Tips are from https://www.thetechedvocate.org/
To be a successful teacher, you have to be able to differentiate instruction for all of your students. Doing so helps them to reach their academic potential, as it meets them where they are intellectually and takes them to where they need to go. In this tip, I will list several ways that you can use Google Classroom to differentiate the teaching and learning process.
Differentiate Assignments – Assign work to individual students or groups of students in Classroom.
Differentiate by Content – Differentiate by the content in Classroom by providing student choice and additional resources.
Differentiate by Process – Differentiate by process in Classroom by providing students with tiered activities, varying time constraints, targeting auditory or visual learners, and providing task lists.
Differentiate by Product – Differentiate by product in Classroom by providing a challenge, variety, or choice or by using a continuum with assignments.
Differentiate for Environment – Differentiate by environment in Classroom by providing a safe space for students, allowing for individual work preferences, setting clear guidelines, and establishing procedures.
Differentiate for Struggling Learners – Differentiate for struggling learners in Classroom by adapting lessons to meet the needs and ability level of students.
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Digital Differentiation with Google Classroom
Did you know that you do not have to give every student the exact same assignment at the exact same time in Google Classroom?
It’s super easy to differentiate, distribute modifications, assign group work, and more. Video directions
Click the drop-down arrow next to students on your Google Classroom assignment.
Uncheck “all students.”
Select the student or group of students you wish to give the assignment.
Post a bellringer assignment for students to work on when they enter the classroom. Daily bellringers can be posted by creating a new question in Classroom. Use Google Docs to create bellringer documents for posting weekly, monthly, or yearly.
There are numerous uses for digital annotation in an educational setting. It allows students and teachers to label and mark up text, images, songs, websites, videos, and more. It gives students a voice as they learn close-reading skills, provide analysis and opinion, become fact-finding web detectives, engage in peer review, and practice essential research techniques. Also, with digital annotation tools, educators can spotlight important points, promote critical thinking through video, inspire inquiry, observe student confusion, personalize grading, and streamline the paperless classroom.
Sounds great, doesn’t it. But what digital annotation tools work best? Sometimes the best option is the free one. In this case, I would go with Google Classroom. Here are three tips for using Google Classroom for digital annotation in the classroom.
Annotated Bibliographies – Have students create an annotated bibliography using Google Docs.
Annotate Images – Annotate images in Google Docs or Slides using the insert drawing tool.
Annotate Student Work – Annotate student work using the Classroom mobile app.
Interactive Quiz – Create interactive quizzes for students in Google Slides or use third-party apps to integrate with Classroom. (ex: Kahoot, Quizizz, etc.)
Lock Quiz – Lock quizzes so students can’t open another browser while completing assignments. This works on Chromebooks.
Quizzes – Create quizzes using Google Docs, Forms or third-party apps.
Self-Assessment – Have students self-assess learning after a lesson.
Self-Grading Quizzes – Create self-grading quizzes with feedback in Google Slides. For each possible answer, create a link to another slide which provides reasoning for why the answer is correct or incorrect.