> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goguardian.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chromebook Desks and GoGuardian Teacher

> How GoGuardian Teacher handles students using Chromebook's multiple-desks feature, including what teachers see and how filtering applies across desks.

## Chromebook Desks Feature

Google's **Desks** feature allows Chromebook users to open multiple desktop windows to help with organization and multitasking. For more information on the **Desks** feature, refer to [Google's support article on Desks](https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9594869?hl=en#zippy=).

## How GoGuardian Teacher Works With Multiple Desks

The **Desks** feature can't currently be disabled in **Google Admin Console**. GoGuardian will filter and review browsing activity across all open desks.

GoGuardian Teacher displays 1 screen view at a time, whichever window a student is actively focused on. Browsing activity from each desktop is reviewed by GoGuardian, and is subject to GoGuardian Admin filtering and GoGuardian Teacher Scenes.

## Student View

When a student has 2 or more desktops open, their Chromebook displays **Desk 1** and **Desk 2** indicators near the bottom of the screen.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a/images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a&q=85&s=5006669e324bc7d48ed4b8222d6cb9de" alt="How GoGuardian Teacher Works With Multiple Desks" width="1382" height="764" data-path="images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-01.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a/images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a&q=85&s=d357a890a36dfcddfb5c2afa8522ef44" alt="How GoGuardian Teacher Works With Multiple Desks" width="1366" height="774" data-path="images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-02.png" />

## Teacher View

When reviewing a student who's using multiple desktops, teachers see whichever desktop a student is actively using. The screen view updates as a student switches between desks and open tabs.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a/images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a&q=85&s=02478f669e318581dd3b76f60d17fb70" alt="Chromebook Desks Feature" width="2772" height="1176" data-path="images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-03.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a/images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Ndlw-_z_ycb5Y93a&q=85&s=768014c64dff8a6a63da5031cd6096bc" alt="Chromebook Desks Feature" width="1372" height="586" data-path="images/screenshots/chromebook-multi-desk/step-04.png" />

Browsing activity from the window that's actively in use displays as **Active Tab** under the **Student Activity** section. All other browsing activity across multiple desks is listed under **Other Tabs**. The listed **Active Tab** updates to whichever tab the student is currently using.

<Note>
  Both **Active Tab** and **Other Tabs** entries can be closed using the [Close Tab](/products/teacher/commands-overview) command. Each tab is subject to Teacher [Scene](/products/teacher/scenes-overview) filtering rules, including tab limits.
</Note>

## Resources

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Commands Overview" href="/products/teacher/commands-overview">
    Learn about all available Teacher commands, including Close Tab.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scenes Overview" href="/products/teacher/scenes-overview">
    Understand how Scenes apply filtering rules across student tabs and desks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Active Screens View" href="/products/teacher/active-screens-view">
    See how to review active student screens during a session.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Focus and Reorder Tabs" href="/products/teacher/focus-and-reorder-tabs">
    Manage which tabs are visible and active for students.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
