Google Classroom

Welcome WVR Students!

This webpage has been created to house a collection of useful resources to help you to get started with Google Classroom. The page will be regularly updated as new content becomes available.

An Introduction to Google Classroom

Google Classroom is the college’s choice of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). You will use it to access learning materials, create and submit work and receive feedback. Please watch each of the following 4 ‘how to’ videos to learn how to use the basics of the application.

1. How to log on & join a class

2. How to find what I need

3. How to complete and submit work

4. How to navigate the main menu

Google Classroom Cheat Sheet

If you would prefer to read about how to use Google Classroom. Please find to the right a full 14-page guide to help you to learn the ins and outs of platform. Consider downloading this guide and saving it to your own Google Drive for future reference.

- with thanks to Kasey Bell.

Click to view

Using Google Classroom On Your Phone

Are you struggling a little to navigate Google Classroom from your phone or mobile device? If so, this quick help guide should support those of you accessing and producing work on a range of devices.

For a .PDF version, click here.

For a video tutorial version, click here.

How do I access Google Classroom from home?

Firstly, it is important to note that you do not need to use the Virtual Desktop in order to access your Google Drive or Google Classroom from home. You simply need to click on the Google account icon in the top right hand corner of the Google webpage (google.com) and login using your usual student email and password (@student.wvr.ac.uk). The icon will usually change to your first initial. Then, click on the Google apps icon (see screenshot -->) and scroll down to locate the Google Classroom app. Click, and hey presto! Alternatively, you can go direct to classroom.google.com and sign in.

How do I ask my teacher a question?

There are different ways to communicate with your teacher whilst working from home. There are 4 outlined below:

Add a 'Private Comment' on your work to communicate directly to the teacher who has set the assignment

2. Add a 'comment' directly on to your work. Highlight the section of your work that you would like feedback on, click on the (+) and write your comment.

3. Add a 'class comment' directly under your the assignment set by your teacher. All students can post here to support one another.

4. Add a public comment to the classroom 'stream' to ask any questions that you might have, or post any links that your classmates might find useful.

How do I hand in my work on Google Classroom?

Depending on the assignment, you can turn in a personal doc that your teacher assigned to you, create your own Google Doc, or add files to the assignment.

If you need to edit work you turned in, you can unsubmit the assignment. But any assignment turned in or marked done after the due date is recorded as late.

Turn In

If your teacher attached a document with your name in the title, it’s your personal copy to review and edit. As you work, your teacher can review your progress before you click Turn in. On completion, choose one of the following ways to 'Turn In':

- In the document, click Turn in and confirm.
- In Classroom, in the assignment, click Turn In and confirm.

Add or create

To attach an item:

- Under Your work, click Add or create > select Google Drive , Link , or File .
- Select the attachment or enter the URL for a link and click Add.
  (Note: You can't attach a file you don't own.)

To attach a new doc:
- Under Your work, click Add or create > select Docs , Slides , Sheets , or Drawings . A new file attaches to your work and opens.
- Click the file and enter your information.
  (Note: You can attach or create more than one file.)

Mark as Done

If no document is required to be submitted, (for example if the assignment is simply a link to another online platform or quiz) you will simply be instructed to 'mark as done' before the deadline so that your teacher knows that you have completed it.

How do I know what assignments are due?

View your work

Your teacher might have provided you with specific guidance on where to find your assignments, but if you are ever unsure, simply click on the 'view your work' icon and you can filter by what is 'still due'.

To do

Alternatively, click on the menu on in the top left hand corner of your classroom and scroll down to the 'To-do' icon. This will show you all of your assignment tasks, from all of your classes that are still to be submitted. For example, it will provide you with a 'to do' list from your main course, and your maths and/or English classes, should you have any outstanding.

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