Chapter 1. Getting to Know Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a Learning Management System (LMS) offered by Google to teachers. It provides a central location to communicate with students, pose questions, and create assignments. In an increasingly digital world, Google Classroom helps facilitate online learning for today's digital learners. Like many new applications, Google Classroom comes with a unique look and feel. Since your method of setting up your physical classroom is as unique as your method of teaching, Google Classroom begins as a blank canvas. Before we can add students into Google Classroom, you will need to create online classes for your physical classes. As you use Google Classroom, situations may arise where your class does not have a physical class associated with it. For example, distance learning classes and major school events may use Google Classroom without a physical class of students.

First, you will get comfortable with where everything is in Google Classroom. Being the teacher of the class will include options that are not visible to students and allow you to change settings such as what students can do in the Google Classroom. You will be able to add students to the class, create announcements and assignments, and upload course materials from this teacher view of the class. First, you will need to create and set up your class.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics: