50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom

Introduction to Google Classroom

Google Classroom is an online platform that allows teachers to streamline the process of going digital with their students. Teachers are able to create a class within Google Classroom, provide their students with an add code or invite them via email, and quickly start communicating with students about class information, assignments, and documents. Part of the Google Apps for Education suite, Google Classroom integrates the other Google Apps to make for a more seamless educational experience. Google Classroom is only available to schools with Google Apps for Education or Google Apps for Non-Profit accounts.

Google Apps for Education (GAfE) is a free suite of Google tools available to schools. GAfE includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sites, YouTube, Google Classroom, and more. Schools can sign up at https://www.google.com/work/apps/education. Schools with Google Apps will have a Google Apps domain manager who can assign accounts to staff and students. The Apps manager can also enable or disable features and Google Apps products, depending on the needs of the school. By default, Google Classroom is enabled for teachers and students and thus does not need to be enabled by the Google Apps domain manager from the school or district.