If students are new to using Google Classroom, they may also need guidance for turning in their assignments through Google Classroom. During my time teaching, I learned that if I did not explicitly show students how to turn in assignments, I would receive them incomplete or through e-mail. To save extra work in collecting assignments, take a few moments at the beginning of the first few assignments to show students how to properly turn in assignments. After assigning the assignment, have a student log into a computer connected to a projector so that you can show the students the steps to correctly submit the assignment.

For assignments with Google Docs, sharing files with the Make a copy for each student setting is the simplest method for students to turn in an assignment. As with the preceding example, Favorite Shakespearean Work and Character, the assignment contains one Google Doc that the student needs to edit. Since it was shared with Make a copy for each student...