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The following Google Classroom Basics lessons will prepare you with a fundamental understanding of GoogleClassroom, its key features, and general benefits in the classroom. With a basic understanding of Google Classroom,you can set up a class, share assignments with students, and provide timely feedback.

You will learn how to:

Identify Classroom’s main components

Identify the unique value for use in the teaching process

Share assignments with students and keep them on task

Give students timely feedback in order to impact learning

To start, review the Basic lessons below and conduct all activities. It is recommended you have another browser orcomputer screen available to practice the step-by-step exercises.

Lesson 1 Introduction to Google Classroom (10 mins)

Google Classroom: Basics



Classroom is designed to help teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly. It includes time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Doc for each student. Assigningwork to students triggers the creation of a Google Drive folder for the assignment and sub folders foreach student, to keep classwork organized. Teachers can also post announcements for the students inthe class, which appear on the Classroom class webpage.

The workflow for assignments is managed through the Classes. Students can keep track of what is dueon the Assignments page. Teachers can quickly see who has or has not completed the work, and providedirect, real-time feedback and grades.

Get started with Classroom

Classroom is available to anyone with a Google Apps for Education account. Visitclassroom.google.com and sign in. If you are a teacher, select Teacher. Students will select Student. Ifyou are a teacher, you will be able to create a class. If you are a student, you will be able to join a class.Teachers can also join other teachers’ classes as a student.

Understand Classroom assignments

Classroom weaves together Google Docs, Drive, and Gmail so teachers can create and collectassignments paperlessly. After creating a Class, you can create an assignment. Assignments can be usedin multiple classes. Choose how students will complete the assignment (for example, whether eachstudent receives an individual copy or all students work in the same copy of the assignment). Afterposting the assignment, the teacher can track who has completed the assignment and who has not, andprovide feedback to individual students.

Here is an example of the assignment work flow between a teacher and a student:

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1. The teacher selects the option to create a copy of the Google Doc for each student and sends the assignmentto the class.

2. The student completes the assignment in Google Docs, and turns it in.

3. The teacher grades the assignment, returns it to the student, and editing access is again transferred to the



Lesson 2 Creating a Class (20 mins)

student.

The teacher can return the document with comments before assigning a grade if they want the studentto have an opportunity to revise their initial submission. Likewise, students can retrieve their submittedwork and modify it before resubmitting.

Teachers and students can view a list of pending and completed class assignments. Teachers can viewgrades for an assignment; students can see their own grades for completed assignments.

Classroom 101 Video

As a teacher, you can create a class using Google Classroom for any or all of the classes you teach. Foreach class you create, you can add students, create assignments, post announcements, return reviewedassignments, and send messages to students.

Classes are also interactive for students. They can comment on announcements that you make, share a



post with classmates, or return an assignment.

Create a class

With Classroom, you do not need to know how to write code or create a website, or go through manyconfusing steps to create classes. Creating a class is as simple as clicking a button, and adding some text.

Here are the steps for creating a class:

1. Sign in to Classroom at classroom.google.com.

2. Click the + icon in the upperright corner of the page and click Create class.

1. Enter the class name in the Class name field.

2. Enter a short description in the Section field, such as section, grade level, or class time.

3. Click Create.




Create a class resource page

Once you have created a class, you have the option to add a resource page for the class for yourstudents:


2. Click the class to which you want to add materials.

3. At the top of the page, click About.

4. You can add a title for the page and a description of the class by hovering over those fields.






1. You can also enter a location for your class in the Room field.

2. If you choose to leave this field blank, it will not appear in the student view of the page.

3. Your email address and the Google Drive folder are automatically included in the overview and cannot bechanged.

4. You can also attach additional resources to the overview by clicking Add materials...

5. Enter a title for your materials then select your attachment. Attachment options include: Upload a file toattach, Attach Google Drive item, Add YouTube video, or Attach link. You can add multiple resourcesunder a single title or add them separately under their own titles.

You can always edit the Class overview by following the same steps--click on the Menu button in the

right-hand corner to edit the overview.

Invite students to a class

A teacher can invite students to a class or give students a code to join.

To invite a student:


2. Click the class name to open it.

3. At the top of the page, click Students.

4. Click the Invite button.

5. Click the My contacts dropdown list to access any contact from your Gmail My Contacts group, All contacts,Directory, Starred in Android, or any of your other groups.

