Once posts are published in the Stream, students and co-teachers will be able to comment on the announcements. These comments promote discussion and are similar to having students ask questions after giving a verbal announcement during class time. Furthermore, in other types of posts, such as Questions and Assignments, students can use this commenting feature to reply to specific questions within the post.
For students to comment on a post, direct them to follow these steps:
In the classroom's Stream, click on the Add class comment... row at the bottom of the post:
A field will appear for the student to enter text. Direct the students to click the POST button when they are done entering their comment.
Comments on a post are displayed for everyone in the class. Inappropriate use of the commenting feature in Google Classroom can detract from the learning environment. Later in this chapter, you will learn how to manage students who abuse the commenting system.
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