Google Classroom is a great workflow solution from Google Apps for Education. It is important to understand that Google Classroom is not a traditional website that can be fully customized. Google classroom is more of a Learning Management System. Classroom allows teachers to post announcements, post and collect assignments, ask questions, share resources, and create a calendar of due dates in a secure online location.
Google Classroom is an essential tool to support collaboration, communication, and digital workflow connected to Google Apps for Education.
Our Top 3 Recommendations for Organizing Google Classroom to Start
Use the Classwork Page to Organize Student Resources and Assignments
The default for Google Classroom is the "Stream", but we recommend that you only use the stream for announcements. The Classwork Page is much easier to organize assignments and materials. We also highly recommend using topics to help students find what they need. You can learn more about topics in Google Classroom here.
Turn Off Notifications in the Settings
Unless you feel that you need an email every time a student submits an assignment, you might want to turn this off. I also recommend that my students turn this off. You can learn more about notifications here.
Hide Classwork Notifications in the Stream
We think it best to use the Stream for announcements and it will quickly get cluttered if everything you post in Classwork also posts in the Stream. Learn more about turning off Classwork in the Stream here.
The Gradebook is a relatively new feature in Google Classroom. While it does not have as many features as some of the established Gradebooks, it can be an important part of managing work during Remote Learning. This help page has just about all you need to make the most of the Gradebook included details on how your Gradebook can be explorted to a CSV file or Google Sheets.
- Quick tip: Assignments need to be returned to students on the assignment detail page or they will only be a draft in the Gradebook. when if you export your Gradebook to Google Sheets.
Clicking on an assignment title in the Gradebook will bring you to the assignment details page. Here you can add points and leave private comments for students. You can even set up and use a rubric. You can learn more about grading on this help page.
If you are a new user or have used Google Classroom in the past but need some help, here are a few additional resources.
- Welcome to your first day of Classroom
- Manage teaching and learning with Classroom
- Google Classroom Mobile App
- EDU in 90: Google Classroom Turns Five
What tips would your share for Google Classroom? Please share your ideas and resources in the comments below.
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