Google Classroom Updates

Updates to Google Classroom


Google has recently announced a few updates to Google Classroom. Some of the updates will excite you and some will be of annoyance. 

To see the updates, you have to create a new class. If you have a Google Classwork from last year, the updates and tabs will not show. There will soon be another update released very shortly that will allow you to copy an existing class so this issue can be resolved. 


  • Classwork Page: one of the most talked about new features is the Classword Page tab which replaces the About tab. All assignments and questions will now be on a separate page in Google Classroom while the Stream will focus on announcements. 
    • All assignments on the Classwork tab will be organized by topics. You can only add one topic per assignment. Once you have a topic, you can add as many assignments as you wish. 
    • You can change the order of the topics by moving them up or down. 
    • You can reorder the posts in a topic by moving them up or down.
    • Topics can be renamed
  • Feedback on Assignments: You can open up students assignment in the grading tool and toggle between them by using the arrow button on the top. This saves you from having to open up each assignment individually. Another feature is you can now save comments to what is called a Comment Bank. The gif below from the Google Blog shows you this new feature. 
 
  • People Tab: This tab has been streamlined. It has the same functions but I do prefer the way it was before. The People Tab is where you can see the code to join the class but to display the code to all of the students, go to Stream and click on the About button.
  • Consolidated Settings: Once you create a class, you can decide on the settings. Coming shortly will be the ability to add class materials as well. I am hoping the class materials will be visible when someone clicks on the About link on the Stream tab. 
  • Notifications: You can set how and the type of notifications you want to receive through email. You can set the notifications by class or your entire Google Classroom stream.

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