Enhancing your Google Classroom

Websites and Apps

Now that you have added Classwork, streamlined your Stream and found a method of organizing your Google Classroom you may want to explore other websites and apps that sync to your Google Classroom. Below is a list of different websites and apps that will sync with your Google Classroom. All these apps and websites will allow you to create assignments and send it directly to your established Google Classroom.

CommonLit

Reading passages (Literature and Informational) with questions. Able to sync with Google Classroom.

Mote

A Google extension that can get added to Chrome and allows you to leave voice comments on student work.

Pearson/Savvas

Pearson product (ReadyGen, Envision) now will sync with your Google Classrooms.

Screencastify

Create videos (screen only, screen and face, or just face) and send them straight into your Google Classroom.

Fluency Tutor

Allows you to assign passages to students to have them practice their fluency. As the teacher you can give them specific scores based on their recorded reading.

Flipgrid

As a teacher you can create topics and questions for your students to respond to with up to a 90 second video response. Students can respond to each other, if setting allows for it.

Quizizz

An engaging quiz builder that can be assigned as homework or played live. Quizzes can be sent straight to Google Classroom as an assignment.

Pear Deck

Interactive slide show builder that can be student paced or teacher/presenter paced.

Padlet

An interactive virtual board where students can respond to questions, post their prior knowledge or organize their thoughts. As the teacher you create the board and can share it straight to a selected Google Classroom.

Khan Academy

Allows you to find and assign lessons of all content matter to students in your Google Classroom.

Formative

Real time responses to formative assessments, allows you to intervene quickly to student misconceptions. You can create your own or search from pre-made ones.

Quizlet

Create simple vocabulary or term banks to assign to students to learn content. You can also search already created quizlets to assign to your Google Classroom.

Screencast-o-matic

Free video recording and editing tool.

Kahoot

Game based learning platform. You can create your own or search from already created topics.

InsertLearning

insert instructional content on any web page and share with your class via Google Classroom.

DOGONews

Search for different student friendly news articles to share with students by importing your Google Classroom.

Dreamscape

A reading game that links your 2nd - 8th grade Google Classroom

Code

Coding activities for Elementary, Middle and High School Students

MathGames

Math games that can be searched by grade level or topic

Writable

Helps students become more proficient writers and allows teachers to scaffold writing assignments

Actively Learn

Online reading assignments with questions for students to answer.

CK-12

Math, science, social studies and ELA assignments at different grade levels to assign to students.

Edpuzzle

Turn any video into an interactive assignment that can be pushed out to students via Google Classroom.

Nearpod

An app that allows a slide show to be interactive. Large library of already created assignments and videos.

PBS Learning Media

Video resources linked to specific learning standards with activity ideas.

Science Buddies

K - 12th grade science project ideas and topics that allow students to explore different scientific ideas.

BrainPop

Library of videos that teach various different concepts. Some free videos, but a paid account lets you access more.

Newsela

News articles that can be adjusted to different reading levels and incorporated within Google Classroom.