Google Classroom

1. Go to classroom.google.com

2. Click "Go to Classroom" button if you have never logged in.

3. Use your school Google account credentials to login. 

4. Click "Continue."

5. Select your role. Be sure to select the correct role.

   1. Teacher: Can create and join classes in Google Classroom.

   2. Student: Can ONLY join classes in Google Classroom.

1. Click the + in the top right to create a class. 

2. Click "Create a Class."

3. Enter Class Name (required), Section, Subject, and Room if applicable. 

   1. Tip: Be consistent across your naming. If you teach multiple classes, it might be helpful to label the trimester and block in the subject or section. For example, T1 1st English, T1 2nd English, T1 3rd English, etc. 

Need to edit a class after creation?

1. Open the class you would like to edit.

2. Click the settings wheel in the top right corner.

3. Begin editing class details. 

4. Click "Save" in the top right corner after making changes. 

Follow this tutorial to link your Google Classroom gradebook to your Infinite Campus gradebook.

Linking GC to IC Tutorial

1. MAIN MENU- Switch classes, calendar, assignments turned in for review, and more.

2. STREAM- Main communication space for your class. Create and schedule announcements. Customize what students see. 

   1. You can set up to only post announcements or announcements and classwork to the stream.

   2. You can turn on or off students ability to post to the stream.

3. CLASSWORK- Classwork page is for creating, distributing, and organizing assignments, questions, and class materials.

4. PEOPLE- Add and remove students, co-teachers, guardians, and send emails to students and/or guardians. 

5. GRADES- View and update gradebook. Individual grades and class averages can be seen.

6. CLASS SETTINGS- Add or edit class details, class code, setup or change student permissions, set up grading, connect to Infinite Campus.

7. GOOGLE APPS WAFFLE- Access Google Docs, Slides, Gmail, etc. 

Access the class settings by clicking the settings wheel in the top right corner. 

• Update class details like course title, subject, section, and room.

• Set student permissions to post and comment under the "General" settings and "Stream."

  • Allowing students to post allows them to share questions and information and add files (images, links, documents, and YouTube videos).

  • Comments are text-only responses to posts. 

  • Important note: Students cannot edit posts or comments. They can delete them. Teachers are able to delete any post or comment and see deleted posts and comments. 

  • To set permissions, click "Students can post and comment" and choose a permission:

    • Students can post and comment: Default option- Students can post and comment to any item on the Stream.

    • Students can only comment: Students can comment but not post.

    • Only teachers can post or comment: Students can't post or comment on the Stream page.

If you would like to track grades in Google Classroom, you can set those settings under "Grading" by choosing "Total points" or "Weighted by category" grading options. You can also choose "No overall grade" and you and students won't see their overall grade. 

Tip: These settings are only availble on the web version and not in the mobile app.

Grading options:

• No overall grade: Grades aren't calculated or visible to students.

• Total points: Divide total points earned by total points possible. Students can see overall grade.

• Weighted by category: Add scores across categories. Students can see overall grade.

Grade categories:

• Click "Add Grade Category."

• Enter a grade category. 

  • If you chose "Total points" grading option, you will enter a whole number of points.

  • If you chose "Weighted by category" grading option, you will enter a whole number. All percentages of grading categories must add up to 100% to save. 

  • Continue to add categories as needed.

• Click SAVE to make changes. 

• To reorder the class cards, click and drag them to the desired location. 

• To get to a specific class, click on the title of that class to go directly there.

• To access the documents and templates for a specific class, click the folder icon on the bottom right of the class card to open the Google Drive folder.

• To access the gradebook for a specific class, click the jagged arrow icon on the bottom right of the class card.

• Click the 3 vertical dots on the class card to move the class, edit the class, copy the class, and archive the class.

Open the "Classwork" tab at the top of the page. Here is where you can post assignments, quizzes, questions, classroom materials, and reuse previous posts. You can also create topics that can aid organization (units, weeks, subjects, etc.). 

1. Select what type of post you want to create.

2. Add the title of your assignment and description. (Tip: Add dates or number your assignments to help with organization.)

3. Add files, links, videos, etc. to the assignment using the buttons below the description. You can also create files within the assignment post. 

4. Select the class(es) you wish to post the announcement using the drop-down menu.

5. Select the student(s) using the drop-down menu. This is helpful for differentiating assignments to students.

6. Add the point value for the assignment or choose "ungraded."

7. Add due date and time.

8. Add assignment to appropriate topic.

9. Optional: attach a rubric. 

10. Assign, schedule, or save as a draft.

ASSIGNMENTS WITH ATTACHMENTS

Drive:  Add file from Drive. Click Drive logo, select the item, and click Add. *If you add a Google Form quiz and no other attachments, grades can be imported into the assignment. 

