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LanSchool vs GoGuardian: Which is a better fit?

Updated on May 23rd, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,183 reviews from Classroom Management users.
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Student Management
2.0
Tests/Assessments
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Course Management
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Feature ratings
Student Management
3.3
Tests/Assessments
4.0
Student Information/Records
4.1
Attendance Tracking
3.8
Course Management
4.3
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews33
Ease of use
3.9
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.2
4.7
User reviews136
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.6
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We serve K-12, Higher Education and Corporate markets.

K-12 schools, technology administrators, teachers, school counselors, school nurses, and parents.

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Karee S
Innovation Lab Specialist (grades 3-5)
4.0

Karee: Hi, my name is Karee. I'm a STEM teacher. And I give LanSchool a four out of five rating. For more reviews like this, click below. At my school, we used LanSchool to be able to run programs for our student computers and prepare before they arrived at school. So we were able to open up applications that we knew that they would be needing to use. And then, also, if we wanted students to stop working, it was a great classroom management tool. We could blank their screens, we could show our screens. So it was really great for technology management and preparation. What I loved most about LanSchool is that I was able to pause student computers. So if I needed to get their attention, I could write a message and send it to them, and then it would freeze their screens, which was super nice. I also really like there's just a lot of time saving. So instead of having to have students always log in and navigate to where they have to go to the right page, I could just literally send that page to all of my students or whatever they needed to be working on. So it just was a huge time saver when you have a little bit of time for class. One of the only things I did not like about LanSchool is, obviously, students could move things on the desktop around. And so if we ever wanted to use keyboard shortcuts, or if we wanted to open things on different computers, if students moved something on the computer, it wouldn't work. So if not all desktops were the exact same were files were located in things, we'd often run into bugs.

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Alexis Z
CTE Business Teacher
5.0

Alexis Z.: Hi, my name is Alexis, and I am an English II teacher. My company size is between 5,000 to 10,000 people, and my rating for GoGuardian is five out of five stars. I came to learn about GoGuardian through my current school district. When I joined, they were utilizing this program. I had never heard of it before, but they provided us a training, and I noticed many features that were very appealing to me that I could use in the classroom. There are many features of GoGuardian that stand out to me to be absolutely fantastic. First, when students are working on a Chromebook, I can easily monitor what they are doing. I'm also able to address off-task behaviors in the moment by chatting through students through GoGuardian's chat system. Also, I find that when students are working on essays, utilizing GoGuardian and its chat system makes it very efficient and easy for me to check all the students' work very quickly and provide efficient feedback. For example, when I am looking through GoGuardian on my Chromebook, I can check each student's work as they are working in the moment, and then I can send them feedback right away. This allows me to check many students in a shorter amount of time than it would be if I was to go student by student. I also like how I am given a report about all of the websites that students access after I close my GoGuardian session. Getting started with GoGuardian was extremely easy. Once I logged in, I could see all of my classes, and all of my rosters were already available to me. All I had to do was start the session, which was very self-explanatory and easy to do. One bit of advice I would give to someone who is looking at getting started with GoGuardian is to utilize it for all of its great features, but to also keep in mind that there are certain workarounds for students that allow students to put a screen up and seem like they are working, but they're actually not. They're playing a game. So I would advise that you watch each student diligently as on the computer as they are working, and make sure that they are working on the page they're supposed to be working on. If you don't see any movement, then you might want to go check on that student.

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LanSchool

22/50
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Blended Learning
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Discipline Management
  • Email Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Learning Management
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Records Management
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Student Portal
  • Transcripts
  • Assessment Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Built-in LMS
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Data Import/Export
  • For Classroom
  • For Labs
  • Gradebook
  • Live Chat
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Screen Monitoring
  • Skills Assessment
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Web Usage Monitoring
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LanSchool
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
GoGuardian
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
LanSchool
  • By Lenovo Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1986
GoGuardian
  • By GoGuardian
  • Located in United States
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