Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a platform that allows teachers and students to communicate and to share assignments and resources. Parents can't join a Google Classroom, but can sign up for email summaries of the activity in their child's classes. The resources below provide more information about using Google Classroom.

Google Classroom for Students

If you're new to Google Classroom or just want to know more about some of the features to help you stay organized, submit different kinds of assignments, and find and respond to feedback from your teachers, check out the videos below.

Click this link to access the entire playlist or watch the individual videos. Stay tuned for additional videos!

Student Tour of Google Classroom

Student Tour of Google Classroom.pdf

Submit a Screenshot to a Google Classroom Assignment

If your teacher has asked you to share evidence of having completed an online activity, one option might be to take a screenshot of your work and submit that. Watch this video to learn how.

Complete a Fillable PDF in Google Classroom with DocHub

Student Chromebooks have an app called DocHub which allows you to open and edit PDFs. Watch this video to learn how to open a PDF in a Google Classroom assignment and use DocHub to complete and submit it.

How to Use Google Classroom Class Calendar for Students

Students and families can view all assignments with due dates in one place using the Calendar view in Google Classroom. Watch this video to learn more. You can also click here to get information about the Google Classroom calendar view.

How to Use Google Classroom for Parents

This video provides helpful information for parents about how to help your child navigate Google Classroom and how to get access to Google Classroom's guardian summaries. For more information on the guardian summaries, check out this article from Google.

Parents, please note that MASD students have email access beginning in sixth grade. Our fourth and fifth grade students use Google Classroom, but they will not receive email notifications. Parents can still sign up for guardian notifcations.

If You're Having Trouble Signing Up to Receive Guardian Summaries from Google Classroom....

In a few cases, parents have experienced difficulty signing up for Google Classroom's Guardian Summaries. Please review the scenarios below for more information.

I received an email and clicked "Accept", but now it's asking for a Class Code".

In this case, Google Classroom thinks you are a student. If your student has been logged into their school account on the device you're using, that could be causing the confusion. In Chrome, try going to the File menu and opening a "New Incognito Window" and then accessing the email again from there.

I clicked "Accept" after accessing my email on an iPhone or iPad and then got stuck.

For some reason, Guardian Summary invitations don't work well on iOS devices. Try accepting the invitation from a computer. Once you have accepted, you should be able to receive the summaries on your iOS device without a problem.

The teacher has sent the invitation, but I haven't received it.

This is a tricky one, but through trial and error, we've been able to get most of the situations resolved. Here are a few things to try:

Try accessing your email from a computer instead of a mobile device.
In Chrome, click on File > New Incognito Window, and then sign into your email account from there.
If using a gmail account, try accessing the recovery email address you used when you set up that gmail account. If you don't know your recovery email, click here and sign into your gmail account. Sometimes the invitation email has inadvertently been directed to that recovery email.

If you've tried all of these but still can't resolve the problem, please email Anne Reardon at annereardon@mbgsd.org for additional help.

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