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ElevenThingstoStartwithinGoogleClassroom

1.CreateaClass• Goto:https://classroom.google.com• Answerthequestion:areyouastudentorateacher• ChooseTEACHER• Clickontheplusbuttonintheupperrighttocreateaclass

• Suggestion:Inthe“Section”linewhencreatingaclassindicatetheschoolyear.Thiswillmakeiteasierwhenyouwanttoreuseassignmentsfrompreviousyears.

2.CreateanAnnouncement

• Announcementsallowsyoutosendinformationtoyourstudentsandtoattachfilesandresources.• Firstannouncement:inviteyourstudentstosayhello.• GoogleClassroomisnewtostudents,sotheywillbetryingoutthesystem.Letthemgettheirsillinessoutbyposting“hi!!!!!!!!!!!!.”

CreateanAnnouncement– Part2

• Nextannouncement:afriendlyreminderofwhattypesofcommentsarehelpfultoeveryoneintheclassandwhencommentsshouldbemadeornotmade.• Tocreateanannouncement,clickonthePlusiconinthebottomrightandchoosethefirstoption“Createannouncement.”

3.InviteStudentstoJoinClassroom

• Threetabs:• Stream• Students• About

InviteStudents– Part2• Studentstab• sendyourclasscodetostudents• askstudentstogo http://classroom.google.com• clicktheplusiconatthetoprightandentertheclasscode

4.CreateanAssignment

CreateanAssignment– Part2• Giveeachassignmentanumberandaname(#001:AddtoGoogleSlidesIntroduction)

• GoogleClassroomcreatesafolderinGoogleDriveforeachassignment.Thefoldertitlematchestheassignmentheader.

CreateanAssignment– Part3

• Inthedescriptionarea,providedirectionsonhowtocompletetheassignment.

CreateanAssignment– Part4

• Whenlinkingtofiles,thedefaultis“Studentscanviewfile.”• Changeitto“Makeacopyforeachstudent”soeachstudenthashis/herowncopy• Changethisto“Studentscaneditfile”whenyouwantstudentstocollaborateonthesamedocument.

StudentView&TeacherViewLookDifferent

• Thestudentviewof theassignmenthasan“OPEN”buttonthatallowsthemtoturnintheassignment.

• Includedirectionstostudentstoclickon“OPEN”toviewattachedfilesandtosubmittheassignment.

StudentView

• Instudentview,theassignmenthasabluebuttontoclicktosubmitassignments.• Ifnothingisattachedthebluebuttonsays“MarkAsDone.”Ifanyworkisattachedorlinkedthebluebuttonsays“TurnIn.”

5.ViewtheClassroomFolder

• Afolder,entitledClassroom,iscreatedautomaticallyinGoogleDrivewhenyousetupGoogleClassroom• Youcaneasilyaccessthisfolderfromtheclasstilesonthehomepage.• Oneachtile,inthebottomright-handcorner,isafoldericon.• ClickonthisicontolinktotheclassfolderinGoogleDrive.• ThelinktothisfolderisalsolocatedontheAbouttab.

6.AssignmentTileinSTREAM

Thistakesyoutotheadministrationsideoftheassignment.

AssignmentTileinSTREAM• Clickontheassignmenttitle• Clickonlinktostudentworksubmitted.• NothinginGoogleClassroomisattached• ItisactuallylinkedtothefileinGoogleDrive

AssignmentTileinSTREAM– Part2

• Leftsideofassessmentscreen• Arosterofthestudents• Clickonastudent’snametoviewalloftheworkthatislinkedforthatassignment

AssignmentTileinSTREAM– Part3

• Rightsideofassessmentscreen• Tilesdisplaystudent’sattachedwork

7.ProvideFeedbacktoStudents

• Clickonastudent’snameandlocatethe“Addprivatecomment”areainthebottomright.

FeedbacktoStudents• GoogleClassroomchangescommentsintoconversations• Studentscanreplytoprivatecomments• Thisallowsforback&forthconversation• Tip:IstartmyprivatecommentswithmyinitialstohelpmeknowthatIrepliedtoastudent’scomment

FeedbacktoStudents

• WhenstudentsdotheirworkinGoogleApps,feedbackcanbeleftinthedocumentitself.

FeedbacktoStudents• Clickonthetitleofthedocumenttoopenitinanothertab.Nodownloadingrequired!!

FeedbacktoStudents:AssignmentFolder

• Intheassessmentscreen,locatethefoldericonunderneaththe“Done|NotDone”• ClickingontheiconopensthefolderinGoogleDrivethatcontainsallofthestudentswork.

8.ReturnWork

• WhenstudentssubmitworktoGoogleClassroom,theyloseeditingrights.• Ownershipoftheassignmentsareturnedovertotheteacher.• Studentsbecomeviewersofthedocument.• Therefore,theyareunabletoseeanyfeedbackcommentsleftinthedocumentitself.

ReturnWork

• YouMUSTreturnworktostudentsto• returneditingrights• toallowthemtoseefeedbackcommentsinthedocument

• IrecommendreturningstudentworkBEFOREyouleavefeedback.

