This document simplifies the understanding of Google Classroom

1. Google Classroom
Classroom.Google.com
A Presentation By
Okuba Vincent, MCE
Teacher of English/Literature – St. Teresa’s Girls
Teacher Coach - Mombasa County

3. Objectives
❏ P a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l b e a b l e t o :
❏ Create classes in Classroom
❏ Add teachers & students to classes
❏ Post assignments & announcements
❏ Grade assignments &provide feedback for students
❏ Explore the student &teacher Classroom features

4. Why Google Classroom?
• Classroom is a way to get all of your students in one place and allows you to easily
assign work and for students to turn it in.
• Helps teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly
• Includes time-saving features (i.e. make a copy of a Google Document for each student)
• Creates Drive folders for each assignment & student
• Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with
just a click.
• Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-
time feedback and marks from within Classroom.

5. Benefits of Classroom
SIMPLICITY Easy to setup &use
EFFICIENCY Simple, paperless assignmentworkflow
VISUAL APPEAL Intuitive, cleandesign
ORGANIZATION Organizes work for students&teacher
INTEGRATION Full integration with GoogleDrive
COMMUNICATION Enhances communication with students

6. Exploring Classroom
1 . T e a c h e r P e r s p e c t i v e
❏ Creating &customizing a new class
❏ Adding students
❏ Digital workflow - assignments
❏ Digital communication- announcements &email
❏ Integration with Google Drive

7. Step A:Create Classes

8. 1. Click on the
dotted icon to
reveal the
Google Apps
2. Click on
Classroom

9. 1. Click on the +
sign to create or
join a class
2. The ‘Join
class’ & Create
class option will
appear. Click on
Create class
3. Check the
box to confirm
the click
Continue.

10. Fill in the
necessary details
about your class
then click on
create

11. At this point your
class is ready.
You can change the
theme of your class
by clicking on select
theme or you can
choose to upload
photo.
Note: A theme is a customized graphical user interface (GUI) that
replaces a computer's ordinary sounds, icons, pointer, wallpaper or
screensaver with something designed to reflect the interests of the
user.
Stream : This is where you
create and schedule
announcements, you can also
respond to students posts.
Classwork : This is where you
Create assignments and questions,
Use topics to organize classwork
into modules or units &
Order work the way you want
students to see it.
People : This is where you
see the teachers assigned to
the class and learners
Grades : All assignments
done by each student and
graded will be found here.

12. Step B: Add Students

13. Ways in which you can
add students.
1. Sharing the class code
2. Sharing the invite link
3. Invite via email

14. 1. Click on class
code to enlarge
The class code
can be shared
with the
learners, this
will enable
them join the
class.
By clicking on
the settings
icon you can
enable/disable
a class code &
even reset it to
one of your
choice.

15. You can
enable/disable
a class code &
even reset it to
one of your
choice.

16. 2. To add via
invite link,
click on
People
Then click
the icon
with the +
sign then a
dialogue
box appears
At this point you
can copy & paste
the invite link to
your desirable
platform i.e.
WhatsApp
3. To invite
via email,
type in the
email
addresses of
your learners
& click invite.
The same process
can be used to add
Co – Teachers in
the Classroom.

17. Sample
invite
information
via email

18. Once the
Teachers &
Students
have joined
the class via
the code or
invite link or
email, they
will appear
as shown.

19. Step C: Create Announcements &
Assignments

20. Step C (i): Create Announcements

21. When you need
to post an
announcement
you can type it
here
You can decide to
post to all
students or
particular
students by
clicking the drop
down arrow and
selecting the
students.

22. Incase you have
more than 1 class
& you need to
post the same
announcement
in all the classes,
you can simply
click on the drop
down arrow and
select the
respective
classes.
At this point the
system won’t
allow you to
select particular
students, all
students in the
respective
classes will be
selected
automatically
since posts
across multiple
classes must be
shared by all
students

23. To accompany
your
announcement
you can as well
attach a file from
Google Drive,
share a link, file
from your device
or even attach a
YouTube video.

24. Once you have
typed in your
announcement,
you can post it
immediately or
schedule it to be
posted at a
different date &
time or save it as
a draft to be
edited & posted
later

25. Step C (ii): Create Assignments

26. 1. Click on
Classwork
2. Click on
+ Create

27. A drop down list
will appear
showing you
what you can
create for the
students in the
classroom.

28. What’s the difference?
They are both assignments.
You can edit, score, and
reuse
Quiz assignment adds a
blank Google Form for you
that has the quiz setting
turned on. You can then edit
the quiz and add questions.
You can also lock a quiz on
Chrome books and import
grades.
N/B: Chrome books are laptops, detachables
and tablets powered by Chrome OS: the
operating system that is speedy, smart and
secure.

