Paperless Is Not A Pedagogy
One request I am often asked about Google Classroom is how to create documents for small groups. If you create a copy of a document for each student then each group member receives a copy, which can be confusing. I have created a script that will assign students into random groups (or non random) and…
Teachers should love Google Drive. The features of Google Drive can help us in so many ways. Google Drive is a powerful and versatile tool that offers a range of features that make it ideal for teachers. With Google Drive, you can store, share, and collaborate on your class materials, communicate with your students, and take advantage of the suite of productivity tools that are included. These best features of Google Drive are sure to be helpful
Create a List of Your Assignments in Google Classroom Every year is a new opportunity to be better than you were last year. This is one of the advantages to teaching, unlike any other profession we get a fresh start every year. The kids from last year are not the same as the kids from…
Engage students in 3 rounds of writing to improve their skills. Use private comments in Google Classroom to improve student learning. Writing in Google Classroom
Return Student Work in Google Classroom A new feature in Google Classroom is to show the count of returned student work. YAY! This was on my Android Classroom app for awhile and I’m so happy to see it now on the browser version. How to Return Click on the assignment title to view the assessment…
Google Classroom allows students to join a class by using a code invite. Here is how to copy code.
Yes, students should be collaborating. G Suite is designed around collaboration so this makes students working together a lot easier. Weirdly, Google Classroom is not designed for group work. So we have to hack it. Students can not turn in work they do not own. Also, I don’t want the same thing submitted four times,…
If you are having students do work in small groups the activity may require a collaborative document for the students to work on. Manually creating documents for each group can be challenging. Group Docs Maker Template alicekeeler.com/groupdocs To make the process of assigning students to groups and getting them going on editing the group’s template easier…
Link to slides Google Classroom: Do Not Jump In The Deep End Making the shift to digital is NOT about doing what you’ve always done in a digital format. Digital allows us to rethink our tasks. “When students can access information, I can talk less.” How the class functions should be different when students have…
Google Classroom allows you to create your own classes. This means you can create one for clubs, teacher collaboration, differentiated groups, etc… Creating a new class is easy, simply click on “Create class” from the class tiles page. Share the code for the new class with students and you are all set! New Grading Period…
I was asked on Twitter what the very first activity 6th graders might do when introducing Google Classroom. There is no “right” answer to this question. Here is my suggestion. We Do Not Teach Tech We do not teach tech, we teach content with tech. While I would structure the first activities to acclimate the…
When assigning work to small groups of students instead of the whole class the trick is to include the audience in the description or document title. Clearly indicate in the description who the assignment is for. Other students can ignore the assignment or just click mark as done. When creating small groups I will create…
Please feel free to use this poster with students or to train teachers. Please do not publish it to your blogs or public sites or in other publications. 6 Steps to Get Started with Google Classroom Click Here to link to Google Drawing. I was working with a group of teachers yesterday getting them set up…
I added collaborative notes documents to Google Classroom as “Students can edit file.” I did not want to push out a copy of the document to each student since the students are working in groups. This means that the collaborative document does NOT show up in the Google Classroom class folder for the student. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-gDosoMXVQ…
Google Classroom can be used for more than just creating a class or professional development session! Google Classroom is Google Drive Management. Using Google Classroom for a collaboration group helps to keep files neatly organized in Google Drive. If you are working with a group on creating and curating, where group members are all…
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