ReturnWork

• Iusethecomment“Returningeditingrights”whenreturningwork.• Returningworkfirstallowsthestudenttoreceiveanotificationthatyouleftthemfeedbackanddirectsthemtothefeedback.

9. ProvideLinkswithinGoogleClassroom

• Createanassignment.• Usethelinkicontolinktoawebsite.• Besuretoincludethehttp://ontheURL.

10.AskaQuestion

• AsktheENTIREclassaquestionratherthanjusthearingfromthesame2or3students• ClickonthePlusiconandchoose“Createquestion”

AskaQuestion• Chooseshortanswer(default)ormultiplechoice• Giveallstudentsenoughtimetothinkandrespond• GetresponsesfromALLstudents

11.DevelopthisMantra

• AllThingsStartinGoogleClassroom.• DonotuseGoogleClassroomsometimes,useitforEVERYTHING.• GettingstudentsintothehabitofgoingtoGoogleClassroomfirstforeverythingcreatesaverysmoothworkflowforstudents.• Thiswillparticularlypayoffwhenyouhaveaguestteacher.• DirectionsarepostedinGoogleClassroom,thestudentswillknowexactlywhattodo.

10ThingsThatStudentsWantToKnowaboutGoogleClassroom

1.OwnershipChanges

• WhenstudentsTURNINanassignmenttheteacherbecomestheownerofthedocument.• StudentscannolongereditdocumentsunlesstheyclickUNSUBMIT.• Theymustrefreshthepageoncetheyunsubmit anassignmenttoletthemtypeonthedocument.

2.AssignmentListings

• StudentscanfindalistofalltheirassignmentsfromALLoftheirteachersbyclickingonthemenuiconintheupperlefthandcorner.

3.ThereisanApp

• GoogleClassroomhasamobileappthatletsstudentsviewtheirassignmentsandsubmitworkfromtheapp.

TherearemanyGoogleApps

• Screenshotofmyphone:• GoogleSearch• GoogleDrive• GoogleClassroom• GoogleDocs• GoogleSlides• GoogleSheets• GooglePhotos• Gboard• GoogleKeep

4. DocumentsSaveAutomatically

• Thereisno savebuttononGoogleDocs.Alleditsaresavedautomatically solongasstudentsareconnectedtotheinternet.

5.YouMustTurnInDocuments

• ClickonOPENontheassignmentintheassignmentstreamtochoose“TURNIN.”• Sharingdocumentsisnotthesameasturninginthedocument.

TurnInDocuments

• Studentscanseewhichassignmentshavenotbeenturnedinbyclickingonthemenuiconwhichis3linesintheupperlefthandcorner.(HamburgerMenu)• ChooseAssignments• Alongthetopare“TO-DO”and“DONE.”Bydefaultstudentsarelookingatalistofitems“TO-DO.”Iftheyseeanassignmentthere,theyhavenotyetturneditin.

6.FilesareinGoogleDrive

• Studentsandtheteacherwillnotloseassignments.• EachassignmentissavedinGoogleDrive.• Assignmentsarealsolocated intheteachersGoogleDrive.• Documentsareonlysharedbetweenstudentsandtheirteacher.

7.DueDates

• Assignmentsthatarenotyetdueareshownon:• menuiconintheupperlefthandcorner• theclasstileonthehomepage

• Lateassignmentscanbefoundintheassignmentslistingfromthemenuiconintheupperlefthandcorner.

8.ReturningtoanAssignment

• Waystogetbacktoafile:• Clickon“OPEN”ontheassignmentinthestreamtakesstudentstoalinktothedocumentinGoogleDrive.• OpenitdirectlyfromGoogleDrive.

• FALAstudentshaveallcreatedfoldersforeachclass.• Urgethemtosavedocumentsintheappropriatefolderorsub-foldersodocumentsareeasytofind.

9.CommentingonAssignments

• StudentscanleaveaquestionorcommentaboutanassignmentinthestreamonGoogleClassroom.• Clickon“Addcomment”undertheassignment.• Thisquestionisviewablebyalloftheirclassmates.• Privatequestionsorcommentscanbeleftontheassignmentsubmissionpage.

CommentingonAssignments

• Assignmentcommentsinthestreamarevisiblebyallstudents.

CommentingonAssignments

• Commentsleftonthesubmissionsidearebetweenthestudentandtheteacher.

10.AddAdditionalDocumentstoanAssignment

• Studentscan“ADD”additionalfilesontheassignmentsubmissionpage.• Theycanalsoturninlinkstowebsites.• Theycan“CREATE”GoogleDocsrightfromGoogleClassroom.• Thesedocumentsareautomaticallyvisibletotheteacherandareabletobeturnedin.

AddDocumentstoanAssignment

• Studentscan:• Addanyfiletypestoassignments• Attachmultipleartifactssuchasyournotes,screenshots,orvideos• Attachotherthingstheywanttheirteacherstobeabletosee

AddDocumentstoanAssignment

• Studentscan:• CreateGoogleDocsrightfromGoogleClassroombyclickingon“CREATE.”• Usingthismethodmakessuretheteacherhasaccesstothesedocumentsevenbeforestudentsstarttoworkonthem.• Itisalsonamedcorrectlyautomatically.

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