Google Classroom is Google Drive Management. It allows you to assign assignments and collect work from students. Google classroom is also located on the WCCS links page. If you are just starting off with Google Classroom here are some things you will want to try first:

Create a Class

When you first log in you will be asked if you are a student or a teacher. It is very important that you indicate that you are a teacher. If you make a mistake, you will need to contact your Google Apps administrator at your site to reset your status.

Click on the plus button in the upper right to create a class for your students to join.

Create an Announcement

Entering the Google Classroom class takes you to the class stream. This is where assignments and announcements are displayed. Creating an announcement allows you to send information to your students and to attach files and resources.

Create an Assignment

Assignments, unlike announcements, have a header. Consider carefully how you title the assignment. Google Classroom creates a folder in Google Drive for each assignment. The folder title matches the assignment header. Start with the assignment number and the assignment title. In the description provide directions for how to complete the assignment. Student view looks different than teacher view. The student view of the assignment has an “OPEN” button that allows them to turn in the assignment. You will want to include in the directions that students will need to click on “OPEN” and choose either “Mark as Done” or “Turn In” depending on if they are turning anything in or not.

View Classroom Folder

Automatically a folder is created in Google Drive when you set up Google Classroom. The folder is titled “Classroom.” You can find this folder by going to http://drive.google.com. Each time you create a class within Google Classroom a subfolder is created within the Classroom folder. You can easily access this folder from the class tiles on the home page. On each tile, in the bottom right-hand corner, is a folder icon. Click on this icon to link to the class folder in Google Drive.

Provide Feedback

Click on a student’s name to expand out options to see what the student submitted. This also gives you the option to have a private chat with a student about their work. You can leave feedback in the “Add private comment” section. You can also enter a grade for the student on this page. Note that Google Classroom does NOT have a gradebook. Leaving a grade simply notifies the student of their assessment score.

Return Work

When students submit work to Google Classroom they lose editing rights. Ownership of the assignments are turned over to the teacher. After reviewing student work click on the “select all” checkbox and click on the blue “Return” button. This returns ownership and editing rights to the student.