• After logging into your SCHOOL gmail account, go to classroom.google.com. Look for the + sign at the top right hand side of the page. If you choose “create” you will be able to create your first class. Give it a name and section number if you would like to.
• You may have students join the class by doing the same as above EXCEPT instead of clicking on “create” they will “join”. Give them the code that is on your stream view of your google classroom. Once they submit the code, google will build them a student view of your classroom.
• You may choose the look of your classroom by changing the theme. Click on the “select theme” tab to choose one from google OR be adventurous and take a photo on your phone and upload it!
• Go to the students tab. I would suggest you turn off the students being able to post or even comment. This will help with some classroom management.
• You can now start making announcements (any information you want your students to know but don’t want the students to have to turn anything into you). This can be simply instructions, a google doc with information, or any link, file upload, or youtube video (make sure you can view your youtube video from school). You can assign this to one or all of your classes at once.
• You can also create assignments. You can do this by clicking the assignment tab. You can also give directions on the tab. From here you can have your students turn in a multitude of assignment types including completing a google doc you assign them, creating their own google doc, sheet, or drawing. You can assign them a google form to complete. You can send them to any url (link), view a video, the options are endless. You can even assign them to create their own video or podcast, create their own artwork the old fashioned paper/pencil way and upload any of these as a file to turn into you.
• Once you have students turn in work you can view it, grade it, and comment on it if you choose.
• You will notice that when you create your class, Google automatically creates a folder in your drive.
• If you would like to use a Word document to assign to your students, upload it first to your drive and it will be transformed into a Google document. It will be easier for students to work with it.
• As students are working on a Google doc, you may go in and make comments as they are working on it.

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