Google has added a lot of new features since the COVID-19 quarantines began.
Google Classroom
You can now email invitations to your students to join your class and don’t have to rely on them entering a Join Code.
Originality reports: analyze students’ work for plagiarism
Can be used for 5 assignments per class (was 3)
Reports can be downloaded and saved (and shared)
School matches for all enterprise users using school repositories)
Create a dedicated Meet link for each Google Classroom
Larger tile view; up to 49 people at a time
Custom and blurred backgrounds
Hand-raise feature
Closed captions are much more accurate.
Low-light mode and other
Breakout rooms
Participant polling
Noise cancellation so noise doesn’t interrupt learning
Security
Moderators can limit in-meeting chate
Mute all participants at once
End for all participants so no one lingers
Cannot knock after twice rejected
More information on Google Classroom updates
Kami can be used to make worksheets interactive.
You can create a new worksheet using the Kami Chrome extension
You can upload an existing worksheet to Google Drive and edit it with Kami
You can create a Kami assignment directly in your Google Classroom
Other links:
Google Classroom Tutorials at GCF Learnfree
1 Getting Started with Google Classroom
2 Creating Assignments and Materials
3 Using Forms with Google Classroom
4 Grading and Leaving Feedback
5 Communicating with Students and Parents