Published 13:05 IST, April 1st 2020

What is Google Classroom? Learn how to use this online class platform here

What is Google Classroom? How to use this innovation to conduct classes? Find all your answers regarding this online education platform here.

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In this time of lockdown, people around globe are working from home. Teachers and professors are conducting classes online to guide ir students in ir curriculum so that this crisis does not affect ir studies. Platforms like Google Classroom help teachers and students to study online effectively with its simple-to-use interface. 

What is Google Classroom?

Google Classroom is a collaboration app for teachers and students available for free. Teachers, professors and more can create an online classroom and invite students to class to create and distribute assignments. With Google Classroom, students and teachers can have conversations about assignments and teachers can also track students' progress. Schools and colleges must register for a free Google Apps for Education account to use Classroom.

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How to use Google Classroom?

Set Up Your Google Classroom

Google Classroom is available for free for anyone who uses a Google Apps for Education account. One can simply go to classroom.google.com and create your classroom. A person can d various classes and sections as per need. After class is set up, d students in class by using class code and invite links. y will need to sign in with class code, which Google will generate. 

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Store Class Materials

Use About section of Google Classroom to store important classroom materials that students will refer to throughout school year. Google Classroom is an effective platform to store rest of classroom materials as well. In Google Classroom, student work is not placed in a shared folder, so it is private between teacher and student. When it is time to gre student work, you will be able to access it wherever you have a computer and internet access.

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Make Announcements

Announcements Feature helps send out important notices. When you post an announcement, students will receive an email, and announcement will post at top of classroom thre.

Create Assignments

Google Classroom makes it easy to create assignments paperlessly. For instance, when you create an assignment, you title it, d a description, and a due date. Moreover, you can attach multiple files such as images, step-by-step guides, or YouTube videos.

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Use Questions Feature

Google Classroom does not have a test or quiz making tool, an individual can use Questions feature to ask students multiple-choice questions and receive scores immediately.

Gre Assignments

Teachers can also gre assignments within Google Classroom and comment on student work. Google Classroom also stores gres.

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13:05 IST, April 1st 2020