{"id":7348,"date":"2022-11-23T11:29:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/?p=7348"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:06:03","slug":"4-tips-to-make-your-google-classroom-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/4-tips-to-make-your-google-classroom-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips to Make your Google Classroom Safer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How secure is your Google Classroom?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/intl\/en_ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Workspace<\/a> Admin and teachers are a team that works together to make your students, school, and <a href=\"https:\/\/edu.google.com\/workspace-for-education\/classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Classroom<\/a> safer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classroom management, web filtering, and student safety are basic needs for those working in online education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s take a look at what a K-12 Admin needs to keep in mind to make online classes run smoothly and safely. Those are four faults that admins and teachers should avoid if they aim to make Google Classroom safer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Control over Students\u2019 Screens<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are your students watching YouTube instead of focusing on online classes?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do they continue chatting with friends even though the teacher has already started class?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you suppose they are using the Internet to cheat on online exams?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t lose control of your Google Classroom anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it\u2019s getting out of control, you possess the capability to manage the situation. And you don\u2019t need any permission from the user (in this case, a student) to do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need to do as a Google Classroom Admin is to set up the following features for the entire school:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Real-time Student Screen Management<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Classroom management during class is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can give the teachers in your school the power to open, close, and move windows on any student&#8217;s screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let Google Classroom be in control again, thanks to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/teacher-assist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teacher Assist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With this tool, students will always have the right tabs open, and teachers will be able to see what they\u2019re viewing at the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/how-to-lock-student-screens-for-exams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0teachers can lock students\u2019 screens for exam time<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so they can\u2019t use the Chrome browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Browsing History for Every Student\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure compliance with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/consumers\/guides\/childrens-internet-protection-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children&#8217;s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this feature will be a real boon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if I told you that monitoring the searches of all students on Chromebooks and Chrome browsers DURING the class is at your fingertips? Sounds good, doesn\u2019t it?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can see how to check <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/k-12-chrome-browser-monitoring-keep-students-safe-focused\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrome monitoring browser<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using GAT Shield in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/see-all-searches-happening-on-your-organisations-chrome-devices-and-chrome-browsers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our Knowledge Base<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the video below. Just to mention one feature, it can detect and alert you about the bad language used by a student.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"See GAT: Searches Happening Across Your Chrome Devices and Browsers\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E7evi9TKGb4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to give access to your teachers to this data, no problem! They can easily monitor students\u2019 Chrome browsing activity with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/teacher-assist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teacher Assist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Alerts for Applications, Drive, Users, and YouTube<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAT+<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can set alerts for any action on your students\u2019 computers. You\u2019ll get notifications when they download and install applications, create, move, or copy files on their Google Drive, and much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat-shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAT Shield<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also lets you control what they watch on YouTube, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/block-youtube-access-and-allow-only-specific-urls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">block access to a specific URL<\/span><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or disable the entire website.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"d7qjeGKdQN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/youtube-access-blocking-in-google-workspace-5-admin-options\/\">YouTube Access Blocking in Google Workspace [5 Admin Options]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;YouTube Access Blocking in Google Workspace [5 Admin Options]&#8221; &#8212; GAT for Education\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/youtube-access-blocking-in-google-workspace-5-admin-options\/embed\/#?secret=wW8TXwPjm6#?secret=d7qjeGKdQN\" data-secret=\"d7qjeGKdQN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Control over Students\u2019 Inboxes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s all about their safety &#8211; and the teacher&#8217;s peace of mind during online classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An inappropriate email sent to the students\u2019 inboxes can distract them very easily. Phishing or spam emails could spoil the class or even affect the entire school\u2019s security system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GAT+<\/a> allows admins to bulk spam and remove inappropriate emails from all accounts at once. It enables <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/find-and-delete-phishing-emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">removing malicious emails<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, spam, and emails containing inappropriate content from multiple inboxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the video tutorial on how to delete spam, inappropriate, or accidental emails with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat-unlock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAT Unlock<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"GAT+ | How to Delete Spam, Inappropriate or Accidental Emails\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-St2zfDIJI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Cyberbullying and Self-harm Detection<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was very thick-skinned at school. I was mocked and ridiculed every day because of my sexuality and the sound of my voice, and I never fought back, I never cried, and I never told my parents or teachers because I was too embarrassed to admit that it was happening to me. Instead, I accepted the insults as part of my normal routine. Nobody should have to accept abuse as &#8220;normal&#8221;. It caused me to have incredibly low self-esteem and a lack of confidence that affected me long after I left school.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialanxiety\/comments\/x2j0yn\/comment\/imk1x8y\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This sad story<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could have been avoided if the teachers had reacted in time. They probably didn\u2019t realize or didn\u2019t want to realize what was happening at their school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, in the age of online learning, bullying continues in the virtual space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberbullying.org\/bullying-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.2% of students aged 13-17 experienced cyberbullying<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> U.S. schools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You, as a K-12 Admin, can prevent this by monitoring cyberbullying with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat-shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAT Shield for Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It allows you to set real-time alerts for harmful behavior, such as sharing inappropriate, sensitive content and cyberbullying keywords. It will work when using all Chrome browser activities at all times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, you can track user conversations, turn the Google Chat history on, or block it whenever it\u2019s supposed to be a tool for cyberbullies. It\u2019s a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/k-12-how-to-secure-google-chat-at-your-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really effective tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to fight against cyberbullying.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MF3XenNaMs\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/how-to-stop-cyberbullying-at-your-school-in-5-steps\/\">How to Stop Cyberbullying at your School? 5 Proactive Steps that Actually Work<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Stop Cyberbullying at your School? 5 Proactive Steps that Actually Work&#8221; &#8212; GAT for Education\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/how-to-stop-cyberbullying-at-your-school-in-5-steps\/embed\/#?secret=FUGh28G10j#?secret=MF3XenNaMs\" data-secret=\"MF3XenNaMs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Control over Lost School Devices\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Losing or stealing a device just happens. You have probably experienced it at some point, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, losing a school device can lead to damaging cyber consequences. Imagine a thief having access to all students\u2019 data, their chats, pictures, contacts\u2026 It\u2019s an easy path to abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the solution before it\u2019s too late. Track where the Chrome devices and browsers are being used via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat-shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAT Shield<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The tool also lets you set an alert about or instantly block activity outside of an approved location, as well as any user activity and time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And all this with exceptional accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/products\/gat-shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CTA-Secure-Google-Drive-File-Sharing-in-3-Steps-for-Google-Admins-2.png\" alt=\"GAT Shield\" width=\"1230\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CTA-Secure-Google-Drive-File-Sharing-in-3-Steps-for-Google-Admins-2.png 1230w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CTA-Secure-Google-Drive-File-Sharing-in-3-Steps-for-Google-Admins-2-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CTA-Secure-Google-Drive-File-Sharing-in-3-Steps-for-Google-Admins-2-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CTA-Secure-Google-Drive-File-Sharing-in-3-Steps-for-Google-Admins-2-768x289.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Closing Thoughts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that after reading this article, your online teaching won\u2019t be hampered by distractions, and you know how to make your Google Classroom safer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can audit your Google Classroom like a professional K-12 Admin using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/blog\/k-12-admins-ultimate-google-classroom-audit-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this 10-item checklist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the GAT tools for Google Workspace for Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at what a K-12 Admin needs to keep in mind to make online classes run smoothly and safely. 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