YouTube: Click YouTube, enter keywords or link and Search, click the video and select add.

File: Upload file from computer. Select file and upload.

Link: Click link, enter the URL, and click add link.

Create: Use Google Apps to create a new document/file to add to the assignment. 

Decide how to share the attachments with students:

• Students can view file: All students can read/open but not edit.

• Students can edit file: All students share the same file and can edit and make changes to it simultaneously. 

• Make a copy for each student: Students get their own file created with their name in the title, document is added to their Google Drive, and only editable by student and teacher. When the student turns in the assignment, their editing access is paused until you return the assignment to them.

You can assign a quiz with Google Forms in Google Classroom. You can create the quiz in your Google Drive or create it directly in Google Classroom.

1. Open the "Classwork" tab, Click " + Create" and select "Quiz assignment."

2. This will create a blank Google Form quiz and attach it to the assignment.

3. Option A) To create the quiz in Google Classroom, click on the "Blank Quiz" attachment to edit the quiz and add questions.
   Option B) If you already created the quiz, click the X to delete the blank quiz. Click "Add" and "Google Drive" and select the correct Google Form quiz in your Drive.

4. Add title and instructions. 

5. If you are tracking grades in Google Classroom, you can toggle "Grade importing" on under the Google Form quiz attached.

6. Select the student(s) using the drop-down menu. This is helpful for differentiating assignments to students.

7. Add the point value for the assignment or choose "ungraded."

8. Add due date and time.

9. Add assignment to appropriate topic.

10. Optional: attach a rubric. 

11. Assign, schedule, or save as a draft.

Go to the "Classwork" tab. Click " + Create" and select "Question."

1. Enter question and instructions.

2. Choose short answer or multiple choice from the drop down.

   1. For short answer: Choose whether or not students can reply to each other and/or edit their answer after they submit.

   2. For multiple choice: Click options to add answer choices. Add as many options as needed. To delete an option, click the X to remove. When students turn in a question, they see a summary of class answers. To turn this off, switch off "Students can see class summary."

3. Select the student(s) using the drop-down menu. This is helpful for differentiating assignments to students.

4. Add the point value for the assignment or choose "ungraded."

5. Add due date and time.

6. Add assignment to appropriate topic.

7. Click "Ask" to post the question to students or schedule or save as a draft.

Easily share resource materials and information (syllabus, related reading, tutorials, etc.) to the Classwork page. Materials can be organized by topic, reordered, and scheduled to post like other assignments. 

1. Open the "Classwork" tab and click " + Create" and click "Material."

2. Add title and description of the materials.

3. Attach or create files. 

4. Select the student(s) using the drop-down menu. This is helpful for differentiating assignments to students.

5. Add materials to appropriate topic.

6. Post, schedule, or save as a draft.

To access and update your gradebook, click the "Grades" tab at the top.

From here you can view, grade, and return student work. The grading status is color-coded:

• Red- missing work

• Green- turned in, draft grade (graded but not returned to students)

• Black- returned work

You can type grades and return grades directly in your gradebook. 

To view a student submission, 

• Click on a cell for a student's assignment. 

• Click the 3 vertical dots (More).

• Select "View submission."

• The student's work will open in a new tab.

You have options to leave a numeric grade, comment-only feedback, or both. 

You can leave grades, feedback, and return to students from:

1. The student work page

2. Grading tool

3. Grading page

To see status of student work and the number of students who have submitted or are missing assignments:

1. Click the "Classwork" tab on the top of the page.

2. Click on the desired assignment. See the number of students that have turned in the assignment and the number of students assigned but not turned in.

3. Click "View assignment."

4. This opens the "Student work page" where you will see the number and names of students grouped by work status:

   1. Assigned: students that have not turned in work, including missing or unsubmitted work

   2. Turned in: students that have turned in work

   3. Graded: graded work that you have returned

   4. Returned: ungraded (non-graded) work you've returned

   5. To see student work in a specific category, click Turned in, Assigned, Graded or Returned. To see a student's submission, on the left, click a student's name. 

To set notifications and other settings for all of your classes, go to the Google Classroom homepage, click the main menu (three lines), then select settings. 

From here:

• Change your profile picture.

• Enable/disable email notifications and what type of notifications you want to receive.

  • Comments, classes you're enrolled in, classes you teach.

