Krystal Plott

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Creating Assignments and Announcements

Creating Assignments in Google Classroom

• Click create
• Choose “Assignment”
• Give your assignment a title (keep it organized and consistent)
• Add any necessary instructions
• Click on the add tool to add links or attachments

Creating Assignments in Google Classroom

“Add” options:

• Google Drive: this option allows you to upload a file of any kind directly from your google drive (ex: a google slides presentation you have already created, PDF files for students to reference, google docs, sheets, etc.).
• Link: If students need to access an external website, you can link it here so they can get to the site quickly.
• File: here you can upload a file from your computer if it’s not already saved in your google drive.
• Youtube: if your lesson includes a video resource, you can link directly to youtube right here. Students will be able to watch the video right in their google classroom.

Creating Assignments in Google Classroom

“Create” options:

• Docs
• Slides
• Sheets
• Drawings
• Forms

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If you don’t have a document created already, you can create one during the assignment posting process. Choose the type of document you want and it will open in a new tab. Be sure to name it according to the assignment then when you publish the assignment in google classroom, students will have access to the newly created document.

Document share settings

in Google Classroom

Share settings for google docs / slides / sheets, etc.:

• A: Students can view file: All students can read the file, but not edit it (“view only” rights)
• B: Students can edit file: All students share the same file and can all make changes to it (think of it as one big collaborative doc for your whole class - you won’t usually use this setting)
• C: Make a copy for each student: This is the one you will use the most!! Students get their own copy of the file with their name added to the document title. For Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files, both you and the student can edit the document. When students turn in the assignment, they can’t edit the document until you return it to them.�** IMPORTANT NOTE: This option is only available BEFORE you post an assignment. You can’t change this setting without making a new assignment.

Creating Assignments in Google Classroom

If you don’t attach anything, students will see the following options on the assignment screen:�“+ Add or create”

• Add from: Google Drive; Link; File;
• Create new: Docs; Slides; Sheets; Drawing

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This is helpful for upper grade students who don’t need a teacher-created template, or for students to do things like a quick write, or to submit something that they created before you posted an assignment in google classroom. When they click on the option to create a new doc from the assignment screen, it will name the assignment “Student name - Assignment name” and connect it to the assignment in classroom.

Creating Announcements in

Google Classroom

Announcements are posts with no assignments - you can add attachments, but students can only VIEW them, they cannot edit documents attached to an “announcement”. Announcements are posted on the “stream” page, not the assignment page.

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Creating Announcements in

Google Classroom

Why use announcements?

• Remind students of an upcoming test
• Schedule reminders (short day, no school, etc.)
• Congratulate students on accomplishments
• Field trip / permission slip reminders

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Why NOT use announcements?

• Cannot be assigned a topic
• Can clutter your classroom
• Can easily get buried in the stream
• Cannot be used as an assignment

Basic Organization tips and tricks

Creating topics in Google Classroom

Topics are the key to good google classroom organization. You can create topics before you create assignments, or you have the ability to create a topic on the assignment creation screen. Every assignment should have a topic.

Assignment creation screen:

Creating topics in Google Classroom

Topics in Google Classroom are not visible to students if there are no posted assignments in the topic. If a topic has been scheduled, or there are draft assignments only, the topic will still be invisible. This allows you to plan out all of your topics and organize your classroom for the term without cluttering up the Classwork page before the students are ready for the material.

Ways to organize your classroom

Sort by

Day

Sorting by day is a great way to organize your classroom for young learners or distance learning. If you have never used google classroom, this is an easy way to start.

Sort by

Day

Sort by Week

Sort by Unit

Sort by

Type

Sort by

Subject

Google Classroom Examples

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