Google Classroom
These links cover common Google Classroom procedures for computers/laptops, as well as the Google Classroom mobile app (when available). For more details, review our Intro to Google Classroom - Teachers or Intro to G Suite for Education for Staff documents.
CUSD EdTEch Drive - You must be logged into your G Suite account to access files.
Setting Up Your Classroom
- CUSD Google Classroom
- Create a class - District created one for your homeroom
- Invite/Add students to a class - District has added students for your homeroom class
- Add a co-teacher to a class - This is for departmentalization or co-teaching or student teachers
- Change class details
- Set student permissions to post and comment
- Archive or delete a class
Managing Your Classroom
- Post announcements to your students
- Open your Google Drive folder as a teacher
- Use the calendars as a teacher
- Office365 Chrome Extension
- Google Classroom Teacher Tips
- Adding Loom Videos
- Google Slides Tips and Tricks
Creating Assignments
- Set up assignment topics
- Creating an assignment
- Create a quiz assignment
- Add materials to the Classwork page
- Adding a Defined STEM Lesson
- Adding a Mystery Science Lesson
- Adding a Discovery Education Lesson
- Adding a Newsela Lesson
- Add video to a Google Slide
- Peardeck How to Videos
- Google Forms
- Setting up Quizzes in Google Classroom
- Recordex Handbook – Guide and Best Practices
Grading/Feedback
- Give feedback on assignments
- Create or reuse a rubric for an assignment
- View or update your gradebook
Accessibility
- Use a screen reader with Classroom
- Get the Classroom app
- What is a work profile?
- Reset a student’s password
- Enroll in 2-step verification - For teachers that want to be able to reset their own password and student passwords.
Additional Resources
- Google Teacher Center - Welcome to your first day of Classroom
- Google Teacher Center - Google Classroom Training
- Google Classroom Help Center
- CUSD Distance Learning Website
- Using Google Meet in Classroom
- 3 Different Ways to Set Up a Meet
- How to keep a student from Joining or Rejoining a Meet
- Meet Best Practices
- Tour of Loom
- Trimming a Loom Recording
- Loom Video Settings
- Posting Loom video in Google Classroom
- Gmail Help
- Forward your GSE email to Microsoft email