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Brenda Lemon
District Librarian
USD 473 Chapman School
District
Chapman Kansas

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“Students” to use to play around with Google
Classroom

Elementary: Chappy
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password: 473green

Middle School: Chappy Middleschool

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High School: Chappy Highschool

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password: 473green
2 minute video overview.
On an iPad, it is very easy to switch between accounts.
Simply click on the name and select which account you want
to use as long as you don’t logout.

*students can add a passcode protection to their account.

Get started...
calendar.google.com
 Teacher View: Laptop How to add a class
2. Select
Create class

1. Click on the +
symbol.

HINT: creating a
class will add a
folder the Google
Drive called
CLASSROOM.
3. Name your
class and hit DO NOT DELETE
CREATE You will then see your THIS FOLDER.
class under HOME.
 When you want to open up a class, simply click on the title.
Teacher View - Laptop This is the home screen of a class I created for this guide
as an example.

You can change the

theme for your classroom.
If you want to upload a
This lets you toggle
picture, make sure it is
between classes or
wide enough for a banner
return to the home
view.
screen.

Stream shows messages About is the class

and assignments Students shows overview.
who is enrolled
in your class
and their
settings.
Teacher View - Laptop Click on STUDENTS to see a list of all of
the students in your class. This is where
you can set up their permissions as well.

Send an email to a student.

 Student View - Laptop
To add a class, have the students click on the
plus sign and type in your code.

HINT: Students will see a shared folder in their Google Classroom for each class. Make
sure to tell them not to delete this folder.

HINT: Unfortunately, students can remove themselves from your class.

 Student View - Laptop

HINT: Students will have a folder called Classroom in their Google Drive account.
This is NOT a shared folder. Think of this as a trapper keeper. Inside will be more
folders - one for each class and inside of those will be a folder for each assignment.

HINT: You can tell if a folder is shared or not by looking for the icon.

= not shared = shared folder

 Teacher View - Laptop

1. Let’s start by making a class

announcement. On Stream, click
on the button.

2. Select create announcement.

 3. Pull down if
1. Type your 4. Post now or save
you want the
message the draft to post at
same message
to be in more a later date.
than one class.

Files from your

computer Youtube
Video
Google
Drive files Website/
link
2. Add
attachments if
necessary.

HINT: Students can sign up to receive notifications on their phone or mobile

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Teacher View - Laptop

If you give students the rights, they can add post and make comments to other student’s
posts. As a teacher, you have the right to delete a student’s post, move their post to the top of
the stream, and even Mute the student so they can no longer post or comment but can still
see and complete assignments. Just click on the three dots to access the drop-down
menu.
 Now let’s add an Assignment. Click button and select
Teacher View - Laptop Create Assignment. Then fill out the information it asks for
such as the title of the assignment and a brief description
or instructions.
 Teacher View - Laptop
Type in the title of the assignment.

Give a description of the assignment or any

instructions student needs to complete.

Add due date

To add a file from your Google

Drive account, simply click on the
icon and select the file. If you can
not find the file easily, use the
search bar.
 2. Select the drop arrow and to choose what students
can do with the shared document.
Teacher View - Laptop
Most common and easiest to use is Make A Copy.

1. Select the document from Google

Drive and click the ADD button.

3. Select to
save as a draft
or go ahead
and assign.
Teacher View - Laptop
This shows you the status
of the assignment.

Title of the
assignment.

Attachments added or
shared.
Teacher View - Laptop - New Feature is a built in Google Calendar

1. To access your 2. Select Calendar

Google Calendar,
click on the three
lines (More) button
on the top left-hand
side.

3. Any due dates you add

to your Google Classroom
will automatically appear
on your calendar. You can
also access your calendar
by going to https:calendar.
google.com
Student View - Laptop - Calendar Students also have the new calendar feature.
They follow the same steps as the teacher to
access. When the student views their calendar,
they can see the due dates for all of their
classes in Google Classroom.

To go a step further, students can add the

Google Calendar app to their phone or device
and sync all of the calendar’s together. To learn
more, go to: https://goo.gl/KQ2Rh
Student View - Laptop
When students login, they can see if there are any
assignments they need to complete in all of their
classes right from the home screen.

To go into a class, the student just needs to click on the title.

Student View - Laptop

To get started, simply click OPEN

Student View - Laptop

Title of Assignment

Students see the date due

here.

If the assignment is
Here are the late, it will tell them
instructions. in red.
Student View - Laptop
HINT: when they open up the
assignment, it will automatically
have their name as part of the
title.

When they are done,

they can turn in the
assignment within
Google Docs.
Even after they select Turn In from within Google Docs, It will ask the students once again if
they are sure. This is because once they turn it in, they can no longer make any changes
unless the teacher hands it back.
Student View-Laptop Students can be sure their work has
been turned in when they see the
green check mark.

