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Web Filtering Solutions for Schools: Ensure Safe Online Learning

Protect students on Chromebooks with advanced web filtering and real-time activity alerts, on and off campus.

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Web Filtering for Schools

Online Security for Today’s Students

Providing a safe online learning environment is essential in today’s digital classrooms. With GAT Shield’s web filtering for schools, you gain advanced tools to protect students on Chromebooks, anywhere they go. Real-time monitoring, advanced alerts, and detailed activity tracking put you, the Google Admin, in full control of your school’s online safety.

From browsing activity to chat monitoring, location tracking to content filtering, GAT Shield offers powerful insights and flexible rule-setting, without the complexity of DNS redirection.

Designed for scalability, GAT Shield supports large domains and multiple OUs, allowing delegated auditing to teachers and even parents or guardians when needed. This goes beyond just meeting compliance requirements like CIPA, it helps you create a truly safe, productive, and enriching digital experience for your students.

GAT Shield’s Benefits for Your Students 

Their Online Safety, Your Rules: Site Control Access at Your Command

Site Control Rules
With GAT Shield’s highly customizable site access control rules, the web is your canvas. Trust or block any sites from users, groups or entire Organization Units. Take control of your digital landscape effortlessly.
Instant Site Categorization

We provide you with categories with thousands of URLs so you can deploy rules within seconds, granting you immediate control over your student’s online content. These rules are pushed to the Chrome devices under your supervision via our Chrome Extension.

Real-time Student Safety: Stay Alert with Site Control

Unparalleled Alerts and Control 
When a rule is broken or an unauthorized site is visited you can display messages on the screen, close the window, take a screenshot, or capture webcam images if necessary in milliseconds, these alerts can be sent to anyone like the school principal, administrator, guardian or parent and are 100% customizable.
Insightful Reports of Your Students
Acquire a detailed report on URL access to enhance insights into your students’ behaviour. Uncover pages to be blocked, create your own site categories, identify individuals attempting access, and get a complete view of everything that is happening in your education environment, including location timestamps and duration.

Enhanced Student Security: Blocking & App Access Control

Control and Moderate App access
Empower administrators to restrict or monitor access for individual users, OUs, or groups. Block or moderate personal Gmail accounts and YouTube access, with ease.
Control Communications
Disable Google Chat and Google Meet and apply days and times restrictions as needed.

Insightful Student Web Activity:
User Chrome Device Insights

Real-time Monitoring
Monitor in Real-time the browsing activity of users, OUs, groups or Chrome Devices by serial number at any given timeframe. Easily identify the most visited sites, providing quick insights into how users allocate their online time.

Security Beyond the Classroom:
Parental Access Control

Delegated Access Control
Grant access to teachers, parents, caregivers, or guardians control over any given user, group, classroom or OU. Customize the level of access to certain areas like Browsing, Searches, Extensions and Chats and much more.

Boost Student Security and Online Productivity with Web Filtering for Schools

Schools are increasingly becoming targets for cyberattacks, as districts face growing security vulnerabilities and limited resources. Implementing a robust web filtering solution for schools not only protects students from harmful content but also reduces cybersecurity risks by controlling access to unsafe websites and online distractions.

File Downloads

Use GAT Shield to alert on file downloads of a particular type. Manage downloads across all your 1:1 Chrome Devices with a few clicks. Additionally, enforce automatic deletion of certain download file types.

User/Device Geo Reporting

See exactly where your Chrome devices and browsers are being used. View details like region based on a longitude and latitude box, internal and external IP address, geolocation, Carrier, user and time of activity. Set an alarm or block activity outside of approved geographic zones.

Chromebook Management

Manage all Chromebooks in your Google Workspace domain from one place. Deprovision, disable, enable and reassign device accounts with your export/import functionality in GAT+

Task Automation

Manage your Google Workspace users in bulk. Streamline processes with automated workflows, save time and get back control of your student’s data.

TESTIMONIALS

What our customers think about GAT Labs

Millions of users are managed and protected through GAT’s advanced web filtering and security solutions for schools. Our comprehensive toolset helps solve real admin challenges, enhancing online safety and productivity across educational environments.

Customer Success Stories

If I have a question or if I have a problem, I can get an answer very quickly from y’al.! Your online documentation is excellent. I really like that you follow up to ensure that our problem has been solved. Also, your new features emails are welcome and show us what could be done with GAT. Although don’t take advantage of that as much as we’d like, only because we're a small team.

Bryan G.
Chief Technology Officer

I enjoy using GAT with my school and am very happy with the updates and upgrades over the past two years!
I appreciate all that your company does. In the past two years of being an education customer, you have already added so many useful features and have been amazing to work with for any support questions!

Donovan Waege
Technology Director, St. Peter Lutheran School

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Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely. GAT Shield offers highly customizable features, including site control rules and alerts. Admins can tailor web access policies to align with their educational objectives, ensuring that the platform adapts to your unique requirements.

GAT Shield provides comprehensive support, including knowledge base blogs, videos, and responsive customer support. Users have access to resources that help them maximize the benefits of the platform and address any questions or concerns they may have.

Getting started with GAT Shield is easy. You can begin by scheduling a demo or starting a 15-day trial to experience its features firsthand. Our team is here to assist you throughout the onboarding process. Note that GAT Shield requires GAT+ to be installed to unlock its full potential. 

GAT Shield prioritizes student privacy and data security. It adheres to strict privacy standards and compliance regulations to safeguard sensitive information. Detailed privacy policies and data protection measures are in place to protect students’ online activities.

Web filtering is vital for K-12 schools to provide a safe online learning environment. It ensures regulatory compliance, reduces distractions, and safeguards against cyberbullying and security threats. It also supports responsible internet use, benefiting both students and educators in creating a secure and focused learning atmosphere.