Resources and Tutorials
Resources and Tutorials
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Getting Started with Google Classroom
5 Tips for Google Classroom Teachers
Grading in Google Classroom
Using Rubrics
Creating Digital Assignments
How To Hide Notifications on Stream
Classroom, Calendar, and Google Meet Integration
Self-Grading Quizzes to assess learning
Screencasting, Attendance, and more!
When an assignment, lesson, or unit doesn’t work, add your own comments–or have students add their own feedback, then tag it or save it to a different folder for revision.
Share assignments, ideas, and data with the professional learning community.
Keep samples of exemplar writing for planning.
Solicit daily, weekly, by-semester, or annual feedback from students and parents using Google Forms.
Share anonymous writing samples with students.
See what your assignments look like from the students’ point-of-view.
Flip your classroom. The tools to publish videos and share assignments are core to Google Apps for Education.
Communicate assignment criteria with students.
Let students ask questions privately.
Let students create their own digital portfolios of their favorite work.
Have students chart their own growth over time using Google Sheets.
Have students curate project-based learning artifacts.
Use Google Calendar for due dates, events outside the classroom, and other important “’chronological data.’
Streamline cross-curricular projects with other teachers.
Encourage students to use their smartphones for formal learning. By accessing documents, YouTube channels, group communication, digital portfolio pieces and more on a BYOD device, students will have a chance to see their phone as something other than a purely for-entertainment device.
Add voice comments to student writing (Mote and Kaizena are great tools for voice comments).
Help students create content-specific YouTube channels.
Create a digital parking lot”‘ for questions.
Administer digital exit slips.
Instead of homework, assign voluntary ‘lesson extensions’ for students. When questions arise about mastery or grades, refer to who accessed and completed what, when.
Create folders of miscellaneous lesson materials. digital versions of texts, etc.
Save pdfs or other snapshots of digital resources in universally-accessed folders.
Collect data. This can happen in a variety of ways, from using Google Forms, extraction to Google Sheets, or your own in-house method.
Since access is tracked, look for patterns in student habits–those that access assignments immediately, those that consistently return to work, and so on–and communicate those trends (anonymously) to students as a way of communicating “best practices in learning” for students who may not otherwise think
Differentiate instruction through tiering, grouping, or Bloom’s spiraling.
Create groups based on readiness, interest, reading level, or other factors for teaching and learning.
Use Google Forms to poll students, create reader interest surveys, and more.
Design digital team-building activities.
Share universal and frequently-accessed assignments–project guidelines, year-long due dates, math formulas, content-area facts, historical timelines, etc.
What if a student has a problem accessing the class using the class code?
If your class code doesn’t work, you can reset it and give the new code to your students. For more details, go to Reset or disable a class code.
How can I set student permissions for posting and commenting?
Go to classroom.google.com.
Click the class Settings .
Under General, next to Stream, click Students can post and comment choose a permission:
Students can post and comment—This option is the default. Students can post to the Stream page and comment on any item.
Students can only comment—Students can comment on an existing post, but can't create a post.
Only teachers can post or comment—Students can't post or comment on the Stream page. This option mutes all students.
To save your selection and return to the Stream page, in the top-right corner, click Save.
Note: If you turn off permissions to post and comment on the Stream page, students can still send you a private comment.
How can I create a rubric for an assignment?
You can create up to 50 criteria per rubric and up to 10 performance levels per criterion.
Note: Before you can create a rubric, the assignment must have a title.
On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
Click the class-->Classwork.
Create an assignment with a title -->under Rubric, click +AddRubric-->Create rubric.
To turn off scoring for the rubric, next to Use scoring, click the switch to the Off position .
(Optional) If you use scoring, next to Sort the order of points by, select Descending or Ascending.
Note: With scoring, you can add performance levels in any order. The levels automatically arrange by point value.
Under Criterion title, enter a criterion, such as Grammar, Teamwork, or Citations.
(Optional) To add a criterion description, under Criterion description, enter the description.
Under Points, enter the number of points awarded for the performance level.
Note: The rubric's total score automatically updates as you add points.
Under Level title, enter a title for the performance level, such as Excellent, Full mastery, or Level A.
Under Description, enter the expectations for the level.
To add another performance level to the criterion, click Add a level and repeat steps 8–9.
To add another criterion:
To add a blank criterion, in the lower-left corner, click Add a criterion and repeat steps 6–11.
To copy a criterion, in a criterion’s box, click More--> Duplicate criterion and repeat steps 6–11.
To save your rubric, in the right corner, click Save.
Can I reuse a rubric for another class or assignment?
