I want to use this post to briefly explain the basics of Google Classroom. The students at H.B. have been given Schoology and Google accounts. Google Classroom is the portal for students to complete their independent work in my class. (FYI- gmail is not turned on by default.)
When students logon, they see a screens like these below. They can see the work that is due as well as the due date. They can also see the scores they recieved from the teacher and icons to show that the teacher has made comments.
But Google Classroom is more than just an electronic book for collecting work and grading. In the last picture, you see what I see, which is who is done. Google is the BEST platform for collaboration. At any time, I can pop in on students to see how their work is going. I can make suggestions. I can provide comments. I can even turn a paper back for them to fix and resubmit! Google provides a way for me to give one-on-one feedback on their writing, not just when I grade it, but as they write.
I am learning how to do this ON MY OWN. I have had training on Schoology, by I prefer Google. There will be many MORE adjustments as we go.
HOWEVER, the dates on the assignments should be enough time for students who sit down and really do their work. If students want more time, they should work on this at home. Each student has an online book at https://my.hrw.com/ Their username and password are their lunch numbers... roughly.
If you have questions, please e-mail me. My school Google email is bradford.bosler @ redclayschools.com (broken up because this is public).
