Creating a Question
- At the bottom, hover over Add and click Create question .
- Enter the title and any instructions.
- (Optional) For short-answer questions, students can reply to each other and edit their answer. To turn answer interactions on or off, click on the "Students" tab and select "Students can post and comment".
Add a due date or time:
By default, the answer has no due date. To change this:
- Next to No due date, click the Down arrow .
- Click No due date and select a date.
- (Optional) To set a due time, click Time and enter a time.
Add a topic to a question
- Next to No topic, click the Down arrow .
- Choose an option:
- To create a topic, click Create topic and enter text.
- To select a topic in the list, click it.
Change a short-answer question to a multiple-choice question
- Next to Short answer, click the Down arrow and select Multiple choice.
- Click Option 1 to enter the first answer option.
- Click Add option to add as many options as you want.
- (Optional) To delete an option, click Remove next to the option.
- (Optional) If you don't want students to see a summary of answers, click on the slider to turn the option off.
Add materials to a question
- To upload a file, click Attach. Select the file, and click Upload.
- To attach a Google Drive item:
- Click Drive .
- Select the item and click Add.
- To attach a YouTube video, click YouTube and choose an option:
- To search for a video to attach:
- Type keywords in the search bar.
- Click the video and click Add.
- To attach a video link:
- Click URL.
- Enter the URL and click Add.
- To search for a video to attach:
- To attach a link, click Link, enter the URL, and click Add.
- To delete an attachment, next to the attachment, click Remove .
Post the question to additional classes
- At the top, next to the class name, click the Down arrow and select the additional classes.
Creating Assignments
- At the bottom, hover over Add click "Create assignment".
- Enter the title and any instructions.
Add a due date or time
By default, the assignment has no due date. To change this:
- Next to No due date, click the Down arrow.
- Click No due date and select a date.
- (Optional) To set a due time, click Time and enter a time.
Add a topic to an assignment
- Next to No topic, click the Down arrow .
- Choose an option:
- To create a topic, click Create topic and enter topic name.
- To select a topic in the list, click it.
Add materials to an assignment
You can add attachments, such as Google Drive files, YouTube videos, or links to your assignment.
- To upload a file, click Attach, select the file, and click Upload.
- To attach a Drive item, such as a document or form:
- Click Drive .
- Select the item and click Add.
- To decide how students interact with an attachment, next to the attachment, click the Down arrow and choose an option:
- Students can view file—Students can read the file, but not change it.
- Students can edit file—Students can make changes to the file.
- Make a copy for each student—Students receive an individual copy of the file that they can change.
- To attach a YouTube video, click YouTube and choose an option:
- To search for a video to attach:
- Click Video search.
- Type keywords in the search bar.
- Click the video and click Add.
- To attach a video link:
- Click URL.
- Enter the URL and click Add.
- To search for a video to attach:
- To attach a link, click Link, enter the URL, and click Add.
- To delete an attachment, click Remove next to the attachment.
Post an assignment to additional classes
- (Optional) Next to the class name, click the Down arrow .
- Check the box next to the class you want to include.
Viewing Assignment Submissions
As students begin working on an assignment, you can view their progress and add comments or make edits. When the assignment is complete, you can assign a grade and return it. After you return an assignment, students receive a notification by email and on their mobile devices if notifications are set up. The student also regains edit access to any Google Drive files that were part of the assignment.
The Student Work page shows the current status of students’ work for the assignment. If you create a copy of a Drive item for each student, it appears on the Student Work page when the student opens it. You can review any work in progress and give feedback, either by comments or edits. If you don’t see a copy or attachment under a student’s name, it means that the student hasn't opened the Drive item or attached a file, and there's nothing for you to review.
The Student Work page shows the current status of students’ work for the assignment. If you create a copy of a Drive item for each student, it appears on the Student Work page when the student opens it. You can review any work in progress and give feedback, either by comments or edits. If you don’t see a copy or attachment under a student’s name, it means that the student hasn't opened the Drive item or attached a file, and there's nothing for you to review.
Emailing Students
- Click the student's class.
- At the top, click Students.
- Depending on who you want to email, do one of the following options:
- To send an email to a single student, next to the student’s name, click More -->Email student.
- To send an email to multiple students, check the box next to each student's name and at the top, click Action and Email.
- To send an email to an entire class, above the student list, check the Students box and at the top, click Actions Email.
- Compose your message and click Send.
Grading Student Work
Grade an assignment
Return an assignment
- Go to classroom.google.com.
- Click the class and click the assignment.
- (Optional) The default point value is 100. To change it, click the point value. Enter another value or select Ungraded, and then click Update. Note: Only whole number grades are supported.
- Next to the student's name, click Add grade, and enter the grade.
- (Optional) Enter grades for any additional students. The grades are automatically saved.
Return an assignment
- Go to classroom.google.com.
- Click the class and click the assignment.
- Check the box next to each student whose assignment you want to return and click Return.
- (Optional) Add a private comment to a student.
- Click Return again to confirm.
Creating Announcements
Create an announcement
Add a topic to an announcement
Add materials to an announcement
- Go to classroom.google.com.
- Click the class.
- At the bottom, hover over Add click Create announcement .
- Enter your announcement.
Add a topic to an announcement
- Next to No topic, click the Down arrow .
- Choose an option:
- To create a topic, click Create topic and enter a topic name.
- To select a topic in the list, click it.
Add materials to an announcement
- To upload a file, click Attach. Select the file and click Upload.
- To attach a Google Drive item, such as a document or form:
- Click Drive.
- Locate and select the relevant item and click Add.
- To attach a YouTube video, click YouTube and choose an option:
- To search for a video:
- Click Video search.
- Type keywords in the search bar.
- Click the video and click Add.
- To attach a video link:
- Click URL.
- Enter the URL and click Add.
- To search for a video:
- To attach a link, click Link. Enter the relevant link text and click Add.
- If you decide that you don't need an attachment, click Remove next to the attachment.
Reuse Post
Click the class.
- At the bottom, hover over Add click Reuse post .
- Click the class that has the post you want to reuse and click Select.
- Click the post you want to reuse and click Reuse.
- (Optional) If you don’t want to use the same attachments, uncheck the Create new copies of all attachments box.
- (Optional) Change any information. Add or delete any attachments.
- Choose an option:
- To save the post for later, next to Assign, Ask, or Post, click the Down arrow and click "Save draft".
- To reuse an assignment, click Assign.
- To reuse a question, click Ask.
- To reuse an announcement, click Post.
Classroom Settings: Email Notifications
By default, you receive an email notification when either event occurs:
You can change whether to receive an email notification.
- Someone adds a comment to your post
- A private comment is posted on a student’s assignment or question submission
You can change whether to receive an email notification.
- Go to classroom.google.com.
- In the top-left corner, click Menu.
- Scroll down and click Settings.
- Decide if you want to receive email notifications:
- To stop receiving emails notifications, uncheck the Send email notifications box.
- To start receiving email notifications, check the Send email notifications box.