Allowing Desktop Notifications for GoGuardian Teacher

GoGuardian Teacher will normally prompt users to allow desktop notifications to provide alerts when students send new chat message while a teacher may not be viewing their GoGuardian Teacher classroom session.

Often times websites will send SPAM via desktop notifications and it may be a reflex for many to deny GoGuardian permission to send desktop notifications through the browser.

How to enable desktop notifications for Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge:

Google Chrome

Enable Desktop notifications for Google Chrome:

1. Navigate to teacher.goguardian.com and sign in.
2. Click the lock icon to the left of the url in the address bar at the top of the window.
3. Click the drop-down for "Notifications" and select "Allow."
4. Navigate to account settings within GoGuardian Teacher: https://teacher.goguardian.com/account/preferences
5. Ensure the toggle to enable desktop notifications is enabled.

Firefox

Enable Desktop notifications for Mozilla Firefox:

1. Navigate to teacher.goguardian.com and sign in.
2. Click the notification icon to the left of the url in the address bar at the top of the window.
3. Click the X to the right of the disabled notification preference to unblock notifications.
4. Navigate to account settings within GoGuardian Teacher: https://teacher.goguardian.com/account/preferences
5. Ensure the toggle to enable desktop notifications is enabled.

Safari

Enable Desktop notifications for Safari:

1. Navigate to teacher.goguardian.com and sign in.
2. Click "Safari" at the top left corner of the desktop to open the system drop-down menu for Safari.
3. Click "Preferences." 
4. Under "General" near the bottom left corner of the preferences window, click "Notifications."
5. Ensure goguardian.com is set to "Allow."
6. Navigate to account settings within GoGuardian Teacher: https://teacher.goguardian.com/account/preferences
7. Ensure the toggle to enable desktop notifications is enabled.

Microsoft Edge

Enable Desktop notifications for Microsoft Edge:

1. Click the lock icon to the left of the address bar
2. Under "Website Permissions" toggle "Notifications" to the On position.
3. Navigate to account settings within GoGuardian Teacher: https://teacher.goguardian.com/account/preferences
4. Ensure the toggle to enable desktop notifications is enabled.

Internet Explorer

Internet explorer does not support desktop notifications. Please install an alternative browser to use this feature.