Google Classroom

THE WHY

Google Classroom Links to an external site. is a free application designed to help students and teachers communicate, collaborate, organize and manage assignments, and go paperless. You can differentiate instruction and accelerate learning with shorter feedback loops.

THE WHAT

Learning Outcomes

1. Instructors will use Google Classroom in their lessons.
2. Students will use Google Classroom to learn.

Classroom Application

1. Use Classroom to create assignments. Attach Google Docs, files from your computer, YouTube videos, or any website.
2. Set homework assignments and encourage flipped learning by posting tasks, reading, or videos on Google Classroom.
3. Monitor which students have completed the assignment, review their work, and provide grades with comments. 
4. Give Meaningful Feedback with Google Classroom Links to an external site.

THE HOW

Differentiation with Google Classroom

Additional Resources

• 32 Videos to Get Going in Google Classroom Links to an external site.
• Google Classroom Help Links to an external site.
• Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Teachers by Shake Up Learning Download Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Teachers by Shake Up Learning
• Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Students by Shake Up Learning Download Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Students by Shake Up Learning
• Google Classroom Tips Links to an external site.
• The Google Classroom Quick-Start Guide + tips and tricks! Links to an external site.
• 50 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom Links to an external site.
• 350+ Google Classroom Tips, Tutorials and Resources Links to an external site. by Shakeuplearning
• 10 ways to Make Good Google Classroom Assignments Better Links to an external site.
• How to Package Your Digital Assignments Links to an external site.

EARN THE BADGE

See the attached rubric to know how your submission will be assessed (click 3 dot Options menu at the top and choose Show Rubric). To earn the badge, you must obtain 6 of the possible 7 points. 

1. 1. Design a lesson in which you apply what you have learned for use in your classroom, either by using Classroom yourself for instruction, or by having your students use it. See the Designing Tech Amplified Lesson for guidance on creating a lesson plan that uses digital tools.
   2. Click Reply below and reflect on your lesson. In your reply include:
      • Did students demonstrate understanding of the learning target? If yes, how? 
      • How did the use of Classroom amplify your lesson? Did it add value to the learning goal though engagement, enhancement or extension? Did it make you or your student more efficient and effective?
      • If you had the opportunity to teach this lesson again to this same group of students, what would you do differently? Why?
      • In your reply, you can choose to share an artifact or your lesson plan in the form of a shared link, screenshot (Links to an external site.), attached file (Links to an external site.), or embedded image (Links to an external site.). This is not required.

Once you've posted your reply, you will be able to view posts from other teachers. Feel free to like or comment on others' submissions.

FACILITATOR

Janetta Garton  Coordinator of Instructional Innovation