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DESIREE ALEXANDER:
Google Classroom
is an online learning tool at
the center of many students'
educational experience.
Classroom helps teachers
create, review, and organize
assignments easily, and can
help students and teachers
communicate directly online.
Classroom can help students
track their class assignments
and is also a reliable
way for students
to stay updated on
class announcements,
new assignments,
grades, and a lot more.
Teachers use Classroom to
post and grade assignments
and to give feedback to
students on those assignments.
Teachers can also use
it to link to resources
like videos and handouts.
Classroom is a part of
G Suite for Education,
a free set of tools that also
includes Google Docs, Meet,
Slides, Drive, and more.
All of the G Suite tools are
integrated into Classroom,
so students can complete work.
It's one place to keep
everything organized.
When a teacher creates a
new class in Classroom,
it automatically creates
a class Google Calendar
and Drive folder,
where all assignments
will be posted and stored.
Once a student enters
a class, they'll
see a few different pages.
The Stream page is where
students and teachers can
ask questions and communicate.
It has all of the announcements
made by the teacher,
and it also has places
for your student
to submit their upcoming
work and a way to make Google
Meet calls with the teacher.
And then there's
the Classwork page,
where students can view all
of their assignments, quizzes,
and course materials.
There's also a To
Do page, which is
an easy place for students to
see what work is due and when.
There is no parental login
for Google Classroom,
but you can opt in to an email
program for guardians, where
you can get weekly or daily
updates on assignments
and learn about what your
student is working on.
Those emails include a summary
of missing work and upcoming
work, as well as class
announcements, assignments,
and questions.
If you aren't getting
these guardian summaries,
check with your child's teacher
to make sure they have them
turned on.
If you have more specific
questions about Classroom,
check out the links
below to learn more.
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