Google Classroom
Best Practices
Hopefully this helps students better navigate Google Classroom, but the best way to learn where everything is, is to click through all the tabs and menus etc. on your own. That way you can get a feel for where stuff is, how Classroom works, and be able to effortlessly access resources, materials, and assignments your teacher has made available and assigned to you.
1. Go to Google Classroom first everyday.
Select the Class you want.
Default view is the Stream view, where you can see announcements and assignments posted by your instructors.
2. Click on the Classwork Tab to see all your assignments.
You may scroll down and view all the assignments. Or...
3. You can click each topic on the left and see all the assignments for that topic and whether you did it or not.
4. You can see the status of each assignment on the right.
5. Click in this area to go to the assignment page.
6. You can then view the resources your teacher has added and add any files you need to your assignment.
7. Once you have finished the assignment, you may click MARK AS DONE
8. Sometimes your teacher can add files you need to complete[red arrow], and also add resources/directions at the top[blue arrow].
Make sure you know which resources are available and where to look for them!
9. If your teacher has shared a google document with you, you should complete it. Hopefully there are clear places[blue arrow] in which you need to put your answers.
10. DO NOT change the title of the document[green arrow] unless your teacher tells you to.
11. Once you are finished with the document, have spell-checked it, and proofread your answers, then click the turn in button[red arrow] in the top right.
12. You will then be prompted again to click Turn In.
12. If you need to redo or edit something, you may not do so unless you click unsubmit on Google Classroom.
Again: you cannot edit the document after you turn it in, unless you unsubmit it.
13. On your classwork tab, when you click on a topic, you can quickly see which assignments you have Turned In or not.
Yes, you can "Mark as Done" or submit blank files to make it look like they are all Turned In, but your teacher will not give you credit for non-work.
14. If you go to the Classwork tab and are on All topics, you can click on View your work.
15. You can now see the status of your assignments.
- 95/100: some teachers grade using Google Classroom, so you could see your grade for assignments after your teacher has reviewed it.
- Turned in: you have submitted work or have marked as done.
- Checkmark: your teacher has reviewed it and returned it.
- Missing: you have not submitted or marked as done. Note: if you have attached files it is still "missing" until you click submit. This is shown when it is past due.
- Assigned: Assignments have been assigned and are not due yet...OR your teacher has forgotten to put a due date in Google Classroom.
- Note submissions are time-stamped so if it is "Done late" you might incur late penalties depending on your teacher.
16. If you click on the three lines in the upper left, you may view the overview options.
17. You can select a specific course; view your settings such as email[blue arrow]; view your To-do list of incomplete assignments[green arrow]; or view the calendar[red arrow].
18. The To-do screen has all your assignments, for all your classes, that you have either not submitted or not marked as done.
19. The calendar view has all your assignments for all your classes and when they are due.
NOTE: Many teachers, TClark included forget to add a due date, so make sure you pay attention to daily agendas or whiteboard or wherever your teacher puts due dates. You can try to ask politely if they can add it to the Google Classroom assignment, but it is easy for teachers to forget to do so.
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