Privacy Information & Student FAQs

GoGuardian software helps educators maximize the benefits of using technology in the classroom while minimizing the risks associated with online learning.

Yes. If the teacher has an active session during the school day, she/he will be able to monitor what the students are doing while off campus (at professional learning meetings, conference, etc.).

Yes. "...many schools are required to have a program in place to help filter out harmful images, as required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)..." "GoGuardian Admin™ provides schools with tools to comply with CIPA as well as tools to help their students stay focused on online resources that schools find educational and/or appropriate."

See the GoGuardian Privacy Information website for more details.

Teachers can protect and oversee student web activity, have control over which videos students see, can detect potentially dangerous activity, and help prevent students from searching for inappropriate material. 

GoGuardian will only monitor student Plano ISD Google account logins. It cannot monitor personal Google accounts. Chromebooks/Macbooks are district property and should be accessed using Plano ISD credentials. 

Yes. When you sign into your Plano ISD Google account on your personal computer, a local data file is installed using the Chromium extensions on Chrome. It cannot monitor what you are doing from home. 

No. Teachers can schedule GoGuardian to monitor students while logged into School-issued devices Monday-Friday during school hours.