Terry's Tech Tips

The Classwork tab in Google Classroom was created based on feedback from teachers!  It is designed to help teachers and students find assignments easier with less visual clutter.   You will spend most of your time here! Let's take a deep dive into how this works so you can make informed decisions for you and your students. Creating an Assignment is easy! Click the + sign (now located at the top of the page) to create an Assignment or Question.  Note you can reuse an assignment from another class, or create a new Topic. Topics - Use Them! The Good: We have always had the option to designate a topic for assignments.  It was handy when looking for specific assignments as you could filter by topic.  If you have been on the fence about using Topics, now is the time to take the plunge!  Topics create a nice visual separation between each other, making seeing and finding assignments easier!  Newly created topics go to the bottom, but it is easy to re-order your top

Google Classroom has seen big changes over the summer!  Today's post will give you an overview of the Google Classroom updates.  Stay tuned over the next few days for more detailed posts outlining how the changes might impact your professional practice. If you haven't tried it yet, Google Classroom is made specifically for the K-12 classroom and is a great assignment management system!  Google listens to feedback from teachers to make their products more effective and user-friendly. New Tab - Classwork Tab The new Classwork Tab is designed for you to post all of your Assignments and Questions .  The Stream will only be used to post Announcements.  However, the Stream will automatically create a message when you post a new Assignment or Question in the Classwork tab!  Google made this change after hearing from teachers they needed better ways to manage the Stream, which became unwieldy after just a few weeks of daily use. Using Topics  becomes important with t