Absolutely! You can reuse rubrics you previously created. You can preview the rubric you want to reuse, and then edit it in your new assignment. Your edits don’t affect the original rubric. To reuse a rubric, your new assignment needs a title.
On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
Click the class-->Classwork.
Create an assignment with a title> click +Rubric> Reuse rubric.
How do I select a grading system for the Gradebook?
You can only select a grading system in the web version of Classroom.
Go to classroom.google.com.
Click your class Settings .
Next to Overall grade calculation, select one:
No overall grade—Grades aren’t calculated for students. Students can’t see an overall grade.
Total points—Divides total points earned by total points possible. You can let students see an overall grade.
Weighted by category—Adds the scores across categories. You can let students see an overall grade.
How can I share a webpage with my class?
You share a webpage in one of 2 ways:
Share it with all students in a class so it instantly appears in the browsers of all active students and co-teachers (you must have the Share to Classroom extension for this).
Attach the webpage to an assignment, question, or announcement
In Chrome, go to the webpage you want to share. Next to the address bar, click Share to Classroom .
Sign in with your G Suite for Education account.
Click the name of your class.
From the drop-down list, choose what you want to do:
To share the webpage to your class, select Push to students, and then click Push.
The webpage instantly appears in the browsers of all active students and co-teachers.
To attach the webpage to a post:
To create an assignment, select Create assignment, enter your assignment, and click Assign.
To ask a question, select Ask question, enter your question, and click Ask.
To create an announcement, select Make announcement, enter your announcement, and click Post.
(Optional) Click View to view the assignment, question, or announcement on the Stream page.
Note: If you want to add multiple attachments or links to an assignment, create the assignment directly in Classroom. With the extension, you can only share the webpage you are viewing.
What if I would like to reuse a post or an assignment from another class?
Go to classroom.google.com.
Click the class and choose an option:
To reuse an announcement on the Stream page, in the Share something with your class box, click Reuse post .
To reuse an assignment, question, or materials, click Classwork > Create> Reuse post .
Click the class that has the post you want to reuse.
Click the post.
Click Reuse.
Choose an option:
Save the post for later—Next to Assign, Ask, or Post, click the Down arrow > Save draft.
Reuse an assignment—Click Assign.
Reuse a question—Click Ask.
Reuse an announcement—Click Post.
How do I invite parents to my class?
Go to classroom.google.com.
Click the class.
At the top, click People.
Next to a student’s name, click Invite guardians.
Enter a guardian’s email address.
To invite multiple guardians, insert a comma between the email addresses.
Click Invite.
If the guardian hasn’t accepted an invitation, you’ll see “(invited)” next to the guardian's email address. After a guardian accepts the invitation, you and their student receives a confirmation email. And, the guardian’s name shows next to the student’s name. For privacy, students don’t see the names of other students’ guardians.
Can parents view my class stream or student work?
No. When you invite guardians, they can’t see the Stream, Classwork, People, or Grades pages. Instead, guardians get an email summary of their student’s work. They get information about missing and upcoming work and class activities.
What if I don't want my class to be included in guardian email summaries?
By default, guardian email summaries are turned off for your class. If you turn on summaries, you can turn them off at any time.
Can students unenroll themselves from a class?
Technically, yes. When a student unenrolls from a class, you will no longer see them on your roster, but all of their files are stored in Google Drive. If a student accidentally unenrolls, contact the student with the class code for them to re-enroll. Once they do so, their names will reappear on the roster and their submitted work will be accessible to you as the teacher.
It's the end of the school year. How do I archive a class?
Go to classroom.google.com.
On the class card, click More > Archive.
Click Archive to confirm.
What if I need to restore an archived class?
When you restore an archived class, you see the class card again with your current classes. You can use its posts, assignments, comments, and materials again.
Go to classroom.google.com.
At the top, click Menu .
Scroll down and click Archived classes.
Note: If you haven’t archived any classes, this option won’t be in the menu.
On the class card, click More> Restore.
Click Restore to confirm.
How do I delete a class?
When you decide you’ll never use a class again, you can delete it permanently. You have to archive a class before you can delete it. Only the primary teacher can delete a class. Co-teachers can’t delete a class.
Warning: There's no way to undo deleting a class. If you click Delete, you no longer have access to any class posts or comments. However, you and your students can still access your class files in the class Drive folder.
To delete an archived class:
Go to classroom.google.com.
At the top, click Menu .
Scroll down and click Archived classes.
Note: If you haven’t archived any classes, this option won’t be in the menu.
On the class card, click More > Delete.
Click Delete to confirm.