Google has great step by step instructions on how to use Google Classroom for teachers, students, administrators, and parents!
Educators can use practice sets to:
Create interactive assignments
Save time with the auto-grade tool
Identify concepts that need more instruction time
Identify students who need extra support
Shape future lesson plans with performance insights
Advantages for students
Immediate feedback: Students receive instant feedback on their answers, helping them understand if they are on the right track and reinforcing correct answers.
Personalized learning: Practice sets can be tailored to individual needs, allowing students to work at their own pace and receive extra support like video hints when they get stuck.
Increased engagement: Interactive assignments, real-time feedback, and even animations for correct answers can make practice more engaging and boost confidence.
Improved retention: Personalized practice and timely feedback enhance memory retention and overall understanding of the material.
Advantages for teachers
Time savings: Automated grading helps save time that can be reinvested in other teaching activities.
Data-driven insights: Teachers get quick, automated performance data to see where students are struggling and to inform future lesson plans.
Targeted support: Teachers can identify students who need extra help or who are ready to move on, allowing for more effective intervention.
Interactive assignments: Educators can create more dynamic and interactive assignments that go beyond traditional worksheets.
Flexibility: Practice sets offer flexibility for both the teacher to create content and students to complete work, as noted by this Google Help article and this blog post from Google.
Three ways to stop Google Classroom emails.
Method 1: Adjust notification settings
Go to classroom.google.com and sign in.
Click the Menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left corner.
Scroll down and click Settings.
To turn off all email notifications, find the "Receive email notifications" setting and click the switch to Off.
To turn off notifications for specific classes, expand the "Class notifications" section and toggle the switch off for each class you no longer want to receive emails from.
You can also customize which types of notifications you receive by turning off specific options within this menu, like comments or due date reminders.
Method 2: Unsubscribe from an individual email
Open one of the Google Classroom emails you want to stop receiving.
Scroll to the bottom of the email.
Click Unsubscribe or Manage Notifications.
Follow the on-screen instructions to confirm that you want to stop receiving these emails.
If you're getting spam or unwanted invitations
You can block the sender's email address directly in your mail app.
Report the email as junk to help filter future messages.