Classroom

Student and Parent Accessibility
Exposure to Online Learning - preparing them for higher ed & 21st Century
Teacher's Real-time Responses
Differentiated Instruction for All Students
Accountability
Streamline Workflow
Paperless (not lost)
Communication/Collaboration/Engagement email, private comments on assignments, and feedback on work
Organization
Time Saver - everything is in one place and stored in the Cloud

Creating Your First Class

Navigate to classroom.google.com
Click the "+" in the top right hand corner.
Give your class a name, section, subject area, and room.
Tip for K-5 teachers: Departmentalized grade create one Class for each rotation of students that you teach.

Sign-in to Google Classroom (app in "Waffle")
Click "Classwork" tab.
At the top, click + Create - choose what you wish to create (assignment, quiz assignment, question, material, reuse post, or topic)
Enter the title and any instructions.

You can add attachments, such as Google Drive files, YouTube videos, or links to your assignment.

To upload a file, click Attach, select the file, and click Upload.
To attach a Drive item, such as a document or form:
1. Click Drive .
2. Select the item and click Add.
To decide how students interact with an attachment, next to the attachment, click the Down arrow and choose an option:
- Students can view file—Students can read the file, but not change it.
- Students can edit file—Students can make changes to the file.
- Make a copy for each student—Students receive an individual copy of the file that they can change. KEY: Select this when creating the assignment the first time to avoid having to recreate the assignment when it is not an option.
To attach a YouTube video, click YouTube and choose an option:
- To search for a video to attach:
  1. Click Video search.
  2. Type keywords in the search bar.
  3. Click the video and click Add.
- To attach a video link:
  1. Click URL.
  2. Enter the URL and click Add.
To attach a link, click Link , enter the URL, and click Add.
To delete an attachment, click Remove next to the attachment.

By default, the assignment is due the next day, but you can change it.

You can add Drive files, links, images, or Youtube videos to your assignment.

1. From the "Classwork" tab (top middle), click on the assignment you would like to give feedback - "View Assignment"

2. Select the student's work

3. To the right of the student's work, add the grade and private comment

4. Click to add private comment and "Post"

(Personal preference on how you name your topic - ex: State Standard or Key Word)

Number assignments to help you organize files #001
Cntl + F to Find words or numbers in Classroom
Create a "Resource" Topic for class rules, rubrics, syllabus, etc.
Create a Google Classroom Template - Build all classes with this template to save time
Provide direct links to assignments if you need students to resubmit and refer them back to a specific assignment. Go to the Classwork page, locate the assignment, click on the three dots to the right of the assignment and copy.
Use a Google Doc for your syllabus so links are live and update-able throughout the year. Download it as a PDF for a cleaner look and upload it into Drive to add to Classroom.

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