GoogleClassroomCheatSheet

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AccessGoogleClassroomatClassroom.google.com

GoogleClassroomHomeScreen:Create,access&manageclasses

CreateaClass

Fromyourwebbrowser,navigatetoclassroom.google.com
Nameyourclass;includesectionandsubject(optional).
Classroomautomaticallycreatesfolderstoorganizeyou!

Home-Manage/AccessClasses

(2A)Rename,DeleteorArchiveClasses.Archivingremovesclass
fromyourhomescreenbutstillavailableinArchiveSection

(2B)Classesviewandtogglebetweendifferentclasses
CalendarviewcalendarforALLclasses

(2C)WorkToDolistofpendingassignmentstograde/review

(2D)Classestogglebetweendifferentclasses

(2E)ArchivedClassesaccessorrestorearchivedclasses
Settingsallowsyoutoturnemailnotificationson/off

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ClassPage(Stream)Interface:Addcontenttoclasses,managestudents


ClassPage(Stream)-Discuss/Assign

(3A)ChangeTheme/UploadPhoto-Choosefromdifferentavailablebackgroundimagesoruploadyour
owncustombannerphoto

(3B)AddPosttoStream
Re-UsePost-Retrievepreviouspostfromotherclasses,includingarchivedclasses

Announcement-startaclassdiscussionorpostageneralmessagetoaclassStream

AskaQuestion-Postquestionsforquickcheckin.Allowstudentstoview&respond
toeachotherornot.Studentscannotseeothersresponsesuntiltheysubmittheirown.

Assignment
Assignmentname&description,duedate(allowsturninbeyonddue
datebutteacherwillseelatenotification)

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ClassPage(Stream)-Discuss/Assign(cont)


(3C)AddPosttoStream
Topic:Workslikeatag/keywordforsorting/searchingassignments

SelectsharingoptionsforGooglefilesattachedtotheassignment:
Eachstudentwillgetacopy(IndividualcopyaddedtoGoogleDrivefolderfor
classwhichtheycanedit),
ViewOnly-studentscanonlyseethefile
StudentcanEdit-allowsALLstudentstoedittheSAMEfile

(3C)UpcomingAssignmentsnotifications.WorkslikeaTo-dolistforstudentsshowing.

(3D)TopicsListView/sortbytopicstofindpostsmorequickly

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StudentsPage-ManageStudents

(4A)ClassCodeistheone-timecodestudentsneedtojoinyourclass

(4B)GuardianEmailSummariescanbetoggledonsothatyoucanaddparentemailaddressesandthey
canopt-intoreceiveemailsummaries(daily/weekly).

(4C)Selectedstudentsactionsbycheckingboxtotheleftofthestudentname,teacherscanemail,
removefromclassormute.Mutingindividualstudentsmeanstheycanviewandsubmitassignments,but
notpostinthestream.

(4D)WholeClasspermissionssettingscanbechangedandareappliedtotheentireclass.

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AboutPageInterface:InviteCo-teachers,Postyear-roundresources


AboutPage-ShareClassInformation&Resources

(5A)InviteTeacher-addco-teacherfromyourdomain&theycanaddassignments&viewstudentwork.
(5B)AccessDriveFolder&CalendaraccesstoGoogleDriveFolder(auto-createdbyClassroomwhenyou
addtheclass).Note:ThisisYOURfolder,butwhenstudentsareintheirClassroomaccount,thelinkwith
betoTHEIRfolder.ItsjustashortcuttoDrive.TIP:TeacherscanmaketheCalendarpublicsoparentscan
seeit.
(5C)ClassResources-addresourcesstudentswillneedaccesstoallyear,suchasclasswebsitelinkor
syllabus,rubrics,etc.makingitmucheasiertofindthanintheStreamwhichchangesdaily.

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 AssignmentsPageInterface:View&gradestudentwork


AssignmentsPage-View&GradeStudentWork

AccessAssignmentspagebyclickingonassignmentnameanywhereonClassPage
FromthisAssignmentsPageyoucantogglebetweenInstructionstoviewassignmentsdetailsand
StudentWorktoviewandgradework.
AssignmentFolder:ClicktojumptoGoogleDrivefolderforthisassignment.Everytimeyoucreatean
assignment,afolderisautomaticallycreatedinDrive.Oncestudentsbegintoedittheirassigneddocument,you
willbeabletoseetheirworkinprogressinsidethisfolder

(6A)Assignmentthumbnail-Clicktoviewanyassignmentbeforeorafteritisturnedinbythestudent.
(6B)GradeAssignment-Defaultsto100(%)butcanadjustpointvalueforassignmentsorchoose
ungraded
(6C)ReturnAssignment-turnsownershipoffilebacktostudentandnotifiesthemthatitsbeengraded/
commentedonbyteacher.NOTE:Assignmentscanbereturnedungraded.
(6D)DownloadGradesforthisassignmenttoGoogleSheetsorasCSVformat

AdditionalResources
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BeginningoftheYearTipsforGoogleClassroom
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