Assignments

When creating an assignment, keep the title short and use the instructions area for your detailed instructions. You can attach a file, video or link. You can assign the same assignment to multiple classes. You can post the assignment immediately, schedule a date and time for the post to go live or save the post as a draft. You can set a due date and time - assignments with a due date will be added to the class calendar. Assignments default to no due date so if you want it due on a particular date, be sure you change it. You can create topics for each assignment. The Stream can then be filtered by topic so students (and teachers) can find things quicker.

Make a Copy for Each Student

Have a template that you would like students to start from? Create an assignment and make a copy of the template for each student. Each student gets his or her own copy and your original is unchanged.

When you distribute a document in this way, as soon as the student opens his or her template you have access to that student's document. You can provide feedback to the student as they are working.

Attach Multiple Files to Classroom Assignment

You can attach multiple items to one Google Classroom assignment. This video shows you how to attach a template (make a copy for each student), a rubric, a link to an article and a YouTube video all to the same assignment. Classroom keeps everything for this one assignment together and makes it easy for students to access everything they need to complete the assignment.

Student Created Google Assignment

You want students to create a Doc, Sheet, Slide, Drawing for an assignment. Post the assignment to Google Classroom with the instructions to use the Create option to create the document. Students don't need to go out to Drive to create a new document and the assignment is named for them. When they are finished they select Turn In to submit the assignment.

When students create a document in this way, you have immediate access to the document. Instead of waiting until the student turns the document in to give feedback, you can give the student feedback as they work on the document.

Collect Digital Creations Other Than Google Files

Assign a Haiku Deck or a ThingLink or a PowToon? How do you collect those assignments? Use Classroom! Students use the Add link option and select Turn In to submit.

Share to Classroom

Look for the Share to Classroom option in many of your favorite websites. Some of the websites that include this option are Quizizz, EDpuzzle, Quizlet, PBS, American Museum of Natural History, Discovery Education, Duolingo, TIME Edge. More options are being offered all the time so be sure you check your favorite website!