So how does the new Google Classroom affect a paperless classroom and digital notebooks? In the short-term not much, but looking forward I think it’s going to be a game-changer. If you haven’t heard of Google Classroom yet, check out the preview video here and if your school has a Google Apps for Ed account, check out to see if you have access yet. This week, Google started releasing the new Google Classroom to all its Google Apps for Education users. You will have a chance to write a private comment to the group of students you are returning the work to.Just when I thought I was ready for the beginning of a paperless new school year, something new comes out and changes everything (this is a familiar refrain with education technology I’m afraid!). After viewing student work, checkbox next to the student’s name and click on the return button at the top. Google Classroom is designed to return after you’ve viewed the work. Clicking on the icon opens the folder in Google Drive that contains all of the students work. In the assessment screen, locate the folder icon underneath the “Turned In|Assigned” count. One of my favorite things about Google Classroom is the assignment folder icon. Pro tip: Use Control+Enter to save the comment without having to use the mouse! Try out Control+W to close the tab and take you back to Google Classroom. You can insert comments into the student’s document by using the keyboard shortcut Control+Alt+M to insert a comment. Click on the title of the document to open it in another tab. When students do their work in Google Apps, feedback can be left in the document itself. Tip: I start my private comments with my initials to help me know that I replied to a student’s comment. Students are able to reply back to private comments, allowing for back and forth until the student understands. Google Classroom improves the feedback cycle by changing comments into conversations. Click on a student’s name and locate the “Add private comment” area in the bottom right. You can provide feedback to the student directly in Google Classroom. Try something new! Google Classroom is designed for collaboration, try the middle option to have only ONE document to open and assess! TIP: This creates a document for each student which you then have to open and assess. You can change it to “Make a copy for each student” which acts like a photocopy machine to give each student their own copy. When linking to files, the default is “Students can view file.” You can change this to “Students can edit file” which allows all students to collaborate on the same document. In the description provide directions for how to complete the assignment. Start with the assignment number and the assignment title. Only the first approximately only the first 40 characters are visible on the assignment stripe on the Classwork page. The folder title matches the assignment header. Google Classroom creates a folder in Google Drive for each assignment. Consider carefully how you title the assignment. Search for the assignment number and jump right to it. This is also helpful when you use Control F to find assignments. Start EACH assignment with a number such as #001, #002, etc… This makes is really easy to refer students to the correct spot in Google Classroom. I highly recommend you number all of your Google Classroom assignments.
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