Dijital MaestroGoogle Classroom For Teachers Google Classroom is only available to educators. To use Google Classroom you will need to have an email account associated with and educational institution, In this lesson we will go into the basics for creating Google Classrooms and using some of the basic tools for creating classes, assignments and announcements. In the process we will learn how to provide resources for your students and how students can receive assignments. To begin, log into your Google account. Ireyost@yiednet = ae Last modified Filesize Nov 19 me . Nov 20 ine - Dee Dec 8 me - Dec 11 me - Dee 11 m - Dec LL = Google Classroom can only be accessed once you are in Google Drive. In Google Drive, click on the apps launcher. 8 oO = = SAB contacts You'll see the basic Google Apps. Go down to the More section. OT a/ Fioance Photos CCassroom Scroll down in this section until you see Classroom. Click once on the Classroom app. (@Eisaelelaa Renn The first time you start Classroom, a Classroom banner will appear on the main page.Google Classroom For Teachers ce Below the banner you will be asked to identify yourself as a student or teacher. Click on the Teacher button. Welcome to Classroom! Cee ene terete A welcome page will display. ena yh eT TUS ARL OS To create your first class, click the plus next to your account. fomens Create ca CheaTt 10 FIRST CLASS! Select create class from the menu options. Create a class A module will open so you can provide a class name and section.Google Classroom For Teachers Create a class Worl History In my example I'll provide a class name for World History. | highly recommend you create a class for each content area if you are an elementary teacher. If you are a middle school or high school teacher, you can create a class for each class you have. The section information is optional. When you're done providing a name, click the create button. The classroom site will be created. The name of the site will be shown at the top of the page. A menu is included with three options. These are stream, students and about. We will look at these later, OT TET Each classroom is created with a basic page theme. This theme can be changed. To change the class theme, click on the change class theme link. You will see several banner images. Scroll through the list of images and select one. To apply the theme, click the select class theme button.Google Classroom For Teachers Students can post and comment Set class permissions x You can now control whether students can post Invite students 0 andlor common inthe cass stream. You can also ‘mute individual students. Learn more =] Ary The image is applied and the page colors will Click on students in the menu. The first thing change to match the image theme. you see is the option for students to post or istsloch ax trelstreamt es ction comment in the class stream. The student section automatically allows students to post and comment. We will learn more about posting and comments later. Fi Arvoancemant 3 Asignment Welcome to your class! ‘Students can post and comment Do you want to take atour to learn more? In the stream section you have to options. You have the option to post an announcement to the class and to create a class assignment. = - We'll learn how to create announcements and _Students can join your classroom with the saanane ae code shown on this page. We will learn more about inviting students and how students join your Google classroom in another lesson. 4Google Classroom For Teachers Class overview x ‘You can aed general ntrmaton about your cans hore. Press Save" tomake complete fel visble by your students [= 6th Grade Bilingual ‘Room od “Teacher email Ed Weyesr@yisdnet Google Drive folder Mj Word History Click about in the menu. This is where you can provide information about yourself and the class. reyes @yisd net Google Drive folder lg Word History Provide a title, either for yourself or for the classroom. You can also enter a description and room number. Other information in this section includes your email address and the folder in Google Drive, where all your content for this classroom will be placed. We will learn more about using Google Drive with classroom in future lessons. CANCEL Click the save button to update your classroom information.Google Classroom For Teachers Boo De) Share with your class ore Welcome to your class! atte cee ioete leet Welcome to Weed History. know we ate going to have a great year bean BE Aerouncement BJ Assignment Welcome to your class! To create an announcement for your class, click the announcement link. Boo) STi BB Announcement EJ Assignment For my announcement | will provide a short welcome to my students. pat year. CANCEL od Assmall announcement box will open. In this box you can type information you would like to share with students. Below the box are some buttons to share resources in your announcement. These resources can include attachments, files from your Google Drive, YouTube video or links to web pages. To post the announcement, click the post button. The post will immediately be sent to all students registered in your class. They will see the post when they login to classroom and they will get an email letting them know a post was made to the class. 6 DyesGoogle Classroom For Teachers ‘Share with your clase BB Announcement EJ Assignment ANNOUNCEMENT 831 Mt ‘Welcome to World History| know we are going to havea great year, SS rascomment es With our current settings, students can add comments to your announcement. To add a comment, students will click once in the add comment link. ~~ eit You can go back and either edit or delete the announcement. Click on the options menu to edit or delete the announcement. 7 Pyeng)Google Classroom For Teachers Share with your class, ANNOUNCEMENT 6 Welcome to Word History. know we are going to have a great year. GQ recommen. CANCEL ‘To make an assignment available and to let students know, click the assignment link. Due Dee 18,2014 Add time ©eaer FB seommceret [Bj teint You will be prompted to enter a title for the assignment and an optional description of the assignment. A due date is automatically set for the following day. You can change this date by clicking on the date to get a pop up calendar. Below the due date you have the option to attach files, include a document from Google drive, share a video or to link to a web page. Dijital Maestro Once you've entered all the necessary information for your assignment, click the assign button. We will look at a more detailed example for creating and distributing assignments in our next example. 