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Working with Google Classroom
Google has recently released Google Classroom. This is a simply designed interface for moving students into a blended learning environment. Within Google Classroom you can send Announcements and Assignments to students. Students can use Google Classroom to turn in assignments. It integrates with Google Drive and supports collaboration between students and teachers.
Overview of Google Classroom:
Google Classroom is arranged in a pretty simple fashion. At the root is your Home page. On this page you have a little square icon for every class that you've created. Clicking on the name of the class takes you to your class. Within the class you have three main tabs:
On the left side of each page you'll see three horizontal lines (in a button). This opens up a sidebar to help you navigate to your different classes, assignments, or Home.
Anywhere you see three vertical dots - that's an indication that there are more options available to you.
In the lower right hand corner of the pages is a ? button that links to the help pages.
Why use Google Classroom? Google Classroom lets you move into having a blended learning classroom and you can put announcements and assignments online for your students to access. In addition to that you can:
How to use Google Classroom:
Step 1: To begin using Google Classroom you'll want to open up Google Chrome and log on with your Pu'u Kukui Google id.
Step 2: Once you're logged into your Google account go ahead and go to Google Classroom.
Step 3: Make sure that you're logged in as the correct user and click I'm a Teacher.
Step 4: Click on the + sign in the upper right hand corner of the screen to create your first class.
Step 5: When you create your first classroom. Google will add a folder to your Google Drive called Classroom. Inside that folder will be all the resources that you'll be using with Google Classroom so make sure not to delete the folder.
Once you're in Google Classroom there's a link to the Help Center to walk you through what you're trying to do. For our purposes today we're going to:
Resources:
Overview of Google Classroom:
Google Classroom is arranged in a pretty simple fashion. At the root is your Home page. On this page you have a little square icon for every class that you've created. Clicking on the name of the class takes you to your class. Within the class you have three main tabs:
- Stream - You place announcements and assignments here and you can see your class code.
- Students - You can Invite students and choose Actions that have to do with your students. All of your students are listed here once they join your class.
- About - You can put a description of your class here and you can find the link to the Class folder (where all work will be kept). You can also add Resource Materials to this area.
On the left side of each page you'll see three horizontal lines (in a button). This opens up a sidebar to help you navigate to your different classes, assignments, or Home.
Anywhere you see three vertical dots - that's an indication that there are more options available to you.
In the lower right hand corner of the pages is a ? button that links to the help pages.
Why use Google Classroom? Google Classroom lets you move into having a blended learning classroom and you can put announcements and assignments online for your students to access. In addition to that you can:
- 1- Create and collect paperless assignments
- 2- Make copies of Google documents for each student
- 3- Create Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help everyone keep organized
- 4- Provide direct and real-time feedback and grades
- 5- Keep track of who has turned in assignments
- 6- Quickly review assignments
- 7- Send announcements and start class discussions instantly
- 8- Students can see all of their assignments on an assignments page
- 9- Students can share resources with each other or provide answers to questions on the stream.
- 10- Students can open their assignments and work on them right from their phone or tablet.
- 11- Students and teachers can view their classes and communicate with their classmates in real time
- 12- Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with just a click
How to use Google Classroom:
Step 1: To begin using Google Classroom you'll want to open up Google Chrome and log on with your Pu'u Kukui Google id.
Step 2: Once you're logged into your Google account go ahead and go to Google Classroom.
Step 3: Make sure that you're logged in as the correct user and click I'm a Teacher.
Step 4: Click on the + sign in the upper right hand corner of the screen to create your first class.
Step 5: When you create your first classroom. Google will add a folder to your Google Drive called Classroom. Inside that folder will be all the resources that you'll be using with Google Classroom so make sure not to delete the folder.
Once you're in Google Classroom there's a link to the Help Center to walk you through what you're trying to do. For our purposes today we're going to:
- Create a classroom
- Look at how to add a classroom resource page
- Add students to a class
- Create an assignment
- Post an announcement
- Submit an assignment (from the student perspective)
- View assignments
- Grade and return assignments
- Look at the student view and what they need to know in order to participate in a Google Classroom
Resources: