The Parents’ Guide to What is Google Classroom? Think of Google Classroom (GC) as your child’s digital link to learning. Teachers use GC to share assignments, homework, newsletters, and much more with students AND parents! Getting Started Your child was provided with a secure login and password that is unique to them. Getting Started Click on the Google Chrome browser icon. Getting Started Type www.google.com into your web address bar. Getting Started Click on SIGN IN in the upper right hand corner of the browser window. Getting Started Type in your child’s Google Email address & click “next.” Getting Started Type in your PASSWORD & click “next.” Nowthat you you’ll are signed see in to your Google Apps for Education account! Google Click on the 9 squares (Waffle/Rubik’s Cube) icon in the top right hand corner to see the Google Suite of Products! GOOGLE ICONS to recognize: CHROME DOCS DRIVE SLIDES SHEETS FORMS CALENDAR GMAIL PHOTOS MAPS KEEP CLASSROOM MEET HANGOUTS SITES CONTACTS CLOUD CLOUD SEARCH YOUTUBE NEWS VAULT MY ACCOUNT GROUPS Navigating Classroom Click on the Google App button and then the Google Classroom icon. Navigating Classroom Click on the class you wish to view. = High Interest for Navigating Classroom Parents Page tools (Left side) Navigating Classroom Assignment details GET CLASSROOM EMAIL SUMMARIES FROM GOOGLE CLASSROOM ▪ As a guardian, you can get email summaries about your student’s activity in Classroom. Email summaries do not include grades. For grades, ask your student or contact the teacher. ▪ In email summaries, you can review: • Missing work—Work not turned in when the summary was sent. • Upcoming work—Work that’s due today and tomorrow (for daily emails) or that’s due in the upcoming week (for weekly emails). • Class activities—Announcements, assignments, and questions recently posted by teachers. ▪ If there’s no activity to report or if a teacher turns off email notifications, you might not get an email summary. ▪ If you would like to be added to your students class please email the teacher so that they can add you. GET CLASSROOM EMAIL SUMMARIES FROM GOOGLE CLASSROOM To get email summaries of your student’s work, you must accept an email invitation from a teacher or administrator. You have 120 days to accept an invitation before it expires. The teacher or administrator emails you an invitation to join your student’s class. 1.In your email program, open your email invitation. 2.Click Accept. 1.Click Accept to confirm. When you accept an invitation, you and your student get an email confirmation. access anywhere desktop Android Iphone Tablet GOOGLE APPS allow you to edit Google assignments from any device that is connected to the internet! STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ? Please feel free to email Ms. Russell [email protected] Call the Main Office at 718-217-3613 .