• Turn on/off email and mobile notifications for specific classes.

At the end of a course, you will want to archive a class to remove to clear up your home page and the home page of your students.

1. Go to the Google Classroom Homepage.

2. Click the more menu (3 dots) on the class card you wish to archive. 

3. Select "Archive." A pop-up will warn you that you are about to archive a class. 

4. Click "Archive" to confirm. 

Note: You will still have access to the files from the class in the Google Drive class folder. You will also be able to reuse posts from archived classes in new courses. 

If you need to restore a class, you can unarchive a class by going to the "Archived Classes" section from the main menu (three lines), then click on the more menu (3 dots) of the class card you wish to unarchive. Click "Restore."

One you have created an assignment, you can reuse it infinitely in the same or different classes. You can reuse an assignment even if the class has been archived. 

When reusing a post, you can:

• Make copies of attachments and rubrics and add new ones.

• Modify the post before you publish it.

1. To reuse an assignment, open the "Classwork" tab, click " + Create", and click "Reuse post."

2. A list of classes will appear in a pop-up window. Select the class with the post you want to reuse.

3. A list of posts for that class will populate. Click the post you want to reuse. (Tip: If you don't want all classes to use the same attachments, check the "Create new copies of all attachments box."

4. Make any desired changes. Add/ delete attachements.

5. Select the student(s) using the drop-down menu. This is helpful for differentiating assignments to students.

6. Add the point value for the assignment or choose "ungraded."

7. Add due date and time.

8. Add assignment to appropriate topic.

9. Add, delete, or edit rubric if desired.

10. Click "Reuse."

Topics are a great way to maintain organization and filter assignments. Topics can work like modules, units, or weeks, with individual assignments and posts organized underneath those topics. You can reorder posts under a topic and reorder topics within the classwork page. Using topics is optional. Posts without a topic will automatically appear at the top of the classwork page.

To create a topic:

• Option 1: Open the "Classwork" tab, click " + Create" and select "Topic." Enter the topic name and click "Add." Add new assignments to the topics you've created.

• Option 2: Add a topic to an existing assignment. Open the assignment, click the 3 vertical dots (More), then edit. Where it says "No topic," click the drop-down arrow and select the topic from your list. 

Reorder and filter classwork with topics:

• When you reorder a topic, the posts beneath it move with the topic. 

• Only teachers can reorder topics. Only topics with published posts can be seen by students.

• Reorder topics:

  • To move a topic, click and drag the topic section on the classwork page or click the 3 vertical dots (More) and then "Move up" or "Move down."

• Reorder assignments under topics:

  • Just like topics, click and drag to reorder or use the 3 vertical dots to move up or down.

• Filter Topics: 

  • Filter what you see (students can use this tip as well) by filtering topics. 

  • You will see the topics on the left side of the screen. Click the topic name to see only the posts under that topic. Click "All topics" to view all topics at once.

To save time, you can save frequently used comments to use later. 

1. In the grading tool, click on the comment bank.

2. Click "Add to bank" and enter comment. You can add multiple comments by starting a new line.

3. Click "Add" to save to the comment bank. 

Google Classroom automatically creates a Google Calendar for your class. Each assignment with a due date is automatically added to the class Google Calendar. 

1. To access the calendar, click the main menu (three lines) at the top left of your screen.

2. Click "Calendar" or access the individual calendar on the "Classwork" page for that class.

3. From the calendar, you can see a weekly view of the classwork assigned. You can click on an assignment to go directly to the details page.

You can also add other events and dates to your Classroom Google Calendar by going to calendar.google.com and adding them manually to the calendar.

• Collaborate with teachers- Create a PLC Masterclass with all teachers added as teachers. Assignments, information, and resources can be posted there and reposted to every individual class. This helps with sharing permissions and saves time.

• Show Students the "Turn in" button- On assignments where each student gets a copy, there will be a "Turn In" button on their personal document. Show them to use the "Turn In" button when they have completed the assignment to make sure they receive credit for their work and get feedback. 

• Show Student how to Unsubmit an Assignment- If students realize they left something incomplete or have errors, show them how to open the assignment and unsubmit the assignment, which will return editing rights to the student. As a teacher, you will be able to see the turn in and unsubmit actions on the assignment history. 

• Refresh- When you have added a new assignment, an announcement, or made edits, students will need to refresh Google Classroom in order to see those changes. 

• Turning in Non-Digital Work- If you want to keep the same process for all assignments, students can take a photo or video of their work and upload it to the Google Classroom assignment.