Google classroom is a free online
service that lets teachers and students
easily share files with each other
teachers can post assignments for
students to complete and then grade them
all without having to print anything it
also serves as a way of communicating
teachers can post announcements and
upcoming assignments as well as email
both students and their parents to
access Google classroom you'll need to
be logged into your Google account now
when you open Google classroom the first
thing you'll need to do is create a
class click the plus icon in the top
right corner then select create class a
dialog box will appear asking if you're
planning on using Google classroom at a
school with students Google classroom
requires schools to use G suite for
education if their teachers plan to use
it in their actual classrooms this
provides teachers and students with more
privacy and security measures if you're
using Google classroom for your own
personal use you won't need to worry
about this
next you'll need to enter the name of
your class there's also an option to
enter a section subject and room if
you're using Google classroom in a
school when you're done click create
once you've created a class you'll be
taken to that classes page next you
might want to take a minute to explore
the interface let's start with the class
Stream which is kind of like your
class's home page in the stream you can
post your own announcements for your
class to see you can also allow your
students to post and comment on the
stream under upcoming you'll find any
work that's due soon and other reminders
for things like tests and trips at the
top of the page you'll see the menu
command where you can access other
classes your calendar to-do lists and
more to the right you'll see the stream
tab the class work tab and the people
tab the class work tab is where you'll
be able to create a sign and grade all
of the work for your class in the people
tab you can view and communicate with
the students and teachers in your class
finally in the class settings menu
you'll find the details about your class
including its section room and class
code you can also control whether
students can post and comment on the
stream now once you've created your
class you'll need to add your students
to it one method you can use is to
invite students via email to do this
you'll first need to navigate to the
people tab click the invite students
icon this will bring up a menu where you
can type your students various email
addresses once you've added these click
invite
an email will be sent to your students
with a link inviting them to join your
online classroom you also have the
option to add students to your class
using a class code this is a five digit
code that anyone can use to join your
class if you provide them with it to
access it first click the class Settings
icon in the top right corner you'll find
the class code under the general tab
from here you can share your class code
with your students however you'd like
that covers the basics of Google
classroom
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