Google Classroom - Top Tips

This page has been created for parents and children to help you access and use Google Classroom, our online learning platform for Years R - 6. 

 

Step-by-step parent instructions on how to access and use Google Classroom can be found below. We have also added a useful Parent Guide. 

Instructions for Parents - How to use our school’s Google Classroom Follow these steps so your child can continue to complete learning activities and hand them in while they are unable to come into school.

Smartphones and tablets: download the free Google Classroom app

Android devices
  • Open the Play Store app
  • Search for ‘Google Classroom’
  • Tap ‘Google Classroom’
  • Tap ‘Install’

 

iOS devices (iPhones, iPods and iPads)

Open the App Store app

  • Search for ‘Google Classroom’
  • Tap ‘Google Classroom’
  • Tap ‘Get’

Once the app has downloaded, open it and log into your child’s ‘G Suite for Education’ account. • Tap the ‘+’ icon (in the top-right corner), then ‘Join class’ • Enter the class code that your child’s school has sent to you, then tap ‘Join’

 

Computers and laptops:

log in to Google Classroom • Go to www.classroom.google.com • Log in with your child’s ‘G Suite for Education’ account • Click the ‘+’ icon (in the top-right corner), then ‘Join class’ • Enter the class code that your child’s school has sent to you, then click ‘Join’

How to get and hand in work (computers and laptops)

  • Go to Google Classroom
  • Click ‘Classwork’
  • Click on an assignment, then ‘View assignment’
  • On the right-hand side of the page, click ‘Add or create’.

 

Depending on the type of work the teacher has set:

  • You can take photos of your child’s completed work, upload them to your computer and then upload the photos in Google Classroom – click ‘File’, then ‘Select files from your device’, then ‘Upload’
  • Or, your child can type up their answers in a Google Doc – click ‘Docs’ to load a new Google Doc
  • Once your child has finished their work, click ‘Hand in’, then ‘Hand in’ again to confirm
  • If you have made a mistake, you can click ‘Unsubmit’ to return the work to you, then follow the previous steps to resubmit work.

 

How to hand in work (mobile devices – Android or iOS)

  • Open the Google Classroom app
  • Tap on your child’s class, then ‘Classwork’ (at the bottom)
  • Tap on an assignment, then the arrow at the bottom
  • Tap ‘Add attachment’.

 

Depending on the type of work the teacher has set:

  • You can take photos of your child’s completed work, upload them to your computer and then upload the photos in Google Classroom – click ‘File’, then tap the file on your device
  • Or, your child can type up their answers in a Google Doc – tap ‘New Doc’ to load a new Google doc
  • Once your child has finished their work, tap ‘Hand in’, then ‘Hand in’ again to confirm
  • If you have made a mistake, you can click ‘Unsubmit’ to return the work to you, then follow the previous steps to resubmit work.

 

We would suggest that after accessing your child's classroom, you and your child familiarise yourself with the platform together. This is where teachers will teach live lessons, set work and send messages within the class stream. There will be a range of 'assignments' posted and some of the tasks can be uploaded/completed online for the teacher to view.  

Tasks (assignments) for the children to complete will be posted on a daily basis. If you miss any, do not worry as they remain in the classroom. 

Please regularly discuss online safety with your children

Parents Guide To Google Classroom

 

TKAT have a new parent YouTube Channel for support with Google classroom:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNaKywZ3p9R6FutuzQg81g