The Google Classroom is used by more than 100 million teachers and students worldwide for online learning. Here’s a quick guide to help you get started.
Google Classroom is one of the best free online learning platforms. It makes sharing files between teachers and students easy.
Google Classroom creates an online space for teachers and students to communicate with one another. For example, Google Classroom can help create a common forum for students to share learning outcomes with their teachers.
Teachers can also create and assign assignments to their students. Furthermore, it enables teachers to receive assignment submissions and quickly grade students' work. In simple terms, Google Classroom is an all-in-one center for online learning.
There are a few ways to access Google Classroom. First, teachers from an accredited school can opt to create their school's account. Access is then granted to the teacher's students using the respective school's account. An example student account login is [email protected]. Parents and guardians can also gain access to the platform using their Google accounts.
Irrespective of how you want to use Google Classroom, you need to sign in to use Google Classroom. Here is how to sign in to Google Classroom.
Teachers need to create classes to use Google Classroom. Below is an outline on how to create and edit your classes.
There are three ways to invite students to join your Google Classroom.
Please note that you have to use the latest version of Google Classroom to access this feature.
You can choose to invite guardians to Google Classroom, as well as email your students. Here is how you can Invite Guardians to Your Google Classroom.
Once a guardian accepts the invitation via email, both you and the student will receive a confirmation email. Guardians can only join your class after accepting your invitation.
The stream is the area in your Google Classroom where information sharing occurs, and class updates are made.
Teachers can add learning resources to their Google Classroom account. Students can then access the learning resources and materials after logging into their teachers’ school account.
To add resources and materials to your Google Classroom page, open your Google Classroom page. On the top navigation menu, click on the Classwork tab.
Select Material and enter the title and description (optional) of your learning resource. You can then upload the learning material from your Google Drive device or provide a link to a video.
You can use Google Classroom’s grading tool to award your students a numeric grade. Besides grading your students, you can also give them feedback regarding their performance.
Open a student’s assignment by clicking on Classwork at the top, click on the assignment you want to grade, then click View details.
In the grading tool, the default grading denominator is 100 points. You can change points to any whole number greater than 0. You can also choose to return an assignment without a grade.
Below is how to view returned work on Google Classroom as a student.
Google Classroom works perfectly well for both teachers and students. Teachers can use Google Classroom to share learning materials, assignments, and feedback with their students.
It eliminates the need to use paper copies in a physical classroom setting. Best of all, Google Classroom is a free online learning platform that optimizes the benefits of cloud computing.
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