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Jeffco Schools Parent Guide to Google Classroom

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What is Google Classroom?

Google Classroom is a digital portal to your child’s learning…

Teachers use Google Classroom to send and receive assignments and communicate with students.

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Getting Started

  • Your child has a secure @jeffcoschools.us login

  • They should use this to login to any device

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What if my student doesn't know their login?

  • If your student doesn't know their login, have them check with their teacher or Digital Teacher Librarian

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Getting Started

Open the Google Chrome Web Browser

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You may need to sign in

(on any device other than a chromebook)

You may need to choose the correct chrome user, if you have multiple chrome users on a device

Type in your student’s password and click next

Log into your student’s jeffcoschools.us account

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Getting Started

In the top right-hand corner of Google Chrome, Click on the waffle

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Accessing Classroom

Now you will see all of your Google for Education Tools!

Click on the Google Classroom icon

** If you do not see Google Classroom as an option, click on “More from Google” at the bottom of the menu. Or simply navigate to Classroom by typing google.classroom.com into the omnibox.

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Accessing Classroom

If your student already has a Google Classroom, They simply click on the title of the class to open

If your student is new to a Google Classroom they will do one of two things below (depending on how the class was set up)

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Option 1: Click the blue join button

Option 2:

CLick the + button and enter the join code from your student’s teacher

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Navigating Classroom

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Navigating Classroom

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Inside Google Classroom

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Additional Considerations

*If using an iPad, you can also access Google Classroom via the Google Classroom app.

*Your student will not see their teacher’s Google Classrooms if they are logged in as a user other than their @jeffcoschools.us account.

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Additional Information

Parents can access their child's teachers' Google Classroom in one of the following ways:

  • From the school issued Chromebook, ask the student to login and launch the Google Classroom App. ...
  • As a guardian, you must receive and accept an email invitation before you can receive email summaries.

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Questions:

Contact your child’s teacher for any other questions about the use of Google Classroom.

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