29. Type the title of the
assignment
Type the instructions
of the assignment,
this will guide the
student on how to
attempt the
assignment.
You can choose to
assign the assignment
to a particular class or
multiple classes
You can choose to
assign the assignment
to particular students
or all students.
Assign the desired
points for the
assignment
You can set the due
date & time for the
assignment. Incase a
learner submits the
assignment late, you
will get a notification
via email.
Type in the
topic of where
the assignment
is from or you
can as well
choose from
topics you may
have created.
Let the
students know
how the
assignment
will be
evaluated.

30. When you click
on Add, a drop
down list will
appear showing
what you can
add to
accompany the
assignment.
Any changes you
make are
automatically
saved in the
Google Drive, so
you don’t have
to worry about
loss of data
when you
experience
power outage or
mistakenly close
the tab

31. When you click
on + Create, a
drop down list
will appear
showing what
you can create to
accompany the
assignment.

32. Once all sections
are filled you can
now click on
Assign. This will
assign the
assignment to
the students
You can as well
schedule or save
the assignment
as draft by
clicking the drop
down arrow.

33. Once you have
posted the
assignment,
students will get
notifications via
email & in their
Google
Classroom
mobile App then
they will be able
to access it on
their class
Stream.
You will also be
able to see how
many students
have turned in
the assignment
on your stream.

34. All upcoming
assignments will
be displayed
here.

35. You may also
review the
assignment
details and
assignment
status for each
individual
student.
.

36. After students
turn in the
assignment, the
teacher will be
notified via email
& also any other
activity that
happens in the
Google
Classroom.

37. You may leave
feedback for
students on
their individual
assignments
upon return.
Don’t forget
to click on
Return.

38. In addition to
feedback, you
may also
assign grades
to each
student’s
assignment.

39. A sample grade book.

40. Step D: Integrate with Google Drive

41. My current
classes.
Get access to all your
classes by clicking
here.
You can access the
grade book of this
particular class by
clicking here.
You can access the
folder of this particular
class in the Google
Drive by clicking here.

42. Classroom
creates a Google
Drive folder for
each created
class.

43. Every class folder
will include
subfolders for
every assignment
created.
Students’
submitted
assignments will
go directly to the
assignment
folder.

44. Exploring Classroom
2 . S t u d e n t P e r s p e c t i v e
❏ Joining a new class
❏ DIgital workflow - complete &submit assignments
❏ Digital communication - discussion &email
❏ Integration with Drive

45. Step A:Join Classes

46. Students can
easily navigate
between classes
by using the
menu button.
In order to join a
class, students
can accept the
invitation sent by
his or her
teacher, or can
enter the class
code.

47. The menu
button will
allow students
to navigate
between
classes, check
assignments, or
change settings.
Assignments
awaiting to
be done will
be marked
‘Assigned’

48. Step B: SubmitAssignments

49. The students’
home screen
will display the
names of all
their classes,
teachers &
upcoming
assignments.

50. By clicking on
‘Open your work
icon the learner
will be able to
view all
assignments
that are
assigned,
returned &
missing

51. You can easily
navigate to
assignments by
selecting the
options
provided.
By clicking on an
assigned
assignment, the
student will get
more options on
how to submit
the work.
Student A

52. Students can
add – a doc from
Google Drive,
Link, File &
Create – Docs,
Slides, Sheets &
Drawings.
Students can as
well send a
private
comment to the
teacher about
the assignment.
A class comment
can also be
made by the
student. This
will be visible to
all learners in
the Stream.

53. Once the
student has
attempted the
assignment, this
section will
change from
‘Assigned’ to
‘Graded’.
Once graded,
the results will
appear here.
Incase the
assignment
allows you to do
more than once,
students can
resubmit their
work by redoing
the quiz again.

54. Once the
teacher has
graded and
returned the
submitted
assignment, the
student may
access his or her
grade on the
“Assignments”
page.
Student A

55. For any activity
in the
Classroom, the
student will get
an email
notification.
Student A

56. Step 3:Communicate

57. Students can
post comments,
attachments,
YouTube videos,
and links
directly to the
class Stream.

58. You can control
the students’
privilege on
commentary by
managing this
section.

59. Students may
communicate
directly with
the teacher on
assignments
using the
comment
feature.

60. Step 4: Integrate with Google
Drive

61. Classroom
automatically
creates a Google
Drive folder for
each class.
Students &
teachers may
access the
Google Drive
folder in the
‘Classwork’ tab

62. Students may
also access
Classroom
folders from
Google Drive.

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