We are not talking about the classic MOOCs ( Massive Online Open Courses or Online Massive and Open Courses) in which a video lesson teaches us something that is then corrected from automatic way by a computer; but of the transposition of a physical class into a digital space, something not easy, given their differences.Let's begin with the basic keys.
How do you access Google Classroom?
Google Classroom has two possibilities: on the one hand, HTML5 support accessible from any browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Chrome, Safari...) through the link www.classroom.google.com; on the other, an application available for Android and iOS.
Registration is done automatically when we access with a Gmail account, so more than registration it would be a log in .Once our credentials have been entered, we will see this in browser and mobile phone:
How do you create a class in Google Class?
If Google products or services are characterized by something, it is because of the simplicity with which they interact with them.Once logged in, simply follow the arrow on the screen under which you can read «Create your first class or sign up for her ».For this class, we will choose (in order) a name, a section and a subject:
It can be seen that in the mobile solution we have fewer options and that we cannot choose a subject.It is recommended, if we are teachers, that we use the application from the browser.Once created, we can access it:
It is very interesting to see how in the lower right corner of the class «How to use Trello to create a Kanban board» a folder symbol appears.If we click, a new window will open to another Google service, Google Drive , where the My Drive> route will have been created automatically Classroom> How to use Trello to create a Kanban board Optimize lists .In this repository all the course information will be stored.
How to set up a class in Google Classroom?
If we are administrators of a class, once created, we can enter inside with a click.What we see below can give us some vertigo due to the many options, although going step by step we can configure the class, start sharing content and enlist students.
We can start with the Information tab, where we have the option to modify the title, add material, access the previously mentioned Google Drive folder and do something very interesting: create a calendar for students and invite other teachers to include their own lessons in the chosen subject.
In the case at hand, we have uploaded a small document explaining that it is a Kanban board and an explanatory video on how to build one.If students can take this first class and see if they are interested or not to move on before putting on to design a specific one with Trello.
How is a student invited to Google Classroom?
In the Students tab, click on Invite students and write your Gmail email.Importantly, without a Google account, none of these services (on the other hand free) will be accessible.Once the students are invited, they will receive an email to confirm their union to the class:
Students who have confirmed their attendance will appear in a class list.From this, we can send an email directly by clicking on the three side points:
How to make a new publication in Google Classroom?
As teachers, we have several alternatives:
- Create a question that students may or may not answer, in which we can include attached documents, videos and images, and even brief descriptions to help them.
- Create a task , similar to homework, in which the student's interaction is requested, which can be marked as completed, provide information or create new related documents.
- Create an ad with which to notify students of any news, as there will be no class on a given day.
In the image above we can see these publications from the teacher's view.In these verticals (which look something better in the browser) we can correct what the students uploaded , support them with their doubts , send targeted duties (to specific students), edit our own problems, etc.
How do you access a Google Classroom class as a student?
In order to access a Google Classroom class, there are two options:
Wait for the teacher to send us a link to our mail, as we have seen above.
If we know the class code (we have seen it in a photo above), we can enter and access it.
If we begin the session as students, the class will look somewhat different.On the one hand, we continue to have the verticals of News and Information, where we will see the last changes of the teacher and the general information of the class, respectively.On the other, we can see a list of the rest of the students in the class, very useful because we can locate them in other Google services (such as Hangouts) and start a conversation to answer questions and work in teams.
As the teacher creates different tasks, students will receive new emails (one for each task) to our inbox, so we can keep up to date with all the news in real time.
Google Classroom is a very powerful tool to give our classes that not only competes with others such as Blackboard Learn, Moodle or Open edX.Due to the ease of access, create content and interact between students and teachers, is presented as one of the best alternatives in teaching .
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