Students can add a

private comment
that only the teacher
will see here.
Student View - Laptop

Sometimes, you may want a student to complete an assignment from

scratch. For example, an assignment to create a document and write a
three-page essay. To do this, you would create an assignment and in
the instructions you tell the students to create a document by
themselves. The students then click on the assignment and then click
on the arrow by Add.

From the pull down menu, the student selects Docs. Google Classroom will
automatically create a document with the title of the assignment and the
student’s name. When they are finished. They simply click MARK AS DONE.
This is also how a student can create a slide presentation, sheets or drawing.
 Student View - Laptop

HINT: Once the student submits the assignment, it become the property of the
teacher and no longer the student.

Think of it as a student turning in a paper assignment which you then take home
to grade. The student can’t add or change what they handed in unless you
personally give it back to them.
Teacher View - Laptop
You can see how many
students have completed
their assignment.
Teacher View Laptop
To grade the assignment, click on the ones that are
done.
Teacher’s View - Laptop You can change how many points
you want the assignment to be or you
can select Ungraded for no grade.

On the left-hand side is all of the

students in the class arranged by
last name. To see their
assignment, simply click on their
name.

You can quickly tell if you have graded an

assignment. To add a grade, simply type in
how the student did on this line.
Teacher View - Laptop

Hint: Students will not be able to see their grade unless you return
their assignment. To return an assignment, click on the box in front of
the person’s name and then click RETURN. If you want to return all of
the assignment at the same time, click on the box by Done.

Once an assignment is returned, students can resubmit it. So if a

student does not do the assignment completely or has a lot of
corrections to make, you can give them a low grade, return the work
and have the student resubmit for a better grade. If you are done
grading and a student resubmits the assignment anyway, you do not
have to accept it.
 Teacher View - Laptop This pull down box will let you sort by
those done or not done.

On the right-hand side is all of

the students assignments in
order of when they completed
them. This way the ones that
are not graded, resubmitted, or
turned in late are at the top. To
open an assignment to grade,
just click on the square.
Teacher View - Laptop

If you want to open up multiple assignments at the same time, hold down the
Command Key (or Control key) while you click on the attachments. This will
open up each file in it’s own tab letting you see multiple student’s completed
assignments at once.
Teacher View - Laptop
A new handy feature is the ability to download assignment
grades to make it easier to transfer to Powerschool. Click
on the Gear symbol to access the pull down box.
Students view - Laptop

On the left-hand side, there is a box that shows all or the

assignments due.

Click the VIEW ALL to see all of the assignments from all of
the classes.
This is
Click on DONE to see the grade on finished assignments. where the
student
would see
their grade.

Once the assignment has been returned,

the student can resubmit if needed.
Teacher & Student View - Laptop

To return to the previous screen, just

click on the arrow.
HINT: When you create an assignment and select MAKE A COPY FOR EACH
STUDENT, it will automatically create a Template Folder. This is where all
original copies will be placed. Do NOT delete this folder.

What about PDF’s?

Use DocHUB?
DocHub is an ADD-on or App
that you can use within Google
Docs.
Problem?

Once open in DocHub, you can make

corrections and additions but there is not an
automatic save. You have to export it back
into Drive and re-share.

It might be better to convert the PDF files

into Word BEFORE they are uploaded into
Google Drive using online free services
such as http://smallpdf.com/pdf-to-word
Another option when using a PDF on an iPad is to have the student open it up
in Notability.
Here is a quick video that shows you how.
Teacher’s view - Laptop

Now let’s try one of the new features and create a

question. (as of right now, you can not do this from
the Classroom app)

Click on the button and select Create

Question.
Teacher’s View - Laptop

Give the question a title and a description if needed. You can

add links to the question and assign a due date or select no
due date.

You can
have the
You can select the discussion to only show up question
in one class or in more than one by clicking on appear now
the drop-down menu. or save as a
draft for
later.

To delete the question, select the trashcan.

Teacher’s View - Laptop To see the responses to the question, click on the
number that are done.

The grading page is similar to how it

appears for an assignment. You can
see the student’s responses, whether
they are done or not, and give them a
grade. You can also reply back to the
students right under their comment.
Student’s View - Laptop This is what the student sees when a teacher asks a
question. Notice that it does not show them how their
classmates answered until AFTER they type in their answer
and then hit submit.
Student View - Laptop

Students can
reply back to
their classmates
answers to keep
the debate going.

After the student submit their answer to the

question, they can see their classmate’s answers.
 Another new feature is the ability to Reuse Post you have created
Teacher View - Laptop before. To do so, click on the + button and select Reuse Post.
Teacher View - Laptop
Click on the class that had the assignment and click
Select.

Find the assignment and click on Reuse.

