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GoGuardian Admin

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What is GoGuardian Admin?

GoGuardian Admin is a web content filtering solution from education software company GoGuardian in Los Angeles, provide web filtering on-campus and off-campus filtering.

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What is GoGuardian Admin?

GoGuardian Admin is a web content filtering solution from education software company GoGuardian in Los Angeles, provide web filtering on-campus and off-campus filtering.

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TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

GoGuardian Admin is a versatile cloud filtering solution that allows users to efficiently manage and monitor student activities on their school network. It is primarily used for filtering Chrome OS devices, but also supports Windows machines. Users find it convenient as it ensures a seamless transition without changing settings or inconveniencing them.

One of the key use cases of GoGuardian Admin is its ability to track student website visits, providing valuable insights into device usage and enabling educators to address academic dishonesty cases effectively. The software's content filtering capabilities, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, work in tandem with traditional allow and blocklists to ensure student safety online. It can analyze the content on the screen, regardless of the URL, and promptly block inappropriate content while alerting the admin team.

Additionally, GoGuardian Admin plays a crucial role in enhancing student well-being. It has the capability to detect self-harm and suicide ideation content, triggering alerts in such instances. This feature enables schools to proactively intervene and provide support to students in need. Furthermore, the software offers practical solutions for managing Chromebooks at scale by assisting in tracking lost or stolen devices, providing easy device location as soon as they come online.

Another significant use case of GoGuardian Admin is its ability to delegate certain administrative tasks to specific admins based on organizational units. Building administrators find this feature valuable as they can effectively control student access to websites without requiring assistance. They can easily access student history and utilize parent reports during meetings to illustrate student activities, fostering productive collaborations between administrators, teachers, and parents.

In summary, GoGuardian Admin provides a comprehensive solution for schools seeking efficient device management, web filtering, and monitoring capabilities. It empowers educators with the tools needed to keep students on task while ensuring a safe online environment.

Comprehensive Reporting Dashboard: Users have praised the reporting Dashboard page of GoGuardian Admin, with multiple reviewers mentioning that it provides a comprehensive overview of user internet activity. This feature allows for a clear understanding of what users are doing online and helps in analyzing data and receiving valuable feedback on internet usage.

Effective Theft Recovery: Several reviewers have found the theft recovery feature of GoGuardian Admin to be highly effective in locating and recovering missing devices. This functionality ensures that devices are not permanently lost, providing peace of mind to users.

User-Friendly Device Management: Multiple users have appreciated the user-friendly nature of the device management functionality within GoGuardian Admin. They have mentioned that this feature is easy to navigate, allowing for efficient management of devices within the system.

  1. Lack of Specificity in Reports: Some users have expressed frustration with the reports provided by GoGuardian Admin, stating that they are too broad and lack specificity. This makes it difficult for users to drill down into details such as identifying the specific users who visited a particular website.

  2. Unclear Terminology: Several reviewers have mentioned that the terminology used in GoGuardian Admin is not always clear, leading to confusion and difficulty in understanding certain features or functionalities. This can hinder the user experience and make it challenging for users to fully utilize the software's capabilities.

  3. Awkward User Management: A number of users have found the user management aspect of GoGuardian Admin to be awkward and not intuitive. They suggest that improvements could be made to enhance this feature and provide a smoother experience for administrators managing multiple users within the software.

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
GoGuardian Admin took the pressure off of IT to deal with filtering and gave control to the building admin. No longer does IT have to check if the website is appropriate or if the building principal wants to allow it. They take care of it on their own! Put ownership of internet use back on the building admin instead of IT, since it was always a classroom management problem, not a technology problem.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
GoGuardian is excellent for any district with a 1:1 Chromebook program. Our program would not be nearly as successful without it. GoGuardian does work with other devices (Windows, iPads) but I believe some features do not work as well in those setups. We haven't tried using it for anything other than Chromebooks and I am not aware of anyone using it for iPad/Windows or Macs.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
GoGuardian is really good at alerting us when students use devices inappropriately or when flags (self-harm, abuse, explicit content) come up on their devices. Obviously, you still need to have a plan in place for when those things come up so they can be properly addressed.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
GoGuardian Admin is perfect for any school looking to deploy a 1 to 1 setting where students take chromebooks home or if they travel from classroom to classroom with them. It would not be needed at home or in the business world or schools that have chromebooks but do not travel from room to room.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
GoGuardian Admin is an excellent piece of software for anyone that is in a Google environment with a large number of Chrome devices. The ease of configuration and deployment is incredible. The software itself can be deployed in about 5 minutes. It is as simple as pushing out an extension and then building your policies. My favorite part of the software (probably because it solves a ridiculous problem) is the Youtube filtering piece. Finally, I have a product that can tackle the Youtube problem. Allowing and blocking Youtube videos is super easy. All videos are categorized (according to the Youtube video categories). For organizations trying to utilize the appropriate parts of Youtube without allowing all the extraneous stuff, this is huge.
August 15, 2019

GoGuardian is worth it

Laurance J. Specht | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Great for a G-suite environment as it is easily set up. The site traffic data is useful to monitor trends and the filtering alerts help to keep students focused or even get help in extreme cases.
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