Google Classroom Student Orientation

Google Classroom Enhances Student Learning!           I've been using Google Classroom for two years now and I have found it invaluable for student learning.  Google Classroom is an amazing platform for delivering curriculum and lesson content for any subject in almost any grade.  In addition, Google Classroom is a powerful communication tool for both teachers and students.

 Students Need to Understand How to Use Google Classroom to Effectively Use It

     
          Google Classroom is easy for both teachers and students to use.  But last school year I realized that my students were not utilizing Google Classroom to their full potential and that they were asking me basic questions about navigating Classroom's features.  This was MY FAULT!  I failed to fully orientate them with the Google Classroom platform and features when I enrolled them.  Vowing to do better, I created a Student Orientation video to help students better understand some basic features in Google Classroom such as:

• Navigating Classroom
• Classroom's stream
• Differences between Announcements, Assignments, and Questions
• How to Turn Assignments in
• Private and Public Comments
•  The About Resources Tab
• Using Google Calendar
• Noting Upcoming Assignments
• Navigating Topics     

In addition to the orientation video, I uploaded this Student Quick Guide to Google Classroom created by Alice Keeler. http://goo.gl/1ZCJpZ

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I hope this post will help you to be a little more Googley!

Discover the Benefits of Teaching with Google Classroom!

Discover the Benefits of  Teaching with Google Classroom! 

I began using Google Classroom as my primary lesson and assignment delivery platform two years ago and it has fundamentally changed my way of teaching.  The reasons why I teach with Google Classroom are MANY!  Besides being free (and what teacher doesn't like free) Google Classroom enhances classroom teaching by:

• Making collaborative learning easy.
• Providing a platform for transparent and seamless communication.
• Providing students with easy access to materials used in instruction.
• Allowing differentiation in student instruction, materials, and activities.
• Establishing a method for learning in a way that students learn best - with technology!
• Keeping both teachers & students organized.
• Allowing for real-time feedback.
• Creating a seamless integration of G-suit...

and so much more!

If you are new to Google Classroom or if you just need a refresher, I have created this Google Classroom Basics video just for you.

Become part of the Google Classroom community and share your accomplishments, your tips & tricks and any issues you encounter by providing your comment below.  I hope this post will help you to be a little more Googley!