Google Classroom

Pro Tips and Tricks
for Teachers

Welcome to Google Classroom Pro Tips and Tricks!
We are compiling lots of phenomenal tips to hack your Classroom and make it more functional and more organized.

If you have an awesome tip to share, email Lisa.Maas@jeffco.k12.co.us to get it added to the book!

Table of Contents

Tip 1 Record Your Mini Lesson
Tip 2 Give Feedback With Screencastify
Tip 3 Number Your Assignments
Tip 4 Use Ctrl + f
Tip 5 Organize Your Topics
Tip 6 Create a Class Resources Topic
Tip 7 Make it Visual With Emojis
Tip 8 Use Direct Links to Assignments
Tip 9 Start Everything From Classroom
Tip 10 Break Projects Into Assignments
Tip 11 Private Comments For Reflection
Tip 12 Attach a Template Doc To Assignments

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Tip 13: Parent Corner for Littles
Tip 14: Use To-Review and To-Do View
Tip 15: Manage Your Time Better
Tip 16: Late Work Form
Tip 17: Create a Class Template
Tip 18: Adjust your Notifications
Tip 19: Adjust your Stream Settings
Tip 20: Plan Ahead and Schedule Work
Tip 21: Check for Plagiarism
Tip 22: Assign/Tag Comments
Tip 23: Find Assigned Comments in Drive
Tip 24: Create and Access a Comment Bank

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Pro Tip 1: Record your mini lessons & flip learning
Record mini direct instruction lessons using Screencastify. Post them with a Question or Quiz assignment to check for understanding.

Jeffco Ed Tech Screencastify Website
Jeffco Ed Tech Screencastify Video Tutorials

Pro Tip 2: Use Screencastify to leave students video feedback
Just get the shareable Google Drive link to your Screencastify video and drop it in the assignment message or if it is a common bit of feedback, add it to the comment bank of an assignment! 

Pro Tip 3: Number your assignments
It helps you organize files not only in Classroom but also keep Google Drive neat and tidy.

From Shakeup Learning

Pro Tip 4: Use Ctrl + f
Use the keyboard shortcut, Control + F (Command + F on a mac), to search for keywords or assignment numbers (as mentioned above) on the page. Teach students this trick, too!

From Shakeup Learning

Pro Tip 5: Pick an Organizational Strategy for Topics
Using the topics feature on the classwork page helps organize assignments for students and teachers. There are several different ways to organize. You might organize by week, unit, topic, or file type. You an also organize more deeply by subtopic. For ideas, check out this post on How to Organize Assignments in Google Classroom.

From Ditch that Textbook

Pro Tip 6: Create a Class Resources Topic
Every class needs a place to store resources, links, class rules, syllabus, etc. Create a special topic for resources and class materials and keep it near the top for easy access. Be sure to name these files clearly so that students know exactly what is there.

From Shakeup Learning