6. Select the students you want to invite. Enter the student’s name or email address in the search box if youcannot find a student you are looking for.

7. If you want to save the selected students and add them as a group to the contact list, click the Save as




Lesson 3 Adding Content to a Class (20 mins)

group button, enter a name for the group, and click Save.

Classroom allows you to easily share information with your class, as well as assign work, without havingto go directly to Gmail or Google Drive.

Post an announcement

You can post an announcement in your class stream at any time.



3. Click Announcement or just click in the text box at the top of the class stream.






4. Enter your announcement.

5. Click an icon to upload a file from your computer or Google Drive, or insert a link to YouTube or anotherwebpage.

6. Locate and select the file or web link and click Add.

If you attach a link, you can customize the link text and click Add.

When you add the item, it appears in the announcement.

If you decide that you do not need the attachment, click the X button on the right of the attachment todelete it.

7. If you want to share the announcement with another class, click the class name dropdown menu in the lowerright corner and select any additional classes.

8. If you decide that you do not need to post the announcement, click the Cancel button.

9. Click Post when you are done.



Anyone in the class can add a comment by clicking the Add a comment box, entering text, and clickingPost. All comments are visible under the announcement in the stream. As the teacher of the class, you

can delete any inappropriate comments by clicking the menu button in the upper-right corner of thecomment and clicking Delete.

To edit or delete an announcement, click the menu button in the upper-right corner of theannouncement and select Edit or Delete.

Add an assignment

You can create an assignment in your class stream, attach materials to it, assign it to one or moreclasses, and grade and return it to students.



To create an assignment:



3. Click Assignment at the top of the stream.

4. Enter the title of the assignment.




Lesson 4 Managing a Class (15 mins)

5. Enter a description of the assignment or any additional instructions, if necessary.

6. The assignment is due the next day by default. Click on the date to select a different date from the calendar.

Your Home page of Classroom displays tiles of each class you have created. Additionally, you can access

your classes from the Classroom Menu icon at the top left of the window, and select the class youwish to manage from the list. You can rename a class, delete a class, and access the folder in GoogleDrive for a class from each class tile. To make changes to a class, simply click on the name of the class,and follow the instructions below.

Change class theme and display your profile photo

When you have created a class, you can choose a theme, which includes the class image and color that isdisplayed for the class in the stream.

To change the theme from the default:

1. Open the class and click Change class theme in the lowerright corner of the image.

2. Select an image from the gallery and click the Select class theme button.

Note: At this time, only the teacher of a class can change the class theme.

You can also display a profile photo next to your name in both the class stream and on the class card onthe home screen. Classroom uses your Gmail picture as your Classroom profile photo. Check outSelecting your Gmail picture for instructions on adding a photo.

Rename or delete a class

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From the home screen, you can rename or delete a class using the Menu icon in the upper-rightcorner of the class card:

To rename a class, click the menu icon and select Rename

Enter a new name and click Save

To delete a class, click the Menu icon, select Delete, and click Delete

Note: There is no way to undo deleting a class. If you click Delete, you will no longer have access to anyclass posts or comments. However, you can still access the class documents on Google Drive.

Remove a student from a class

A teacher can easily remove a student or several students from a class at any time.

To remove a student:


2. Click the class from which the student should be removed.

3. Check the box next to the student you want to remove.




Lesson 5 Communicating with Class (5 mins)

4. At the top of the page, click Remove.

5. The dialog box appears with the question: Are you sure you want to remove or uninvite the followingstudent? displaying the student's name.

6. Click Remove to delete the student from the class.

Change account settings

You can access both your Google Account settings and your Classroom notification settings on theSettings page in Classroom.

To open the Settings page:


2. Click the main menu icon in the upperleft corner.

3. Click Settings.

On the Settings page, you can unsubscribe from email notifications by unchecking the Send emailnotifications box. If you choose to unsubscribe, you will no longer receive emails when someone adds acomment to your posts. To learn more about filtering notifications in Gmail, check out Using filters. Youcan choose to subscribe to notifications again at any time from this same page.

Classroom provides you with the ability to easily communicate with the students in your class. Inaddition to the ability to add announcements at any time to your class page (covered in Lesson 3), youcan also email your students directly from Classroom.


https://support.google.com/mail/answer/35529

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6579



Lesson 6 Working with Assignments (20 mins)

Email students

To email a student:


2. Click the class that the student is in.

3. Click the Students tab.

4. To the right of the student name, click the envelope icon.

5. If you want to send a message to multiple students, check the box next to each student's name and clickthe Email button at the top of the page.

