The Parents’ Guide to
Google Classroom
A Google Classroom Overview for Parents
What is
Google Classroom?
Think of Google Classroom (GC)
as your child’s digital link to learning.
Teachers use GC to share assignments, homework, newsletters, and much more with students AND parents!
Getting Started
Your child was provided with a secure login and password that is unique to them.
Check with his/her teacher to obtain this private information OR ask them to add you as a parent via email!
unique password
Login at Home
The first step to getting started with Google Classroom at home is to make sure the student is logged into the Chrome browser of the computer they are using. This video will walk you through the steps.
Open the Google Chrome browser.
Type www.google.com into your web
address bar.
Click on SIGN IN in the upper right hand corner of the browser window. If you are logged in as a parent then add a person.
Type in your child’s Google Email address & click “next.” You use the credentials provided by the school below
Replace the X’s with the students 7 digit ID number
Type in the student PASSWORD
& click “next.”
The password is unique to each child.
Now you will see that the student is signed in to their Google Apps for Education account!
Navigating Classroom
This easy to use Google Classroom environment will have announcements, assignments, and materials to support learning
A Video Overview for Parents
Click on ECSD Bookmarks bar and navigate to the Google Classroom.
Click on the class you wish to view.
Your child may also join a class with the class code provided by the teacher
Landing Page of Tools
= High Interest for Parents
Assignment details
Optional Parent Email Summaries
access
Android
Iphone
Tablet
desktop
anywhere
allow you to edit Google assignments from
any device that is connected to the internet!
GOOGLE APPS