Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a streamlined way to manage your classroom, engage your students and promote communication. It's a platform for teachers and students to collaborate. Organize virtual classrooms and take advantage of this powerful tool.
Drive engagement by sharing in Google Classroom
Classroom is a hub for everything students might need to access in order to succeed. When information is shared freely in one central location, students have a clear idea of requirements and expectation. Here are some of the common items you might share in Google Classroom:
Class assignments with grading rubric and due dates.
Announcements on the front dashboard with options for student level visibility.
Resources such as documents and external links for additional learning
Feedback to a personal student account.
Teachers around the world are using Google Classroom
Classroom is designed to save everyone time. The intuitive interface is designed to allows teachers to create a class in minutes. Moreover, the efficiencies built into this tool foster learning in the modern school environment. Google Classroom supports live updates, promotes a paperless environment and provides easy access via an intuitive interface.
4 simple steps to creating a brand new classroom
Create a new class by filling in a few fields such as name, room and subject.
Invite students to join the class using a code. You can display the code prominently so students can quickly join.
Customize the appearance of your class. Pick a color-coded banner or design and upload your own.
Adjust your classroom settings by customizing sections like streaming or notifications. Make sure grading calculations are accurate to your model.
Tips & tricks from teachers
How to get your students become familiar with your online classroom
One teacher had the creative idea of starting the semester with a scavenger hunt, encouraging students to find course documents and completing a basic assignment.
Take full advantage of announcements
Select the stream section and review how to make announcements. These can be selectively posts to some or all students. You can attach Google Drive files, Google Vids, upload docs, add links and embed YouTube videos. When going to post, decide if you want to post immediately, schedule a future post or save a draft.
All about managing your assignments in classwork
Create a new an assignment, a quiz, a manual or other tasks and materials.
Assign work to students, or just a subset of students. Teachers can give assignments, posts or questions using a dropdown check list.
Provide a title, instructions and attachments. Also include points, due date, topic and rubric if you like.
In the end you'll want to track and grade student's work. The grades section contains a table to track overall performance like turn ins and grades.
Google Classroom login
Classroom is designed to save everyone time. The intuitive interface is designed to allows teachers to create a class in minutes. Moreover, the efficiencies built into this tool foster learning in the modern school environment.
Read about new and upcoming features for 2025
Class templates and class links will have a better share function
Gemini AI features from Google Workspace and AI generated vocabulary lists
More third-party app integration for Chromebooks
Bulk grading using "grade all" option
Google Classroom by role
Students
Review and submit homework
Get teacher input on grades
Share your thoughts and interact on the class stream.
Teachers
Use Google Meet to start video meetings or give real-time guidance.
Engage students in discussion
Set up guardians who receive email digest reports
Parents & Guardians
Parents can see an email summary to stay informed about progress in Google Classroom.
Read announcements and make sure assignments are completed even when absent.
Administrators
Ensure classroom data is protected
Make your own class rosters
Get Google Workspace Edu support or work with certified trainers
FAQ
What is Google Classroom?
Google Classroom is a service that allows you to share files, create assignments, grade assignments and communicate with your students. It's among the best LMS tools available for teachers and students. Google Classroom allows teachers to create classes, distribute assignments, send feedback and find everything via web based software as a service.
What can I do with this app?
Distribute classroom work and information
Send out student reminders
Post assignments with Google Drive attachments
Facilitate class discussions and Q&A
Collect completed student projects, then grade and give feedback.
Tips and tricks to use it with your teaching
Invite your students as guardians if you want them to receive summary emails
Use emojis as icons in your titles
Think ahead by using the scheduling feature for posts and assignments
Utilize the plagiarism (originality) checker for reports on authenticity, also comparing student-to-student work. These will appear as flagged for review.
Create interactive assignments that give instant feedback or self-guided video assignments
Official Google Classroom news and announcements
New features, development notes on the updates blog
Do I need a Google Workspace for Edu account?
The school or district will need to enable this app to work with domain accounts.
What advice is there for remote learning, home school and online learning with Google Classroom?
Remote and online learning. Even if your students are usually physically in the school, those who are out sick or on vacation can access all the same assignments.
How much does Google Classroom cost?
Is Google Classroom free? It's free with every Google account. However the free version lacks many wonderful enhancements. For more advanced features, Google sells licenses per student in three Classroom editions. For more information and a tier comparison, refer to Google for Education pricing.
