At the end of this lesson, you will know how to navigate a Class within Google Classroom and customize your header.
Stream
This is the social hub of your Google Classroom. Teachers can post announcements, links, videos, etc. here. If enabled, students can also make posts or comments here as well. Teachers can also choose in the settings if they want assigned Classwork to be posted here as well.
Classwork
This pages allows teachers to create learning activities and assign them to students. Teachers can post materials on this page as well as assign work to be completed. Classwork can be sorted into topics.
People
This tab allows you to see all the teachers and students that are members of the class. You can remove students from your class on this tab. You can also see which students have parents or guardians linked.
Grades
This is Google Classroom's gradebook where you can see the grades for each student. You can grade any activities in Classwork that have been assigned here. It is important to note that students do not have a view of this page when they enter their Google Classroom.
In the top right corner of the banner, click "Customize".
This will open a variety of pre-selected images that you can choose from to personalize your Google Classroom banner. They are sorted by subject. You can click on one that appeals to you and press "Select Class Theme".
You can also click "Upload Photo" in the header to upload a photo you already have on your computer. This can be a neat way to customize your classroom.
Now, choose the header that best suits your purposes and click on the "People tab" before continuing to the next page.