Parent & Guardian Access to Google Classroom

PARENT/GUARDIAN SUMMARIES FROM GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Once a student has joined a Google Classroom, Teachers are then able to 'send an invitation' from their individual Google Classroom to the parents/guardians of that student.

The email must be opened and the invitation must be accepted in order to receive summaries. There are options for daily, weekly, or no summaries.

It is important to note that parents/guardians DO NOT have the ability to log into a Google Classroom; only students with their Londonderry accounts can log into a Londonderry Google Classroom.

The parent/guardian summary is meant to communicate the basics, and spark a conversation regarding classwork, etc. To dive deeper, sit with your student as they log into their class(es) and have them show you the specifics.

Google Classroom for Parents/Guardians Video Tutorial

SHARING LINKS IN GOOGLE DRIVE TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF LONDONDERRY.ORG

We've had several questions about sharing links to Google Drive, so here is a reminder. Please remember that when you share a link outside the londonderry.org domain, the permissions must be set to: Anyone with the link can view.

Here is a quick video. It's about sharing a video, but the sharing works the same for any file in your Google Drive. Once you have set the permissions and copied the link, you can share the link through email, paste it into a Google Doc or Slide, post to a Google Site, post in Classroom.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PynwbQSYPp4WN4mo-l7klrllABTyWnD5

If you are making a Google Site, you also have to set your permissions so that the site is visible. Here's how you do that:

Remember that you need to Publish your site after you make any changes, so the changes are visible.

​Also, in the Publish settings, you can choose to have your site not searchable. You might want to check this if you have anything there that you don't want the whole world to see, like passwords.

When you share your site, make sure your Publishing Settings are set to: Anyone can find and view the published version. That way, when you send out the link to the published site, anyone can view it.