What are the dimensions to design a custom class banner for the header?
Create a new banner header, Canva for templates and size, dimensions 1920 x 480 PNG (4:1)
How do you share a classroom with not only students, but parents, other teachers or administrators?
People, invite students
How to join with a code - generate classcode, settings,
Invite other teachers, using Google accounts for sharing, associate g account
What types of information are shared with guardians?
Classwork completion
Grades
Assignments
What are your options for the front end stream?
There are three streaming options for students posting and commenting
Best ways to use the announcements feature
Making announcements why use it, features of them, who can see,
What do parents think about it?
There has been a lot of positive feedback from the parent community over the years. Some appreciate being able to see the classwork, homework and grades of their student online. Overall the platform makes it easier for parents and students to work together. Parents can point out areas for improvement or opportunities for engagement. At the very least, knowledgeable parents can prompt their kids to double check their class tasks on the site.
What are the differences between editions of Google Classroom?
How do students login?
The student login is actually the same as for teachers. First, go to classroom.google.com and then navigate to the teacher's class. Only classes the student has been invited or have already joined will be displayed here.
I have the class code, so why can't I join the class?
There are two reasons why you might not be able to join a class despite having a code. First, make sure you are logged out of all other personal Google accounts. Multiple accounts can create issues to access to Google Classroom. Second, verify with the teacher that the classroom code has not been changed or updated. If you received a expired code then you won't be correctly connected to the class.
Does Google provide a mobile app for Classroom?
Yes! Download from the Google Play Store or a version is available for iOS. The app is responsive and works great on all form factors and devices, including iPad. Keep in mind that not all functions are available in the app version of Google Classroom, so you'll need to actually manage a lot via a desktop computer for a full workflow management system.
How do I archive a class?
Select "Archive" from the three dot menu for your classroom in the classes dashboard. This makes your class unavailable and inactive. Please note, archiving a class causes it to be archived for all participants. Archived classes can't be modified by teachers or students unless they are restored (done via "Archived Classes" menu option ). And class files will still be available in Google Drive.
How can I remove a class as a student?
Ask the class creator teacher to remove you from the class. If the class has been archived already, request that it be deleted. Only teachers and admins can delete classes. You can also hide classes from the front page.
Can I delete a class?
Yes. Here's how to delete a class. First you need to archive the class. In archived classes, each class has a menu with move, copy, restore and delete options. Select delete. Then you will no longer have access to any posts or comments that have been added to this class. Class files will remain in Google Drive. And you can't undo this action. Confirm your deletion there.
How to make a copy of a Google Drive file in an assignment for every student?
First select your assignment and view attachments. There you will see a dropdown menu which defaults as "students can view file." You can change this to "make a copy for each student." Here's a quick explanation of the options.
Students can view file will make it so everyone can read your attachment, but they can't make changes as an editor.
Students can edit file allows anyone to make changes, which can make edits difficult to manage. Students can can each other's work in this case. Good for collaboration though.
When students have their own copy, they have a duplicate they can modify and submit. It treats your original file like a template.
After you choose an option and save your assignment you can't change this setting. You'll have to recreate the assignment.
Why do teachers love Google Classroom?
Here are the top reasons teachers appreciate Google Classroom:
It's a wonderful classroom management system and outlines workflows
It helps your class go paperless.
It allows for all sorts of integrations with Google Workspace for Edu, including Drive and Calendar.
It creates folder and naming structures.
It allows for co-teacher support.
Why is Google Classroom good for students? Is it user-friendly for kids?
Clear instructions, expectations and resources that can be referenced anywhere
The user experience is very basic from the student perspective. Kids can pick it up very quickly. It's beneficial if they have desktop computer handling experience in addition to mobile familiarity.
How do I enable AI features?
AI features for Google Classroom are currently only available for districts who have signed up for the AI pilot program with Google Gemini AI.
How much storage does Google Classroom have?
Google Classroom generally uses pooled storage space from Google Workspace for Education, which is 100 TB for all users and accounts. Teachers can manage their classroom storage via Google Drive. Attachments such as documents, videos and images made in Google Classroom count from the teacher's personal account storage. Therefore, if you want to clean up space or get more storage, consider doing so from your Google Drive because even archived and deleted classes back up to it. If storage space is full, then errors can occur when posting assignments, attachments, comments to the stream and more. If you can't upload or save Google Classroom, this may be the reason.