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Google Classroom is an exceptional tool for collaborating with your students in a digital space. Quickly share assignments, provide feedback, and collect student work within a streamlined system that is navigable for both teachers and students.
Use the links below to find instructions for getting started with, and getting the most out of the tools provided by Google Classroom.
OFFICIAL RESOURCES FROM GOOGLE
Google provides a ton of excellent resources to help teachers on their journey toward tech savvy. Linked below is a series of videos to help you become familiar with every facet of teaching via Google Classroom.
Google Classroom is a simplistic learning management system. Its goal is to simplify the process of distributing and collecting digital materials.
WATCH: Getting started with Google Classroom
This video walks you through Google Classroom from beginning to end; from getting your first Classroom created, to adding Topics and Materials to your Classwork page.
WATCH (FOR KIDS): Google Classroom introduction
Even though this video was made with students in mind, you may want a glimpse of what the student-view of Classroom looks like.
OFFICIAL RESOURCES FROM GOOGLE
OFFICIAL RESOURCES FROM GOOGLE
Google has put a lot of work into their available training for teachers in the last few years. If you've considered integrating Google Classroom more fully into your day-to-day, it would be worth your time to give their Teacher Center a visit.
Click the button below to visit the Google Classroom section of the Teacher Center.
The Stream page is used mainly for teacher-to-class communication and informal discussion between teachers and students.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE USING YOUR STREAM FOR?
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE USING YOUR STREAM FOR?
✅ Posting announcements for your entire class
✅ Scheduling reminders about Classwork
✅ Posting a single-use resource
✅ Facilitating informal discussion
WHAT SHOULD YOU NOT BE USING YOUR STREAM FOR?
WHAT SHOULD YOU NOT BE USING YOUR STREAM FOR?
❌ Posting assignments or other work that students need to turn in
❌ Posting announcements or reminders very early in the morning or very late at night (students will get a notification anytime you post to the stream)
❌ Hashing out issues with students, parents or co-teachers (all of the comments/posts on the stream are posted for the entire classroom to see unless specified otherwise)
The People page is used to manage the members of your Google Classroom, both students and co-teachers.
WHY DO SOME OF MY STUDENTS HAVE GUARDIANS BUT NOT OTHERS?
WHY DO SOME OF MY STUDENTS HAVE GUARDIANS BUT NOT OTHERS?
Guardians are connected to students from the moment they are invited by a teacher. If a teacher used Google Classroom with Timmy in 4th grade and invited Timmy's guardian, that guardian will be connected to Timmy's account for every Classroom that Timmy joins throughout his school career.
WHAT IS A GUARDIAN SUMMARY?
WHAT IS A GUARDIAN SUMMARY?
A guardian summary is a weekly email that parents/guardians receive that gives them a run-down of the assignments their child is responsible for and any announcements posted by the teacher during that week. The summary also includes all Classrooms that student is enrolled in, so parents are only receiving one weekly email.
The Classwork page is the meat of Google Classroom, allowing students to complete teacher-created activities and turn them in with just a few clicks.
WHAT ARE ALL OF THE THINGS I CAN ADD TO THE CLASSWORK PAGE?
WHAT ARE ALL OF THE THINGS I CAN ADD TO THE CLASSWORK PAGE?
HOW TO
WATCH: How to keep your Classwork page organized with Topics & emoji
WATCH: All about assignments
This video goes step-by-step in creating and posting Assignments to your Classwork page.
READ: All of the menus and buttons in an Assignment explained
WATCH: Assigning work to select students
READ: Assigning work to groups or individual students
WATCH (FOR KIDS): Using Canvas to create digital art
Explore the Grades page, and get your Classroom experience running at top efficiency by adjusting some settings.
HOW DO I STAY ON TOP OF WHAT I HAVE TO GRADE IN CLASSROOM?
HOW DO I STAY ON TOP OF WHAT I HAVE TO GRADE IN CLASSROOM?
Classroom provides two pages to help keep you on track, one for teachers and one for students. They are called To Do and To Review and you can find out about them by watching the video below.
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