Hi guys! It's Aris Rossi, the author behind the blog Sailing into Second! Today I'll be sharing the top 5 reasons why I love and use Google Classroom!
I don't know about you, but time is SUPER limited at our school. I find myself always planning, analyzing data, and grading at home! That was true, until I started to use Google Classroom! Now I find myself grading papers quickly and more efficiently! You too can be a super teacher and stay organized and ahead of the game!
Google Classroom is made to help teachers create and collect classwork paperlessly! Yes, you heard me...PAPERLESS! When you set it all up, it creates Google Drive folders for each classroom assignment. It even does it for each student! SWEET! No more lost papers too! :)
To create a Google Classroom page, you'll first have to sign up at HERE and is limited to schools that sign up for Google Apps for Education. It's FREE!! #winning
One of my favorite features is the ability for my students to comment and post on the main classroom page. I leave that feature on so students can post questions about assignments and other classmates can chime in and help when needed. It really does save me time because I'm not answering the same questions 24/7.
Now my students can turn in an assignment all in Google Classroom. No more having to "share" a Google Doc with you and overcrowd your inbox with notifications. You can see who has turned it the assignment and who hasn't. This is a really helpful tool when communicating with their parents too! Once they've turned in an assignment, you can grade it and send it back to them to review and see their score. Instant feedback!
Do you use an app for the students to use this, or do they have email addresses at school? Thanks for this information, I'll try talking to our IT department to see if this is something we can do!
ReplyDeleteHi! They have their own email addresses within our district! :)
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