8Google Classroom For Teachers *oag i i Brosh © drive My Drive > Classroom > Worl stares Breach Drive should be the source for most of your classroom assignments. When we created our first class in Google Classroom, Drive created a folder in your Drive called Classroom. This folder will contain all the assignments for your classrooms. Double click the folder icon to open the folder. © drive My Drive > Classroom > + ED mydive © incoming © Recent He stares Eton Inside the classroom folder we find my World History class. As you create classes, each class will have a folder created here automatically. Open the World History folder. 9 The folder doesn't have any documents yet. We can create new documents in Google drive using the red new button. Drop files here We can also upload existing documents into the drive. Pyeng)Google Classroom For Teachers © drive My Drive > Classroom > We © facet Ke Stared Eton Rename document nto anew document name Introduction to Mesopotamia) Let's create an assignment to distribute in our classroom. Click the New button. Provide a name for the assignment and click OK. >) BD Folder Introduction to Mesopotamia - Past and Present ‘What are the names of the countries that are now part of Click on the generic untitled document name to give our assignment document a name. 1 Fie upood 2. What are the names of the two rivers that run through Mi | 3. Where do these two rivers unite and empty? 4. Whatis the name ofthe eatiest ianguage writen in Mes, 5. How did the cuneiform system of wring get is name? 6. Why has it been so hard for counties along the Mesopo| vitzatons? coogi sheets Doogie sides Select Google Docs. My assignment will include some introductory questions for the chapter. Untitled document Introduction to Mesopotamia i Fle Edit View Insert Format Tools Table Addons Introduction to M 1. What are t 2. What are th Let's go back to the classroom. Click on the menu option in the left. 10 Dijital MaestroGoogle Classroom For Teachers SE ertoyitet- i | Po oa Even mare from Google oct Last opened by me oct B 1:01 PM oct Classroom oa More rom Apps Marketplace ) A Does page will open. Click on the apps Scroll down the more menu and click on launcher in the Docs page. Classroom. reyest @yisdnet = 8 6 i Peta cg 4 = RB ea Go to the bottom of the menu options. Click on the World History Class. a oer _ & _ AaB o ANNOUNCEMENT wa nucnaennnennee Click on the more option at the bottom. Click on the Assignment link in the Stream section. "1Google Classroom For Teachers Insert files using Google Drive Upload —MyDrive Starred ue Dee 19,2014 Addtime My Dive » Classroom Cea FR rronincemest E sssionnert Let's provide a title and description for the Open the World History folder. assignment. Upload MyDrive Starred Introduction to Mesopotamia ‘Answer the question using the Wikipedia Resource lnk es Daa Cee eet teste Due Dee 19,2014 Adétime oe ~ Fi roonuncenest E] sssgnmert B introdvetion to Meso.. In this folder we'll find the assignment | just I'll leave the assignment due date set forthe created. following day. Click the Google drive icon to attach our assignment. Insert files using Google Drive Upload MyDrive Starred = - Click once on the document to select and click the add button. Double click to open the classroom folder. 12 Dijital MaestroGoogle Classroom For Teachers Sharing settings ‘You can chose how to share this le with your elas: + The hole class can view the same document 1 The whole class can view and et he same document + Each indvidval student gets ther own copy to workin you make copies, he fs are automaticaly stored in students! dass flders in Google Orv. Students can view file ‘Make a copy for each student ~ ‘CANCEL The first time we create a shared assignment in a classroom from Google Drive, a message will display with information about how we can present this document to our students. Close the information box. ete ts ntencneaite | Make a copy foreach student Select make a copy for each student. ‘Anawerthe questions using he Wikipedia Rescurce lnk Due Dee19, 2014 Addtime Introduction to Mesopota Googie Docs FE penowrcement Assignment Let's provide a link for the students to use as a resource to answer the questions. Click on the link icon. The document is automatically set so the student can view the information in the document. Click on the pull down menu to see the other options. We can allow students to edit the document if we want this document to be part of a collaboration. The third option is to have Google Drive make a copy for each student. When each student gets a copy it can be edited by the receiving student. In my example this would be the best option. With this option students can answer the questions right in the document. 13 “Anewer the questions using the Wikipedia Resource ink ue Dee19, 2014 Addsime Introduction te Mesepotamia Google Does 7 Cc eon A field will open to type or paste a web page link.Google Classroom For Teachers ‘Answer the question using the Wikipedia Resource lnk Due Deet9,2014 Addtime Make a copy for each student Introduetion te Mesepotamia Google Does I'll paste a Wikipedia article link. Click the assign button to make this assignment available to the students in the World History class. Students will receive an email with information about the assignment and the assignment will appear in their Google Classroom account for easy access. Make a copy for each student ~ In this lesson we looked at the basics for getting started with Google Classroom. In future lessons we will learn more about the Kay back and forth collaboration between teacher and student. ‘CANCEL To save the link click the add button. Due Dee19,2014 Addtime Inrodetion to Mesopotamia cooge doe ry Link boon We now have an assignment and a resource for the assignment. 14 Dijital Maestro