New! Google Classroom Add-Ons
Classroom teachers using Google Classroom in our district now have access to some amazing add-ons that make it easier for students and the teachers to use some of our premium subscriptions. Adobe Express for Google Classroom and Nearpod are now available in Google Classroom for easy assignment integration! Learn more below.
When creating an assignment in Google Classroom, you can now quickly add in assignments using these 2 amazing district resources. Having these tools build right into the lesson saves time and eliminates the need for opening additional tabs to get to things. Viewing and responding to student work is easier now using the add-ons in Google Classroom:
Adobe Express
Nearpod
Learn more about each add-on below.
Adobe Express For Google Classroom
Unlock student creativity with stunning visual stories. Create impactful social graphics, web pages, and short videos in minutes!
Overview
Help students of all grade levels push their creative thinking and communication with Adobe Express. Adobe Express empowers teachers to introduce creativity into the classroom by giving students a fun, easy, and engaging tool to create posters, infographics, web pages, and videos. Access thousands of education templates aligned to your grade-level and content area and quickly assign them to students in Google Classroom.
Incredibly easy to use: everything's included — templates, fonts, music, and an amazing variety of K12-safe photos from Adobe Stock. Push your students' creative confidence and digital literacy skills to the next level no matter the content area or grade-level.
Built with privacy and safety in mind: Adobe Express offers safe search for images and videos and is fully compliant with COPPA, FERPA, and GDPR when used with school-based licenses.
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Overview
Google Classroom add-ons is a new feature in Google’s Workspace for Education. Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Education Plus editions.* Classroom add-ons provide custom learning and grading experiences from 15+ EdTech tools to help save teachers and students time.
As a Google for Education Premier Partner, Nearpod’s enhanced add-on integration increases functionality and saves educators’ time by allowing them to assign lessons, review reports, and automatically record grades directly within Google Classroom from any device. Students can access Nearpod lessons within Google Classroom as well. This first-of-its-kind integration for Google Classroom improves the workflow for educators and students alike. The add-on allows educators to:
View post-session reports in Google Classroom
Grade Nearpod lessons in Google Classroom
Access their Nearpod lessons and add as an assignment within Google Classroom
Assign Live or Student-Paced lessons directly in Google Classroom
Add important point values, due dates, or optional instructions for their students
Allow students to join the lesson by clicking on the provided link in Google Classroom, and they will be brought directly to the lesson without needing to enter the standard Nearpod join CODE
Available for all Nearpod subscription types
Mobile and desktop support for teachers and students