Google Classroom

Google classroom

What is Google classroom?

Google Classroom is a free web service developed by Google for schools that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless way.

How to use Google Classroom?

Step 1. Open a Web browser

Step 2.  Click on Google Classroom

Step 3.  Sign in with your Gmail account

Step 4. On the welcome screen, click the plus sign at the top and choose to create a class(if you want to create a classroom) if you want to join the class click Join a class ( type private code given by your teacher)

Step 5.  To create classroom

1.      In the Create a Class dialogue box, type in the Class Name and Section.

2.      Click Create.

Your new classroom is created. You can see that the classroom has three main tabs. Here’s what those tabs mean:

·         Stream: This is where you manage your class assignments and make announcements to the class. You can add new assignments, with due dates and attached materials. Upcoming assignments are shown at the left. Also, just with social media services, you can send a message to your entire class — even with an attachment.

·         Students: This is where you manage your students. You can invite students to your classroom from here and manage their permissions level. You can let your students join your class by providing password/class code. You can reset your class code.

·         About: This is where you can add the course title and description, add a location for the class, and add materials to your class’s Google Drive folder.

 I found Google classroom interesting to incorporate in teaching and learning. It is easy to use and we can do many at a time. We can make assignments and we can provide all the information and materials easily. We can send materials to the individual. We can easily see who had or had not completed the assignment, we can engage in conversation with individual students, and give feedback.

Benefits of Google classroom

v Google classroom enables teachers to create an online classroom area in which they can manage all documents that their students need. The teacher can make assignments from within the class, which their students complete and turn in to be graded.

v Easily allows sharing of documents online.

v Allows teachers to effortlessly share resources and assignments with multiple classes at once.

v Boosts collaboration and foster communication to make teaching more productive and meaningful. 

v Student can be invited to join a class through a private code, or be automatically imported from a school domain.

v It is very simple to use and effective.

                                                                        Thank You all!