Google Classroom

Google Classroom Tips for Students

Parent/Guardians: https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6388136?hl=en

Video: Google Classroom Guardian Summary for Guardians 

Archive

From your Google Classroom home page: Classroom card > 3 dots > Archive Class

• Removes it from student and teacher dashboard.
• Access in Archived Classes section.
• Teacher can still reuse posts and assignments.

Also see our End of Year Clean-up page for more tips. 

Delete

1. Archive the class
2. Open Archived classes
3. Find the class you want to delete
4. Three dots > Delete

1. Sign into your Canva account via Webdesk. 
2. In Canva, search "Google Classroom banner" to find a variety of templates to choose from!

If you are the owner (creator) of a Google Classroom and you get a change in assignment or someone else will be teaching that class, please transfer ownership of the Google Classroom to a co-teacher. Otherwise, the Classroom will lose some functionality.

1. In the Google Classroom you'd like to transfer, click "People" and add the teacher if he/she is not already a co-teacher. 

2. Click the three vertical dots next to the teacher.

3. Select "Make class owner".

1. Class Naming Conventions 
   1. Secondary teachers (grades 6-12) will follow the Period, Course, Teacher naming convention.  Example: 4th Period, Texas History, Mr. Miller
   2. Elementary teachers (grades PK-5) will follow the Teacher, Grade Level naming convention.  Example: Mr. Miller, 4th Grade
2. A Topic (folder) called Class Information, which includes your
   1. Class Schedule
   2. Contact and communication information
   3. Digital Citizenship Expectations
3. All classes will be organized by week into Topics. This makes it easy for students to locate the relevant content. Here are some examples of Topic names:
   1. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3,
   2. Week 1: Biology, Week 2: Fractions, Week 3: The Battle of the Alamo
   3. Week 1: 8/11-8/13, Week 2: August 16-20
4. Include detailed instructions on assignments so parents and auxiliary staff can provide support to students and due dates when applicable. 
5. The Stream should be reserved only for the announcements. Remove the classwork notifications to make it easier to navigate.
6. Every Google Classroom has a second teacher (Campus Buddy)  or administrator assigned (team leads, appraisers, department chairs, specialists, etc) who can support students and teachers in the event of an absence.
7. Every teacher has a lesson plan ready to post in the event of an unexpected absence. (Share this lesson with your co-teacher in case of an emergency).
8. Turn on Guardian Summaries in settings. Parents are invited to receive updates via Guardian emails; They WILL NOT be invited to join Google Classroom as a student.

AI tools built for educators right within Google Classroom. 

Learn how Gemini in the Classroom works (instructions and ideas). 

For Teachers: https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6386354

To share with Parent/Guardians: https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6388136?hl=en

Video: Google Classroom Guardian Summary for Guardians 

Google Classroom Course - Beginner - 2.3 hrs

Getting Started with Google Classroom

Google Classroom Teacher Catalog - Short Lessons 

Manage Notifications

To avoid uninvited guests, be sure you:

Secondary Teachers

• invite students from within the People tab or Class Settings rather than posting classroom codes. For example, you can copy the invite link and email it to your students (Grades 6-12 have email).
• you can also post the class code to their backpack in Webdesk.

Elementary Teachers

• post the class code to their backpack in Webdesk.
• if you do post classroom codes, be sure it's in a secure location that is not published for public viewing.
• disable or reset class codes in Class Settings after your students have joined.

Both 

• change the Stream setting in Class Settings to "Only teachers can post or comment" if students are posting unwanted comments.

If you are suddenly unable to post assignments:

Step 1: Confirm that you are the original owner of the Google Classroom. 

Step 2: If you are not, and the original owner is no longer with the district, you have two options.

Option 1: Ask CTA to submit a HelpDesk ticket to transfer ownership (may be restored within 20 days after original owner's account deletion).  It can take time to restore the deleted account.

Option 2: Copy the Google Classroom (students and teachers will still see work and assignments of original class).  Re-enroll students in new classroom and begin assigning work.  See Copy a Class Google Classroom Support page.  **Be sure to check out the Google Classroom Expectations tab when setting up new copied classroom.