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Google Classroom

Tips and Tricks

(Some material used from SimpleK12 Webinars;

Matt Bergman and Deb Norton)

Created August 2020

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4 parts of Google Classroom

Stream

Activity feed of announcements, assignments, etc.

People

Listing of students, co-teachers, and access code

Classwork

Post assignments, resources, questions, etc.

Grades

Gradebook, average score, and return assignments in bulk

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Inviting Teachers and Students

Add Co-Teachers

Invite students individually through email.

OR...

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Give students class code all at once!

Click here to enlarge!

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Have group or class discussions!

When posting to your Stream you can choose which students see it or choose all students!

Differentiate by group and communicate goals, plans, share resources, etc.

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The Create Button

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Add already created material from your Google Drive, or upload from computer!

Create brand new material to assign!

Choose due date and time!

Creating an Assignment!

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Once you attach something to the assignment….

Students can view:

They cannot edit, only view! This is good for directions or a shared reading, etc.

Students can edit:

ALL of the students can edit that ONE file. This is good for collaborative/group work.

Make a copy for each student:

Every student gets their own copy with their name on it. They can turn it in when finished. You can see all their work.

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Choose the class!

Choose the students! (Differentiation)

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Click on the drop down arrow to decide if you want to:

Assign (post right then),�
Schedule (pick a day and time), or

Save draft (come back later)

*Please Note* You cannot schedule an assignment if you are assigning to more than one class. You can only save draft or have to schedule them all individually

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Creating a Question!

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Choose the type

Add options for Multiple Choice

Choose if students can reply or edit answers for short answer

For Multiple Choice

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Student VS. Teacher Point of View

Teachers can see who chose what answer, who answered, and who did not

Students see question (in blue), choices, and can see the results if you choose. (Cannot see who chose what)

Easy Exit Ticket, Check in, Reflection, Do Now, etc!

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Reuse Post!

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Select a class (from previous years)
Select the assignment
Edit if needed
Post !

Don’t recreate the wheel! Save time!

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Topics!

Having topics in your Google Classroom is a great way to stay organized and keep the students organized!

You can have topics by week/dates or units of study, up to you!

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When creating an assignment, question, material, etc. You can always choose the topic or create a new topic!

You can also create a new topic, by hitting the create button!

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Using Emojis

They can help organize your topics!

They can help you differentiate! 5 students have the blue article, 4 students have the red. Only you would see the different colors!

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https://emojipedia.org/

All the emojis!

😍😁🎉

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Grades!

You can easily give grades in google classroom and then copy and paste your grades into Genesis!

Click Settings!

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You can choose grade calculation and to show overall grade to students. You can add your own categories if weighted by category

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You can enter grades directly into the table or click on each submission individually!

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Fun Trick! You can also export the grades into a Google Sheet!

When viewing the assignment, click on the settings gear and click “Copy all grades to Google Sheets”

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Add the grade! Can change what it is out of

Add private comments for the student

Return to student when graded

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Add comments directly to the work!

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Comment bank! To save frequently used comments!

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Add comments to your bank

Use “#” when searching for comments !

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Coming Soon To Google Classroom!

A new to-do widget on the Classes page will help students see what’s coming up, what’s missing, and what’s been graded.
Teachers will now be able to share a link to invite students to their class, which makes joining a class much easier.
Teachers will be able to share an assignment with a link.

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More Info Here!

https://www.blog.google/topics/education/

https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6149237?hl=en

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