Google Classroom

Tech Tuesdays:

Google Classroom

September 15th 2020

Google Classroom

• It creates a central home for class activities.

• It lets teachers create assignments (and other class activities).

• It collects assignments from students.

• It helps teachers grade assignments and provide feedback.

• It returns assignments to students.

Poll

Describe your comfort level with Google Classroom.

• Very comfortable

• Comfortable

• Somewhat comfortable

• Not at all comfortable

Google Classroom (GC) "Tabs"

• Stream

• Classwork

• People

• Grades

Poll

How do you post assignments to your GC?

• I use announcements through the Stream tab.

• I create assignments through the Classwork tab.

• Other

Poll

When are you posting resources remote students will need?

• The day/night before.

• The morning of.

• Right before class.

GC Features worth exploring

• Adding due dates to Classwork (it appears on your class's Google Calendar).

• Create a copy of something for every student in your class.

• Within Classwork, using "Topics" to organize your resources by core subject or by unit (e.g. ELA, Math or Ancient Rome, Civil War).

• Providing feedback to the student through the assignment/Google Classroom.

By the end of the week

• Invite me into your Google Classroom(s).

• Ensure all students (not just remote) are added to your Google Classroom(s).

• Add your homeroom's course schedule as an announcement (Add --> Google Drive --> find the doc and add it).

• Make an announcement with any orientation/welcome information you may have sent home. This includes welcome letters, videos, or PDFs of important documents.