Tag: Google Classroom
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Wanted Google Classroom Grading Enhancements
I previously talked about Google Classroom’s new gradebook and it got me to thinking about other things that I would like to see done with Google Classroom. By and large, it’s an outstanding tool, but there are a few tweaks that could really make it more usable and efficient for me on a daily basis.…
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Google Classroom Grade(book) Beta is here!
Yesterday was interim day, so I opened up Google Classroom and went in to grade any assignments that I may have missed or that were recently submitted. To my surprise, there was a new tab at the top of my Google Classroom called “Grades.” Obviously, I stopped any thought of grading and went into the…
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How I am in two places at once
I’m attending the annual PETE&C conference right now, as I have for the past seven years. Professionally, I love getting to gather with like-minded teachers and admin and exchanging ideas and learning new things, but I also hate leaving my kids. I also hate to think what my 5 classes of 6-8th graders are up…
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How to organize your Google Drive as a teacher
I’ve been using Google in the classroom for about four years now and I constantly find myself helping other teachers in my building with all of the different pieces of Google in education. One of the things that comes up the most often is organization. By default, I don’t think Google does a great job…
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Assigning Individual/Group Assignments in Google Classroom
Google recently announced a few changes to Google Classroom. Some of them are meant for admin-level people, but the thing I’m most excited about is an update for me, the teacher, and for our students. As you can tell from the title, this update allows the teacher to assign items to individual students. I posted…
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Google Classroom Updates May 2016
Google has made some really nice updates to Google Classroom over the past few months. They are getting closer and closer to an ideal LMS. I’ve outlined some of my past grievances with Google Classroom, and it sounds like they are listening to feedback. Many of the issues I raised are still there, but the…
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5 Things Google Classroom Needs to Fix
I’m a huge fan of Google Classroom. It has saved me invaluable time, allowed me to make my classes more dynamic, and greatly helped me cut down on paper (and lost assignments). With all of that said, I believe there are a number of things that need to be added or enhanced in Google Classroom…