Google Classroom allows teachers to create classes, distribute assignments, provide feedback and communicate with students. It provides a paperless way for teachers to organize assignments, resources and student work. Students benefit from having all class materials and tasks centralized in one place, and can easily submit work and receive feedback from teachers. Teachers say the best features are how it saves time, keeps classes organized, and facilitates the submission and marking of student work in a digital format.

1. Innovation CPD:
Using Google Classroom
Kara Kellett and Tom Martin

2. Optional CPD:
Using Google Classroom
CPD Objectives:
1. To explore Google Classroom and its features, considering how it can support effective
teaching and learning and assists in integrating technology into the classroom.
1. To examine the features of setting questions and assignments through Classroom and also
adding resources and individual worksheets.
1. To consider the assessment and marking process used by Google Classroom.
1. To create your own Google Classroom, exploring the features and considering how it could
be used in your own subject area.

3. What is Google Classroom?
Future classroom?

4. Purpose of Google Classroom
Classroom allows teachers to create
and mark assignments, make
announcements and start class
discussions all in one place.
Benefits of using Google Classroom
● Easy to set up
● Saves time
● Improves organisation
● Enhances communication
● Secure - only class can access
● Paperless

5. What is Google Classroom?
“Google Classroom is considered as one of the best platforms out there for
enhancing teachers' workflow. It provides a set of powerful features that
make it an ideal tool to use with students. Classroom helps teachers save
time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with
students...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.”
Iftakhar, S. (2016) ‘Google Classroom: What Works and How?’ Journal of Education and Social Sciences. Vol 3. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Daffodil International University. ISSN 2289-9855 2016 12

6. Dr Heidi Hayes Jacobs
Education Leader in developing 21st Century approaches to T&L
“Teachers need to integrate technology
seamlessly into the curriculum instead of
viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought,
or an event.”

7. Google Classroom allows for the integration of technology at all level of the SAMR
model, leading to the redefinition of tasks which previously have been inconceivable.

9. Setting Up Google Classroom
● Log into your Google
Account.
● Go to Google Classroom.
● If it is your first time going
into Google Classroom set
up your account, making
sure you select ‘I am a
Teacher’.

10. Joining a Class
● Click on the plus symbol
● Click ‘Join Class’
You are given the option here to either JOIN or CREATE a class.
You are now JOINING a class to see an example classroom.

11. Example Classroom
● Examples of activities and
ways you might use
Google Classroom.
● Have a look through and
engage in the activities.

12. ● Make sure you add to the collaborative document to explain how
you think Google Classroom might be used in your subject area.

14. Creating a Class
● Click on the plus symbol
● Click ‘Create a Class’
You are given the option here to either JOIN or CREATE a class.
You will CREATE and then pupils will need to JOIN later on.

15. Creating a Class
● Give you class a name
(typically a class code).

16. Setting Up Your Class
This is your Google Classroom Homepage.
You can click to see the STREAM, STUDENTS or ABOUT.

17. Setting Up Your Class
Click SELECT THEME to personalise your online classroom.
Choose between GALLERY and PATTERNS.

18. Setting Up Your Class
Click on STUDENTS to invite students to join your classroom.
You can invite people or groups to join or get people to join by
sharing the Class Code.

19. Setting Up Your Class
The ABOUT section allows you to fill in information
about your class and also to share documents which
might be of use throughout the year.

20. Completing the ‘About’ Section
Add essential information about your class and
generic resources which are needed throughout the
year.

21. Setting Up Your Class
Setting up your classroom will create a folder in your
Drive. You can access students work via this folder or
via Google Classroom.

22. Setting Tasks for Students
● Click the + symbol.
● Click create assignment.
● Give your assignment a
title and write instructions.
● Upload/Share your
resource.
● Select:
○ Students can view file
○ Students can edit file
○ Make a copy for each
student.

23. Setting Tasks for Students
Students Can View File
● This is useful to share a
document students just
need to read (e.g. revision
resource).
Students Can Edit File
● This is useful to have a
collaborative document
(e.g. students all giving
their opinion on a topic).
Make a Copy for Each Student
● This is creating an electronic
worksheet for students.
● No need for paper and submit
electronically.

24. Setting Tasks for Students
You can then look at
the progress each pupil
is making with their
work.

25. Marking Students’ Work
● Students can then submit their work
for marking.
● Click on work assessment task to see
students’ work and grade from here.
● You can see all of
your students’ work.
● You can change the
numerical grade.
● Click on work to
access and edit.

26. Marking Students’ Work
● This can then be submitted
for marking.
● You mark electronically,
saving time, and return
work to students via
Classroom.
● Students loose editing
rights when submitted.
● Students can then
complete improvements
and resubmit their work.

27. Marking Students Work
● When students have
submitted work and you
have graded this via
classroom you can export
your markbook either to
copy to Google Sheets or
download to Excel.
● Open up assessments.
● Click on to settings.
● Select prefered option.

28. Setting Questions for Students
● Click the + symbol.
● Click create question.
● Pose a question which
students can respond to on
Classroom:
○ Short Answer/Multiple
Choice.
○ Students can/cannot
reply to answers.
○ Students can edit
answers.

29. ● Click the ? symbol.
● Select ‘What’s New’
● Link to Classroom Help
● Recent updates listed:
○ Scheduling at later date
○ Use of third-party apps (e.g.
NearPod)
○ Multiple Choice Questions
○ Updates to iOS/Android
○ Integration of Google Forms
and Google Calendar.
Regular Updates to Google Classroom

30. Example Classroom
● Go to Google Classroom
(http://classroom.google.com)
● Log in using your Google
Account.
● Click the + symbol.
● Click Join Classroom
● Join using the code:
soay2va.
● Have a look around the
example classroom.
● Have a go at setting up
your own classroom.

31. Accessing links
and resources
from my teacher
easily
Checking
homework tasks
Completing and
submitting
homework tasks
Completing and
submitting class
work
Accessing the
work of my peers
Receiving
feedback from
my teacher
Student Feedback on Google Classroom

32. “All your homework and classwork was in one place.”
“It’s easy to hand work into my teacher.”
“Being able to receive personalised feedback from my teacher.”
“Being able to access and submit work and work collaboratively.”
“Being able to receive feedback online.”
“The layout, easy to use and get marks back.”
86% of students said that Google Classroom
had ‘helped them learn effectively’.
What are
the best
feature of
Google
Classroom
and why?
Student Feedback on Google Classroom

33. “All the work that pupils hand-in in uploaded in folders of Google
Drive. Each pupil can send in an answer on the screen (kind of like
PollEv), but you get to see each child’s name and you can respond
to them individually or display for the class.”
“Great for submission of work and feedback possibilities. Also
sharing resources easily.”
“Being able to collect work in a central location and provide
relevant resources to students. If used throughout the school
year, I like the way that it could be used as a tool to communicate
with students like a class blog. Everything in one place.”
What are
the best
feature of
Google
Classroom
and why?
Teacher Feedback on Google Classroom

34. Follow:
@GoogleForEdu