You’ll already have so many syllabi to read this year—Google Classrooms shouldn’t be one of them. That’s why we’re only going to share the information you need to best use Google Classrooms and keep up with your schoolwork. If your school provided specific instructions for how to log in, then it’s best to follow those. Thankfully, the sign-in process is straightforward. No one likes being confused even before accessing their assignments. Simply go to Classroom.Google.com and select Go to Classroom. Then you’ll sign in with your Google account. You should receive a message that welcomes you to the platform. If you signed in using G Suite, you’ll see the options “I’m a student” and “I’m a teacher.” Students should always select the “I’m a student” option. Unfortunately, pretending to be a teacher isn’t going to help your grades. When you’re done choosing the correct role, you should see a green Get Started button. Once you click this option, you’re now enrolled in Google Classrooms. Welcome to online learning. Now it’s time to look at some basic tips for using Google Classrooms as a student. For example, whenever you join a class in Google Classrooms, there’s automatically a folder created for it in Google Drive. Keeping things organized and personal is nice and easy. If you don’t see a grade in the list for a specific assignment, don’t panic. It might just mean that your teacher hasn’t graded it yet. If you have more questions about how to view grades, try emailing your teacher. It’s a lot faster to use Google Docs and Google Sheets to submit your assignments than to upload files from Word and Excel. Of course, if your teacher specified how you should turn an assignment in, it’s always best to listen. 2. Jill Duffy, “10 Essential Google Classroom Tips,” August 3, 2020. Accessed November 12, 2020.
