dean of Instruction

Brooklyn Laboratory Charter SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Canvas 9.1

Based on 7 answers

The functions in Canvas are well integrated and consistent across the application, and mostly intuitive. Overall navigation and setup is streamlined through integrated features and navigation. The feedback we've gotten from our program participants is that it is easy to learn to use. It also integrates well with third party software like Google Docs and Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing software

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Online Instructional Designer

World SavvyEducation Management, 11-50 employees

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No answers yet

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Support Rating

Canvas 8.9

Based on 14 answers

I do not personally use Canvas support since we have a central office that helps us. However, our central office always has the answers we need and are always able to solve our issues - so I would assume that get great support from the Canvas team on their end. They also offer great training, which uses materials directly from Canvas

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Alumni Development Manager, College of Education

Florida State UniversityEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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GoGuardian Teacher 9.6

Based on 6 answers

The support is great. On the rare occasion that I've had to reach out to support they have been very quick to respond and extremely helpful. I've also had teachers reach out directly to support themselves. Most of the time I don't even know that a teacher has reached out to support until after the fact. They always seem satisfied.

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Coordinator of Network and Technical Services

Hudson Falls Central School DistrictEducation Management, 201-500 employees

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In-Person Training

Canvas 10.0

Based on 1 answer

The training sessions were broken down into several days as well as different levels depending upon the knowledge of the user

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Bethany Cleveland, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Auburn UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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No answers yet

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Online Training

Canvas 8.0

Based on 1 answer

The online tutorials and videos are very clear and addressed the issues/questions that I had about using the system.

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Bethany Cleveland, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Auburn UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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Implementation Rating

Canvas 8.3

Based on 4 answers

Once you purchase and sign the contract there is nothing to install or hardware to buy. You can almost immediately start using it and have courses up and going within weeks. We signed in December and had pilot courses online ready to go for the start of school in January

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Director - Teaching and Learning Technology

Utah State UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

Canvas surpasses Blackboard not only visually, but technically as well. It offers more customization options, as well as more features for students and teachers a like in regard to grading, notifications, and uploading files. It also seems to stream videos more successfully, thus improving the remote learning experience. Finally, it connects with one's email seamlessly

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Graduate Teaching Assistant

Kansas State UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ employees

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LanSchool had the same idea as GoGuardian but it was not cloud-based. This meant that LanSchool was unable to be used on multiple devices because it only tracked the data from one desktop device. This made it more difficult for teachers to monitor students because they had to use one specific device to track student's device data.

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Rebecca Vold Preston

First Grade Teacher

Pleasant Hope School DistrictPrimary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

It has afforded me a platform to design more personalized learning scenarios for students and teachers, increasing understanding and comprehension.
Has increased collaboration and quality feedback from student to student and teacher to student.
More innovation and seamless integration of using technology to meet pedagogy and teaching of today.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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It allows us real-time information to handle situations.
It has increased students adherence to online behavior norms.

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Verified User

Employee in Other

Education Management Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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