Anecdotes are not enough.
Questions about student screen time can quickly become emotional or overly broad. Without school-level context, technology teams have little evidence to explain patterns or guide a constructive conversation.
Responsible Chromebook usage visibility
Move the screen-time conversation beyond guesswork.
Chrome Clock gives K–12 technology leaders clear Chromebook screen-time data for more informed conversations with administrators, boards, educators, and families.
Use real data to add context.
Chrome Clock turns Chromebook usage into clear averages and trends that help school leaders understand patterns, communicate transparently, and make better-informed decisions.
See it in action
Chrome Clock: Track Student Screen Time on Chromebooks
See how Chrome Clock turns Chromebook usage into clear K–12 screen-time reporting for technology leaders, administrators, boards, educators, and families.
Watch on YouTubeCore capabilities
What Chrome Clock helps your team do.
Start with the operating outcome, then use the specific capabilities your environment needs.
Average daily screen time
Understand typical Chromebook usage during the school day with clear, comparable reporting.
Grade-level trends
See how usage patterns differ across grade bands without framing the product as individual surveillance.
School-level trends
Give district and school leaders a more useful view of organizational patterns.
Time breakdowns
Review usage by day and hour to add context to school-day screen-time questions.
Role-based access
Give appropriate leaders access to the information relevant to their responsibilities.
Threshold alerts
Use alerts to draw attention to usage patterns that may need a closer look.
How it works
A clear path from connection to action.
01Install the extensionAdd Chrome Clock to student Chromebooks through the school’s managed environment.
02Record usageUsage is tracked in the background for reporting without extra day-to-day setup.
03Review the dashboardUse the secure dashboard to explore screen-time trends and reports.
Common use cases
Board reportingFamily questionsGrade-level comparisonsSchool trendsThreshold alertsTechnology planningResponsible use conversations
Value by role
Useful across the technology leadership team.
Technology directors
Explain Chromebook usage with school-level evidence and a consistent source of data.
School leaders
Understand usage patterns and bring context to decisions about responsible technology use.
Boards and families
Receive clearer answers grounded in organizational trends rather than fear or assumptions.
Security and privacy
Designed for responsible administration.
- Positioned as school-level visibility, not surveillance
- Role-based access supports appropriate information sharing
- The secure dashboard keeps reporting within the authorized school environment
- Get Set Tech’s privacy policy states that its tools focus on aggregated, technical, and administrative data
Google environment
Supported connections and data sources vary by product and use case.
- Managed Chromebooks
- Chrome extension deployment
- Google Workspace for Education
- Chrome Clock dashboard
“Before Chrome Clock, conversations about student screen time were based on guesswork and anecdotes, but now we have the real data needed to confidently answer questions from our parents and board. It has turned concerns into constructive, transparent community dialogues backed by concrete usage facts.”
Stephanie GriffinDirector of Instructional TechnologyPiedmont Unified School District
Frequently asked questions
What teams ask about Chrome Clock.
Is Chrome Clock designed for individual surveillance?
No. It is positioned around school-level visibility, responsible technology leadership, and better-informed conversations using organizational trends.
What can schools report on?
Current approved capabilities include average daily screen time, grade-level trends, school-level trends, time breakdowns, role-based access, alerts, and clear reporting.
How is Chrome Clock installed?
The current process begins by adding the Chrome Clock extension to managed student Chromebooks.
Who can use the dashboard?
Role-based access helps schools provide appropriate visibility to technology and school leaders based on their responsibilities.
Start a practical conversation
See Chrome Clock in your environment.
Tell us what your team is trying to improve. We’ll focus the conversation on the workflows and outcomes that matter to you.