In this course, you’ll use Google Classroom to engage your students in a variety of learning experiences. Google Classroom is a free digital platform that helps teachers simplify, organize, and manage assignments, communication, and grading all in one central place. Gemini in Classroom helps offers a suite of AI tools that support teaching and learning. Features like practice sets, Read Along in Classroom, and interactive questions for YouTube videos help personalize learning and inspire new ways of teaching and learning.
Get Started with Google Classroom
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
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Create a class, add students, and post announcements
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Assign engaging learning activities and share resources with students
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Efficiently grade assignments and provide feedback
Get started with using Google Classroom. Take a tour of Classroom, create and set up a class, invite students, and post to the class stream.
Learn about the different material types you can add and how to organize them on the Classwork page. Then create an assignment, tag it with learning goals, and assign it to students.
Set up your course grading system in Classroom settings. Then look at various ways you can grade and provide personalized feedback to your students.
Use Gemini in Classroom to relevel text, gamify an activity, generate a quiz, and more. Provide personalized experiences for students with teacher-led AI activities in Classroom.
Explore additional features and tools that create engaging learning experiences for students. Note: Tools featured in this section are available if your school district has Google Workspace for Education Plus or the Teaching and Learning add-on.
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Record audio, video, and screencasts directly in Google Classroom
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Engage students and assess understanding with practice sets
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Add interactive questions to YouTube videos
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Integrate popular education tools in Classroom with add-ons
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Collaborate with and support colleagues using class templates and class visits
Promote authenticity and use premium features for grading and analytics Note: Tools featured in this section are available if your school district has Google Workspace for Education Plus or the Teaching and Learning add-on.
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