Guardian Summaries in Google Classroom

Recently, Google Classroom released a new option called Guardian Summaries. The Guardian Summaries option allows teachers to add parent email addresses for updates as to what is happening in their child's Google Classroom. Parents can now receive a summary listing past due and upcoming assignments, along with a listing of most recent recent assignments. Click on the link below to watch a walk-through featuring how to turn this on in your Google Classroom.

How to use Guardian Summaries in Google Classroom

Two on Tuesday: Google Calendar and Classroom

1. I know our faculty/staff members have a wide range of Google knowledge so many of you may know these few tips for Google calendar but I wanted to share for those that may not... I've been using Google calendar for years and just started using one of these this school year. This video will show you what I consider the easiest way to share a calendar and then a way to add events into your own calendar from another calendar that doesn't require adding a new event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJFmTW_RCvA&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

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2.  Yesterday Google Classroom announced new features that will roll out over the coming weeks. Now, keep in mind that last time a roll-out was announced, our division didn't see the items until nearly 3 months later so sometime between now and the end of the semester you should see the following changes: the ability to move posts to the top if they have been pushed down the page by more recent posts), the ability to reuse posts (think of the time savings from year to year), posting a question and seeing how many students respond, Google calendar integration, optional due dates on assignments, and the ability to attach Google forms (not just link to them... this allows the resulting data to be right in Google classroom).  Here is the nitty gritty: 

 http://googleforeducation.blogspot.com/2015/08/head-back-to-school-with-new-features-in-Google-Classroom.html

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Have a great evening!