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What is Google Classroom?
◦ Google classroom is a Learning Management System (LMS) offered by Google for teachers. This application
provides a central location to communicate with students, ask questions, and make assignments. In an
increasingly digital world, google classroom helps facilitate online learning for digital learners today.
◦ Google Classroom helps teachers save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with
students. In other word, google classroom is meant to help teachers manage the creation and collection of
student assignments in a paperless environment, basically leveraging the framework of Google Docs, Drive
and other Apps. Google classroom allows teachers to spend more time with their students and less time on
the paperwork, and it is now even better.
Why is innovation in the Google Classroom important?
◦ Innovation in education encourages students and teachers to research, explore, and use all the tools to uncover
something new. Innovation involves a different way of looking at problems and solving them. It also
improves education because it compels students to use a higher level of thinking to solve complex problems.
Benefits of Google Classroom
1) Easy to use
◦ It is very easy to use. "Google Classroom’s design purposefully simplifies the instructional interface and options
used for delivering and tracking assignments; communication with the entire course or individuals is also simplified
through announcements, email, and push notifications.
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Saves time
◦ Google classroom is designed to save time. It integrates and automates the use of other Google apps, including docs,
slides, and spreadsheets, the process of administering document distribution, grading, formative assessment, and
feedback is simplified and streamlined.
Cloud-based
◦ Google Classroom presents more professional and authentic technology to use in learning environment as Google apps
represent "a significant portion of cloud-based enterprise communications tools used throughout the professional
workforce."
Flexible
◦ This app is easily accessible and useable to instructors and learners in both face-to-face learning environments and fully
online environment. This enables educators to explore and influence "flipped instructional methods more easily as well
as automate and organize the distribution and collection of assignments and communications in multiple instructional
milieus”
Free
◦ Google Classroom itself is not necessarily available to learners without access to an educational institution. But anyone
can access to all the other apps, such as Drive, Docs, Spreadsheets, Slides, etc. simply by signing up for a Google
account.
Mobile-friendly & Responsive
◦ Google Classroom is designed to be responsive. It is easy to use on any mobile device. "Mobile access to learning
materials that are attractive and easy to interact with is critical in today’s web connected learning environments.“
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Features of Google Classroom
User What you can do with Classroom
Teachers • Create and manage classes, assignments, grades online without paper and give direct, real-
time feedback
• Add materials to your assignments such as YouTube videos, a link of Google Forms survey
and other items from Google Drive
• Use the class stream to post announcements and engage students in question-driven
discussions
• Start a video meeting
• Invite parents and guardians to sign up for email summaries with a student’s upcoming or
missing work
Students • Track classwork and submit assignments
• Check feedback and grades
• Share resources and interact in the class stream or by email
Guardians • Get an email summary of your student’s work
• Review announcements and activities
Administrators • Protect data and set for your users
• Set up classes and rosters
• Add or remove students and teachers from classes
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How to use Google Classroom?
User What you can do with Classroom
Teachers • Create and manage classes, assignments, grades online without paper and give direct, real-time
feedback
• Add materials to your assignments such as YouTube videos, a link of Google Forms survey and
other items from Google Drive
• Use the class stream to post announcements and engage students in question-driven discussions
• Start a video meeting
• Invite parents and guardians to sign up for email summaries with a student’s upcoming or missing
work
1. Create and manage classes, assignments, grades online without paper and give direct, real-time feedback
Create and manage classes
• Go to classroom.google.com and sign in.
• On the Classroom Home page, click the + symbol and then choose Create class.
• Give the class a title that is meaningful to you and your students.
• The following are optional, but may be relevant to your personal teaching situation
• Click Create.
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1. Create and manage classes, assignments, grades online without paper and give direct, real-time feedback
Create an assignments (Assignment, Quiz Assignment, Question, Material, Re use post or topic)
• Go to classroom.google.com and sign In.
• Click the classwork.
• At the top, click + Create. Choose (Assignment, Quiz Assignment, Question, Material, Re use post or topic)
• Enter the title and any instructions.
How to grades online without paper and give direct, real-time feedback
• Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.
• Click the class.
• At the top, click Classwork the assignment
• To open and review any file the student attached, click the thumbnail.
• (Optional) The default point value is 100.
• Next to the student's name, enter the grade
• Enter grades for any other students and give comment
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2. Add materials to your assignments such as YouTube videos, a link of Google Forms survey and other items from
Google Drive
• Go to classroom.google.com and sign In.
• Click the classwork.
• At the top, click + Create. Choose (Assignment, Quiz Assignment, Question, Material, Re use post or topic)
• Enter the title and any instructions.
• Click any icon below according to your materials.
3. Use the class stream to post announcements and engage students in question-driven discussions
• Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.
• Click the stream
• At the top, click announce something to your class
• Click post.
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4. Start a video meeting
• Go to classroom.google.com and sign In.
• Click the stream
• Click join at the icon below
5. Invite parents and guardians to sign up for email summaries with a student’s upcoming or missing work
• Go to classroom.google.com and sign In.
• Click the people
• Click invite guardians
• Type email address
• Click invite
