what's beyond this?
So now that you've got a decent handle on Google Apps for Education, you may want to start thinking about the next steps Google is looking to take in order to take over the world. . . . .errrrr. . . . .I mean help you in your classroom. Google Classroom is a method for assigning and handing out work to students. Classroom will also collect the work from the students, allow you to grade it, and return it to students. It will be seamlessly integrated with everyone's Google Drive and will show up as a folder in your Drive.
Not going to lie. . . . .it's pretty darn cool.
Not going to lie. . . . .it's pretty darn cool.
Google Classroom is available NOW and will take care of some of the "messier" aspect of GAFE. For example, students will no longer need to share their documents with you for you to grade them. Instead you can use Classroom for students to turn in their work and for you to grade their work. Students will also no longer have to "Make a copy" of any handouts you distribute. You can make sure each students has their own individual copy when they are in Classroom.
Set due dates, reminders, and more with Classroom. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for this because it could revolutionize the way in which you teach, grade, and interact with your students.
Take a look at the instructional video on how to use Google Classroom below.
For a full tutorial on Google Classroom, please see the Google Classroom training website here.