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Move from GoGuardian Teacher to Classwize

Updated
This article is for Teachers.

If you’re switching to Classwize from GoGuardian, you should familiarise yourself with how to get visibility and control over your students’ internet activity and manage your classes.

You can also download our guides to learn how to use the most popular Classwize features and achieve the same outcomes in a new, intuitive environment.

  Note

The Classwize features available depend on your school or district’s technology environment. Not all features are available at all schools.

In GoGuardian

In Classwize
 
Add a classroom		 Create a Teaching Mode class
 
Edit Classroom info		 Customising Your My Classes Dashboard
 
Enroll or remove a student from a class		 Manage students in a class
 
Add Teachers to a class

Add a teacher to a Local class
You can add another teacher with an active Classwize account who has access to the same Group(s) of students as you.

  Note

Only specific class types support adding teachers. Classes with the source type of “group” do not allow this.
 
Sync your Google Classroom		 Sync Google Classrooms
 
Start a class		 Start and End Unscheduled Classes
 
View a student’s screen		 Check a student’s screen during class
 
Screenshot a student’s screen		 Take a screenshot of a student's screen
 
Send an announcement to students		 Send announcements to your students during class
 
Open a tab with a website		 Open a webpage for students during class
 
Open a YouTube video		 Using Class Ready YouTube (Full-Screen Mode)
 
Close a tab		 Close a tab for a Student
 
Issue commands to lock or unlock a student’s screen		 Pause Internet access for a student
 
Create a “Allowed Websites List” Scene to restrict website access		 Intro to Focus
 
Create a “Blocked Websites List” Scene to block games and other distractions		 Add, Edit and Remove Classwize Rules
 
Allow access to Blocked Sites for Student Groups		 Reward students with temporary access to content during class
 
View student’s past classroom sessions		 Creating Screenshot History Reports
 
Download individual student browsing reports		 Creating Classwize Student Journey Reports
 
Add scheduled times for classes to automatically start and end		 Scheduling Classes