Commands Overview

Teacher commands let you interact with student devices during an active class session. Most commands can be applied to a single student or multiple students at once.

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Available Commands

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Lock / Unlock Screen

The Lock Screen command mutes and disables all browser windows on a student’s device. The lock clears automatically at the end of the session in which the student was locked. Lock one student: Click the 3-dot menu on their tile and select Lock student’s device. Lock multiple students:

1. Select students using the checkboxes next to their names.
2. Click Lock / Unlock device.
3. Optionally enter a custom message for the locked screen.
4. Click Lock devices to confirm.

Unlock students:

1. Select the locked students.
2. Click Lock / Unlock device.
3. Click Unlock, then confirm by clicking Unlock devices.

If the device does not unlock after 30 seconds, restart the student’s device, wait for them to reconnect to the session, then issue the unlock command again.

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Open Tab

The Open Tab command opens a specified URL in a new tab on selected students’ devices. Open a tab for multiple students:

1. Click Open Tab.
2. Select All or choose specific students, then click Next.
3. Enter a URL and click Open Tab.

Open a tab for one student:

1. Click the 3-dot menu on a student’s tile.
2. Select Open Tab.
3. Enter a URL and click Open Tab.

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Close Tab

1. Click the student’s tile to open their screen view.
2. Find the tab you want to close.
3. Click Close to the right of the URL.

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Screenshot

1. Click a student’s tile to open their screen view.
2. Click the camera icon in the bottom-right corner.

Screenshots are saved in the Screenshots tab. See Take a Screenshot for how to access and download saved screenshots.

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Exclude / Include Student

Excluding a student hides them from Screens and Timeline views. It does not remove them from the roster. Exclude one student: Click the 3-dot menu on their tile and select Exclude student. Exclude multiple students:

1. Click Exclude from session.
2. Select All or specific students.
3. Click Exclude students to confirm.

Re-include a student: Find the excluded student’s tile and click Re-include Student.

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Annotate

The Annotate command places a colored circle on a student’s screen. The circle is visible to the student for approximately 10 seconds, then disappears automatically. You can change the circle’s color and size using the Pointer Color and Pointer Size options. The Annotate option is available in the bottom-right area of a student’s screen view.

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Close App (Windows Standalone Only)

The Close App command closes any application running on a Windows student device. This command is available only when the GoGuardian for Windows standalone software is installed on the student’s device.

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Issue Commands to One Student From Their Tile

From the 3-dot menu in the top-right corner of any student’s tile, you can issue these commands directly to that student:

• Lock / Unlock Screen
• Open Tab
• Exclude Student
• Start a Chat (when Chat is enabled for the session)

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