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GAT Labs for Education

Early Warning. Quiet Intervention. Real-Time Student Monitoring for Google Classrooms.

Support students before issues escalate.

GAT Shield gives your team real-time visibility into activity on managed Chromebooks, so you can spot early signs of distress, risky searches, or inappropriate content and act with care, not disruption.

When a Student Is Struggling, Their Screen Often Knows First

A student searching “how to make the pain stop” during class won’t raise their hand. But their digital activity might be asking for help.

For educators and admins, this is the reality: students often signal distress quietly, through search terms, site visits, or sudden changes in behaviour.

The challenge?
Spot those signs early. Respond quickly.
And do it in a way that protects student privacy and maintains trust.

GAT Shield helps you do exactly that, safely, discreetly, and in real time.

Real-Time Student Risk Detection. On Your Terms

GAT Shield helps your school catch harmful searches, repeated access to blocked sites, and other digital warning signs as they happen.

But it’s not just about alerts. It’s about getting the right signal to the right people, at the right time. No noise. No overreach. Just smart, quiet support that fits how your team already works.

You control the rules, who’s notified, and how it integrates across classrooms and IT. GAT Shield runs in the background, so your staff can step in with confidence when it matters most.

What Sets GAT Shield Apart from Other Student Threat Detection Tools

While other tools stop at alerting, GAT Shield goes further, offering your team rich context, Google-native integration, and real-time insight to act with precision.
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Why schools choose GAT Shield:

Purpose-built for Google Workspace

Deploy across your existing OUs and managed Chromebooks, with no extra setup.

Full alert context, not just keywords

Every alert includes device details, URLs visited, session timelines, location data, and user org unit.

AI misuse & deepfake threat detection

Monitor for self-harm, bullying, weapons, and adult content, and emerging threats like AI-generated explicit content using custom rules or regex.

CIPA-compliant browsing control

Enforce internet safety rules, log access attempts, and align your monitor policies with CIPA and COPPA.

Automated reporting and oversight

Schedule summaries and export data directly to Google Workspace folders or staff inboxes.

Privacy-first by design

Only designated users can view alerts. All activity is logged, and no personal content (emails, docs, messages) is ever accessed.

Designed for Google Admins
and Student Safety Teams

Teachers

Quickly spot when a student might be struggling, without adding more to your day.

School Principals

Give your safeguarding staff the visibility and confidence to step in early, with the right data in hand.

IT Admins

Set smart, privacy-conscious rules that surface risks without compromising student trust and compliance.

Parents

Know that your child’s school has the tools to recognize when something’s wrong and respond with care.

Threat Detection & Real-Time Alerts: Your Questions Answered

What is student threat detection?

Student threat detection refers to monitoring digital activity for signs of potential danger, such as self-harm, violence, or online risks, so schools can intervene early.

GAT Shield uses real-time alerting rules to flag risky activity (websites visited, search terms used, YouTube videos watched). Alerts include full context to support quick, informed decisions.

Yes. GAT Shield is built for education and fully complies with GDPR, COPPA, FERPA, and Google Workspace policies. Only authorized safeguarding or admin staff can view flagged content.
No. GAT Shield monitors only what’s configured by admins, usually searches, website access, and YouTube activity. It does not access emails, messages, or personal documents.

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See how real-time threat detection fits into your school’s safeguarding strategy

GAT Shield helps protect students online, while giving your admins full control and visibility. Join hundreds of schools using real-time alerts to detect threatse early and support students’ wellbeing.