6. A new email message box opens.

7. Enter a subject and message and click Send.

View assignments

To access students’ assignments:


2. Open the class and click the assignment in the class stream.

3. The Assignment Status page displays, showing the current status of the students’ work on this assignment.

4. You can see if a student has started the assignment and review any work in progress (any files the student hasadded to the assignment).

5. You can also see which students have completed the assignment (marked as Done).

6. If you chose to create a copy of a Google Drive item for each student in the assignment, the copy is createdand appears on the student’s My Assignment page when the student opens it.





7. You can review the work in progress, comment on it, and give feedback to the student before the work issubmitted.

8. If you do not see an attachment on the Student Submissions page under a student’s name, it means thestudent has not opened the Google Drive item or attached a file, and there is nothing for you to review.

9. To open all of the students’ assignments at once, click the Folder button to open the Google Drive folder whereall of the work is stored.

10. Click any item in the folder and begin reviewing the student’s work.

11. You can view an individual student’s work by clicking the item with the student’s name at the end of the filename.

Remember, you can edit or comment right in any document on Google Drive. Simply make anycomments and close the document. It is automatically saved and ready for the student to review whenthey open the document again.

Grade and return an assignment

Classroom not only makes it easy to assign work, and easy for students to turn in work, but it is also easyto view and grade student work.

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To grade and return an assignment to a student:


2. Open the class and click the assignment in the class stream.

3. The Assignment Status page lists the students who have completed and not completed this assignment.

4. To grade an assignment, click No Grade which is on the same line as the student’s name.




Lesson 7 Using Classroom as a Student (30 mins)

The default point value for an assignment is 100

To change this, click the Points dropdown menu on the right and select the point value for theassignment, or click the number and enter a new number

Only whole number grades are supported at this time

You cannot enter a letter grade or a decimal point

5. Enter the grade in the box.

6. Enter grades for any additional students.

7. Note: The grades that you enter on this page will not be saved unless you return the assignments to thestudents.

8. Check the box next to the student or students whose grades you want to return.

By default, when you grade an assignment, the box next to the student’s name is automatically checked

9. If you want to return an assignment without assigning a grade, simply skip the grading steps above and justcheck the box next to the student or students.

10. Click the Return button.

Students have an entirely different view of Classroom than teachers. But it is equally as easy to use.Students can join classes, communicate with their teachers, turn in assignments, and even revise workthat has already been turned in.

Add a class

A teacher can directly add a student to a class, or give them the class code to join themselves. Thefollowing instructions are from the point of view of a student in Classroom.




To add yourself to a class with a course code:


2. On the Home page, click the + icon.

3. Enter the code that the teacher gave you in the box, and click Join.

The class stream will open. If your teacher has added an overview, you can read it by clicking About nearthe top of the page.

Note: At this time, only the teacher of a class can change the image in the class stream.

View assignments

You can view assignments in the class stream and on the Assignments page. On the Assignments page,you can sort your assignments by those that are To-Do or Done, and by class. You can also see theassignments that have been graded and returned.

To view assignments on a specific class page:


2. Select the class.





3. Assignments appear in the stream in the order that they were assigned.

When you select a specific assignment, you can choose to see the Assignment Details with all of theinformation about the assignment that your teacher has provided or My Assignment with the buttons toadd, create, and turn in your work for the assignment.

You can also view assignments on the Assignments page:


2. Click the Classroom Menu icon in the upperleft corner and click Assignments.

3. The ToDo tab is automatically selected and assignments that are due soon are displayed first.

4. Click an assignment to access it.

5. Click the Done tab to see the assignments you have already submitted.

If it has been graded, the grade is listed on the right

If your teacher has provided other feedback, you can see it by clicking on the assignment

6. You can view your assignments by class by clicking the All Classes dropdown menu and selecting the classyou want to see.

Post to the class stream




You can add a message in the class stream at any time.


