Tech Tip Tuesday: Google Classroom

Some things you may know. Some things you may not. Definitely a resource to tuck away and bring out for any reason when you need it!

Click on the following buttons to check out a full tutorial for teachers and a separate tutorial for students when trying to navigate Google Classroom for the first time. This is a great resources for teachers new to Google Classroom or even to post for Parents to check out to best navigate Google Classroom with their student.

One of the first things you may be asked to do is to add a Co-Teacher to your class. You may be collaborating with a coworker, or you may be sharing your classroom with your building administrator or coach, either way check out the quick tip for adding a Co-Teacher to your course.

You can set up Guardians in Google Classroom that would allow for parents to get an emailed summary for how their child is doing in your class on Google Classroom. This would be extremely handy for missing assignments or progress on grades. You can also set up a parent email list using this feature.

You can customize your banner using CANVA. Canva is a great resource for teachers which includes ready made designs and templates to spice up your page!

Using bullets and formatting helps to customize your text while also making it more organized, streamlined, and allover easier to read for students.

Bookmark the Classwork page instead of the stream if your students are always going to the Classwork Tab. Save them a step with a Bookmark!

Make your STREAM work for you!

You can create a link directly to your assignment to post on a QR code, Hyperdoc, Organized List on the Stream for an Elearning day one stop shop!

Use Topics and Emojis to help organize your course and make it engaging and easy to follow!

You can turn off all those email notifications in your settings. Watch the video to learn how!

Use Screencastify to leave video feedback in Google Classroom.

Use comments to leave feedback or to encourage student reflection!

Make sure you're closing down your course responsibly at the end of the year. Don't leave anything ungraded or not returned to students. Then make sure to take students out of the course to clean up their dashboards for next year.

Final tip: Don't waste that course you spent so long creating. Rename and save it on your dashboard or archive it, but pull the resources you've created by reusing posts and assignments!