Everything Teachers should know about Google Classroom 2

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Jun 24, 2021

There can be no doubt that educational tools like Google Classroom and its likes are the future of education post-pandemic era. It is now very obvious to societies that traditional educational systems, like traditional working systems, can no longer be confined to physical space. Tools like the Google Classroom app makes it abundantly clear that doing so hereafter is unnecessary.

We conclude our look at the things that teachers need to know about the Google Classroom app.

11. Which tools allow teachers to award grades and give feedback on assignments?

Private Comment feature: teachers who want to send feedback for a particular student, will simply choose the assignment from the Student Work page, click the student from the roster on the left, and then choose ‘Add Private Comment’ from the bottom right panel.
Google Classroom Grading Tool: a teacher can access a Grade Bar on the right after opening the student’s assignment and then leave the student’s grade as well as with any private comment the teacher may want to include.
Comment Bank: A comment bank can be created by teachers and regularly updated with additional comments which could be saved to the teachers’ account. This makes the comments available for access through the grading tool for use for any other assignment.

12. Is it possible for teachers to have one-on-ones with students and parents?

Yes. Teachers can set up a parents-teachers meeting and also carry out one-on-one teaching through Hangouts Meet.

13. What are AV tools available to teachers?

Google Slides is a product of G Suite for Education that allows teachers to make PowerPoint presentations to share with students. It also allows teachers to infuse audio and video files into presentations. In addition, teachers can upload and share videos relevant to their lessons on YouTube.

14. How can students locate assignments, due dates, or grades in Google Classroom?

Once the teacher has assessed the assignment and returned it to the student; students will be able to locate their assignments as well as their due dates on the ‘Classwork’ page.

15. Is it possible for teachers to leave voice comments on assignments?

Yes. Teachers can add voice comments to assignments by activating the Google Docs add-on feature called Kaizena once they have created the assignment.

16. How can students work on assignments without an internet connection?

Using the ‘Make Recent Files Offline’ option; students can work offline on tools like Google docs, Sheets, and Slides.

17. How does Google classroom improve the teaching experience?

Google Classroom saves a lot of time: Having all files saved in one place enables teachers to have time to give their attention to lesson plans and assessments rather than spending valuable time on redundant administrative work.
It increases the levels of teacher-student engagement: The availability of different learning tools like AV tools, educational apps, and websites that are integrated with Google Classroom broadens the teachers’ scope in making the lessons more interactive and engaging.
It enables teaching to be more focused and organized: Google Classroom provides teachers a lot of possibilities such as the ability to view and review classwork at any time or anywhere. Teachers can also sort tasks or assignments based on what needs to be reviewed first and customize the grading system for students.
It also makes student-teacher communication and collaboration easy: The tool also helps teachers to ask questions and make or schedule announcements without any difficulty. In addition, tools like Video conferencing make it possible for teachers, students, and parents to connect easily from their homes or offices.

19. How can teachers track each student’s progress?

Teachers can follow up on each student’s progress by clicking the ‘Students’ tab on the main dashboard where the teachers can choose the student they want to assess. They can get information about the assignments given to the student, the ones that have been submitted, and the ones that are pending submission, as well as information on grades.

20. What are the best ways to use Google Classroom's "Ask a Question" feature?

Exit Tickets: The teacher can ask students to answer a question before allowing them to exit a class.
Wait Time: Google Classroom allows the teacher to be able to determine how many students are through with the question given and how many are yet to answer them.
Share a Resource: The students can validate their answers by sharing resources like videos, etc.
Multiple choice and Polls: Creating the multiple-choice question format allows the teacher to poll the class. This may be useful to the teacher, for instance, in knowing which tools the students are using for a specific project or being able to determine the topic they’re interested in working on next.
Ask Students to Ask a Question: Allowing students to ask questions about any topic they may have been taught creates a culture of discussion and promotes peer learning.

What is the future of Google Classroom?

There is a paradigm shift in classroom learning to meet a new reality. There is an ongoing evolution of student-led interactive learning and collaborative classrooms that have given both teachers and students more territory to explore, express, and engage themselves. More than ever before, the world is now more digitally connected and Google Classroom is right at the heart of an organized, interactive, and effective education system where virtual learning is becoming the new normal.

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