2. Select the class to open the stream.

3. Click in the Share with your class box at the top of the page and enter your message.

4. To attach a file from your computer, Google Drive item, YouTube video, or link, click the appropriate icon.

Locate and select the relevant item and click Add

If you attach a link, you enter custom link text and click Add

When you add the item, it appears in the message

If you decide that you do not need the attachment, click the X button on the right of the attachment todelete it

5. If you decide that you do not need to post the message, click Cancel.

6. Click Post when you are done with your message.




Anyone in the class can add a comment to your message by clicking the Add a comment box, enteringtext, and clicking Post. All comments are visible under the message in the stream. You can edit or delete

any comments by clicking the menu icon in the upper-right corner of the comment and clickingEdit or Delete.

To edit or delete an message, click the Menu icon in the upper-right corner of the message and



select Edit or Delete. Your teacher can also delete any student message.

Send an email

To email a teacher:


2. Click the class of the teacher who you want to email.

3. In the top banner, click the envelope icon next to the teacher's name.



To email another student:


2. Click the class of the student who you want to email.

3. Click the Classmates tab.

4. To the right of the student name, click the envelope icon.



Note: Depending on the global email settings of your school, you may not have the ability to email yourteacher or classmates.

Mark an assignment done

To mark an assignment done in Classroom:






2. Go to the class stream or click the main menu icon in the upperleft corner and select Assignments to accessa list of your assignments.

3. On the class stream, assignments appear in the order they were assigned.

4. You can click the View All button in the Assignments box on the left to view the assignments for that class onthe Assignments page.

5. Click the assignment you are marking as done.

6. Click Add to access an existing document on Google Drive, to attach a link, or to upload a file from yourcomputer.

Locate and select the relevant item and click Add

If you attach a link, you enter the relevant link text and click Add Link

When you add the item, it appears in the assignment

If you decide that you do not need the attachment, click the X button on the right of the attachment todelete it

7. To create a new Google Drive file, click Create and select the type of file you need.

Note: Files that you add or create can be viewed and commented on by your teacher before you turnthem in.

8. If you want to add a comment about the assignment, enter it in the box and click Post.

9. When you have uploaded everything for the assignment, or completed the assignment in the Google Doc thatyou created, click Turn In.

10. You have the option to add a private note to your teacher.

Enter it in the box (if needed), and click Post




Note: If you have the assignment open in Google Docs, you can simply click the Turn In button in theupper-right corner (next to Comments and Share). When you turn in the assignment, you will also havethe option to add a message to your teacher.



Lesson 8 Troubleshooting Classroom (10 mins)

You might find that some features of Classroom are not working properly, or you may find that youcannot access Classroom at all. If this is the case, please refer to some of the troubleshooting tips below.

Classroom is not accessible

If you are having difficulty accessing Classroom (you may still see the signup page even after receivingyour invitation), it is likely that your Google Apps domain administrator has chosen to not automaticallyenable new Google services, as described in this Help Center article.

To enable Classroom, ask your administrator to manually enable Classroom in the Admin console.

If Classroom has been enabled, it is possible that your Google Admin has not given you permission tocreate and manage classes in Classroom.

Please have your Google Admin check out this Support document for additional information.

Email notifications are not received

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https://support.google.com/a/answer/82691

https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6023715

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https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6071551?hl=en&ref_topic=6024979




Contact your school’s Google Apps administrator, and have them ensure that emails are allowed fromthe classroom.google.com domain. This will ensure that email notifications from Classroom aredelivered to teachers and students.

Please have your Google Apps administrator check out this Support document for additionalinformation..

Accessibility and screen readers

Some screen readers may indicate that an item in Classroom is "clickable" when it is not. Only items thatare marked as a "button" or a "link" by the reader are actually clickable. Please listen for "button" or"link" and ignore "clickable."

Send Feedback

If you are experiencing other issues with Classroom, or you would like to make a feature request, youcan provide feedback to Google at any time. Google relies on your feedback, to make Classroom a bettertool for your school!

To send feedback:

1. Click the Send Feedback button in the bottomright corner of the Classroom window.

2. Write a brief description of the issue or feature request.

3. Click Next.

4. Click the Highlight button, and select any areas of the page that are relevant to your feedback, such aspointing out an issue or feature request.

That information will be highlighted


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5. Click the Blackout button, and select personal information you would like to black out.

Self-Check Questions1. With Classroom:

Teachers can quickly see who has or has not completed assignments

Student can track what is due on an Assignments page

Each assignment has a Drive folder associated with it

All of the above

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