Gradebook & Google Classroom Integration

Overview

When you set up Google Classroom to sync with your Grade Book, Google Classes will be automatically created and students will be added to your Classroom.

Edupoint recommends that assignments are created in Synergy, as it is the grade book of record and offers more editing options on the assignment that creating the same assignment in Google Classroom.

During this self-study session, you will:

• Adjust your sync settings

• Learn how to create and score an assignment in Classroom

• Set your General Options

• Learn how to create and score an assignment in Synergy

• Learn how to fine tune your use of these tools.

Step 1. Watch the Video & Review the Companion Slides. 

This video takes an in-depth look at how to set up the Gradebook/Google Classroom integration.

Due to copyright laws, you must be signed in to your district Google account to view the slides and video.

You will learn about all of the details that you will miss if you just play around with the settings. 

You will avoid frustration by watching the complete video below. 

As stated in the video, if you are going to sync, you need to turn it all on (not just some parts), as shown in the video.

Times & Topics

• 0:00 Adjusting Class Settings for Google Classroom

• 4:22 Creating an Assignment in Classic Gradebook and What Happens in Google Classroom

• 8:08 Creating an Assignment in Google Classroom and What Happens in Synergy Gradebook

• 13:05 Scoring Assignments Created in Gradebook

• 15:15 Setting & Using General Options for Google Classroom

• 22:15 Using Google Drive in (new) Gradebook
  You can directly add Google docs from within Gradebook (without using Google Classroom at all).  Teachers can grade and return docs to students from within the Gradebook. The video covers all of this information in great detail.

• 32:33 Scoring Student Google Doc Submissions in Gradebook

Setting Up Google Classroom to Sync with your Grade Book video (2:11)

Review the Creating and Scoring Assignments in Google Classroom video (3:55)

This video is helpful because it shows how you can unlock assignments and score them in Synergy. 

Review a few additional Google Classroom General Options details that were not covered in the video.

Review the Creating and Scoring Assignments in Synergy video (2:22)

This video contains excellent tips regarding what Google will/will not accept.