1. Getting Started with Google Classroom

2. Classroom Helps Teachers:
automatically creates Drive folders for each assignment
create and collect assignments paperlessly
create assignments and share a single document or automatically make a copy for each student.
see who has or hasn't completed the work
provide direct, real-time feedback
Students can easily see what’s due, so they can stay on top of their work
make announcements and start classroom discussions
create, review, and grade assignments quickly, all in one place

3. Classroom Helps Students:
stay organised with one Drive folder for each class/teacher
notifies students on class stream when work is assigned and due
class materials are automatically filed into folders in Google Drive
communicate and assist classmates through class discussions

4. The first time you go to the site you must select your role
Initial Screen
The first time you go to the site you must select your role

5. Create Your First Class
Teachers have the ability to create a class or join a class as a student.

6. Classroom Home The classroom home displays all classes created.
Rename class
Permanently delete class
Access class Drive folder
# of students enrolled
Class name x

7. Class About Page
The About page allows you to share information about the class, as well as materials that all students need, such as syllabus, scheme of work or past papers
Title of class
Class description
Location of class
Teacher’s x
Class Google Drive Folder
Add class materials
Title of material
Attach document, Drive file, YouTube video, hyperlink

8. Include Section (optional)
Create a New Class
From Classroom Home
Name the class
Include Section (optional) x

9. Class Homepage Switch Classes & Settings Name of Class
Class Section
Hover & Select to ‘Change class theme’
Add Students
Information About the Class
Shows upcoming assignments 7 days in advance
Class Homepage
Create Announcement or Assignment
Class Stream x
Students can join with Class Code

10. Get the Students to Sign Up for Class
Teachers have the ability to give students a class code to join instead of having to manually adding the students. This can be as simple as physically writing it on the board in a classroom. x
Give your students your class code

11. Adding a Co-Teacher
You can add another teacher to your class to make it easy to co-teach. x

12. Choose Posting & Commenting Rights
The teacher has the ability to decide what rights the students have when it comes to posting and commenting on the class stream.
Choose rights - this applies to all students in the class x

13. Restrict Commenting/Post for Individual Students
The teacher has the ability to “mute” individual students which will restrict those students from posting and commenting. x

14. Make an Announcement
You can send a message to your students or post work for the today’s lesson using the announcement feature
Click here
Write announcement
Upload Drive File
Attach link
Attach file from computer x
Choose classes to post to; option appears when 2+ classes are created
Add YouTube Video
Choose to post now or save to later

15. Create an Assignment Choose to post now or save to later Click here
Name Assignment
Give assignment description (optional)
Choose due date from calendar
Give specific time assignment is due
Cancel assignment
Attach link x
Choose classes to assign assignment; option appears when 2+ classes are created
Upload Drive File
Add YouTube Video
Attach file from computer
Choose to post now or save to later

16. Create a Draft Assignment
You can create a draft assignment, so that you can either come back to it or set up multiple assignments in advance.
They appear in a drop down list at the top of the class x

17. Student rights Select file in Drive Select starred Drive file
Remove inserted file
Show inserted file x
only viewing rights
all students will be able to edit same file
each student will get an editable copy of the file

18. Add URL to Assignment
Paste or type in URL
Remove URL x

19. Displayed Assignment
The assignment will be displayed on the class stream.
time or date submitted
view the assignments submitted
Title and description
view the assignments not submitted
Google Drive File; student will find file on Assignments Page
How Drive file was shared with students
Add a comment about the assignment x

20. Access All Student Assignments
The teacher can click on the folder icon from the Assignment Status page to gain access to all the students’ assignments.
From assignment page click Folder
shows status x
Assignments started by students will appear in folder
If there is no file in the folder then the student has not started the assignment.

21. View Individual Student’s Assignment
The teacher can click on an individual student’s name to access their assignment file from the Assignment Status page.
Click on students name
If no file exists the student has not started the assignment x
Click on students name
shows status
Click on file to view progress

22. Teacher Assignment Page
Teachers can access every assignment for every class from the teacher assignment page.
See assignments you have marked as reviewed
Name of assignment
Give each class a different theme for quick color recognition x
Name of class

23. Student Assignment Page
Students can access every assignment for every class from the student assignment page.
View assignments that still need to be completed
See finished assignments
Name of assignment x
Name of class
Due date

24. Submit an Assignment
The student can click on the assignment name from the class stream or the assignment sidebar to submit work.
due date
assignment
title
create Drive file
add existing file
submit assignment
assignment file
remove added file x
add comment for teacher
add existing Drive file
The student will lose editing rights to the Drive file once the assignment is turned in. They have the option to unsubmit the assignment to obtain editing rights again.
add link to online source
add file from computer

25. Unsubmit an Assignment
Students can unsubmit an assignment that they have already turned in. x
add note for teacher

26. after grade has been assigned, click Return
Grade Assignments
Assign grade on the Assignment Status Page.
after grade has been assigned, click Return
change point value
type in grade x
add comments
The teacher gets editing rights to the file when the student turns in the assignment. Once the teacher returns the assignment the rights switch from editing to commenting.

27. Export Grades
The teacher can export grades to upload into district’s gradebook. You can download grades for individual assignments or all assignments.
Click on an assignment name to access this feature.
Choose download type x