If you have the box marked, it will

automatically create a copy of all of the
attachments from that assignment as
well.
Teacher View - Laptop Another nice new feature is the ability to move post back to
the top. In the stream, the most current post are at the top.
So to make sure that important post are easily seen, you
can move them back to the top by clicking on
What about iPads?
On the iPad, make sure you
have all of the individual apps
to be used within Google
Drive. This includes the
following apps:
Drive
Docs
Slides
Sheets
Classroom
Calendar
Teacher View: Add
a class - iPad

iPad App
+ Sign is where you
can add class or join
a class.
Classes already
created.
Assignments that
are due.
Teacher View - iPad

To add a new class or to join

one, click the + sign.
 Student View - iPad

To enroll in a class, click on the +

button and enter the code.

Press the
three lines to
see more
To unenroll in a class,
information.
students can click on the
three button icon.

Listed on the bottom, students can see

what assignments they need to complete
or what will soon be due.
Student View - iPad

This is the more information a

student will see if they touch the
three lines at the top left-hand
side that look like this:
Student View - iPad

Click on the class banner to go into

the class to do assignments, see
announcements and more.
Teacher View - iPad

To add an announcement or
assignment, just click on the +
button.
Teacher View - iPad
Type in your announcement
here.

To add an
attachment, click on
the paperclip.
To send, click on
the arrow or
paper airplane
icon.
Teacher View - iPad

Type in the title of the assignment here.

Click Due Tomorrow

and to change the
date.
Teacher View - iPad

To attach a document to an
assignment, click on the
paperclip icon.

Add a document or file from your drive

Add a link to a website or youtube video

Add a link to a photo already on the iPad or take a photo

and attach it to the assignment.
Teacher View - iPad

When you select to attach a file from Google Drive, Classroom

will automatically switch over to the Drive app. Find the file you
want and touch it. It will then appear in the Classroom app.
Teacher View - iPad
When you are ready to
post the assignment,
select the arrow or paper
plane icon.

Decide how you want the students

to be able to view the attached file.
Teacher View - iPad

This shows you how many

students have finished the
assignment.
If you want to edit an
assignment that has already
been created or if you want to
delete one, just click on the
three button icon that looks like
this:
 Student view - iPad

This is the
view of
what the
student Notice the student has an
sees when assignment that is due today.
they are in
a class.

If the student has the rights to post

an announcement or message to
the class, all they have to do is
press the plus sign to do so.
 Student View - iPad

To add an
attachment to a
message or
Type in the message announcement,
here. simply click on the
paperclip icon.
The student can attach a
Google Drive document, a
weblink, or a picture.
To send the
message, the
student presses
the arrow or paper
airplane icon.
Student View - iPad

To complete an assignment, students simply touch

the title. The first screen to appear will be the
assignment instructions.
Student View - iPad

To complete an assignment,
students will need to press
YOUR WORK.

When the assignment

has been completed,
the student will need
to press the TURN IN
bar.

To open up the attachment and complete, the

student will need to press on the title.
 Student View - iPad

When a student selects a

Google Drive attachment,
the app will automatically
switch over to the Doc,
Sheets, or Slides app.

When the student is

finished, they press the
arrow and close out of the
app. They will then need to
re-open the Classroom app
and touch the TURN IN bar.
Student View - iPad

The green button in the

middle will change to let the
student know they have
completed the assignment
and turned it in.
When the student presses on the TURN IN bar,
it will ask them if they do indeed want to turn in
their assignment. Once they do, they can not
make any corrections unless the teacher
returns it to them.
Student View - iPad

To return to the classroom

home screen, the student will
press the arrow.
Teacher View -
iPad

When students are finished

with their assignments and
turned them in, you will be
able to see here.

To see the assignments that have turned in,

simply press anywhere on the bar whether it is
the numbers or attachment.
Teacher View - iPad
The first screen will be the
INSTRUCTIONS screen.

Press on STUDENT WORK and

this screen will appear.

In this section, you will

see the list of students
in your class. Select Their assignment will appear most likely as
which student you want an attachment. You can access it here by
to grade by touching touching the title. When you do, it will
their name. automatically open up the Google Drive
app.
Teacher View - iPad

After you have graded

the attachment or
assignment, put in the
grade here.
Teacher View - iPad

Once you are done, don’t

forget to hit the RETURN
button. It is like handing back a
graded assignment back to the
student so they can see the
grade and how they did.

It will ask if you are sure you want to return

the assignment. Click RETURN to confirm.
New Features
Co-Teacher - you can have more than one teacher “assigned” to the
same class.
“Add to Google Classroom” extensions on other apps - everyday, a
new app will have a feature that will let a student or teacher save right to the
Google Classroom app as an attachment.
Mobile updates - get notifications on your phone
API Updates like Roster Sync - http://goo.gl/E1Hahg
Admin - Whitelist Domains - can add people not affiliated
with the Google Apps account. For example, teachers with
an email that ends in usd473.net
GEG Kansas

Sign up to join. This is a group of

Kansas teachers and administrators
using Google. It is a support group
for help and sharing of ideas.
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