From Textbooks to Chromebooks 3-Classroom Google

One of the most useful apps in helping to transition from textbooks to Chromebooks was Classroom Google.  We found the quickest way to sign students up for each our periods was to provide the students with the join code for each section.  Once students were added to the classroom section, it became very easy to share information with all the students at once through a post or announcement.  Also creating assignments and sharing with students is a lot easier than the morning wrestling match you sometimes have to compete in with the copier machine.  It is as simple as clicking on the large Blue Circle in lower right corner of the screen. Let's say you select an assignment.  First, write a title for the assignment.  You may add instructions if desired.   Then select a due date for your assignment.  You then will notice you can add attachments to the assignment from various sources:  1) you can upload a file;  2) you can attach an item from Google Drive;  3)  you can add a youtube video, or  4) you can attach a link.  If you choose to attach something from Google Drive, you will be given the choice for students to view the attachment or to edit the attachment.  Right next to these four options is the best thing about Classroom Google, the ability to select more than one class at the same time.  So, if you were going to give the same assignment to multiple class periods, you do not have to create this assignment more than once.  Just check the boxes next to the classes that you want to receive that assignment.  Finally, click on assign and all students in those classes will receive that assignment.  Then when the students complete their assignment, they will turn in their work.  As the instructor, you may give students feedback individually as they turn in their assignment.  It should be noted that you do not have to wait until students turn their tasks in to give feedback. You have access to work in progress that you may also comment on for each student.  What could be better than immediate feedback for our students?  The use of Classroom Google has been significant in decreasing reliance on printed copies and the traditional textbook.