Google Classroom

Student Guide

GIFT UNIVERSITY
BY SOFTSHACK
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Table of Contents 1

Google Classroom on a Computer 3

1: Making an Account 3
2: Change Your Profile Photo 5
3: Customize your Notifications 7
4: Join a Class 8
Join a Class with a Class Code 8
Join a Class with an Email Invitation 8
5: View Your Class Resource Page 9
6: Comment on an Announcement 10
7: Access a Topic 11
8: Post an Announcement 12
Attach a File From Your Computer 12
Attach a File From Google Drive 12
Attach a Youtube Video 12
Attach a Link 13
9: Complete a PDF Assignment 14
Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File 15
Attach an Already Existing File 15
Create a New File to Complete Your Submission 16
10: Complete a Video Assignment 18
Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File 19
Attach an Already Existing File 19
Create a New File to Complete Your Submission 20
11: Take a Quiz 22
Multiple Choice Questions 23
Short/Long Answer Questions 23
Checkbox Questions 23
Dropdown Questions 24
File Upload Question 24
Linear Scale Question 25
Multiple Choice Grid Questions 26
Checkbox Grid Question 27
Date Question 28
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Time Question 28
12: Basic Functions 30

Google Classroom on a Cell Phone 31

1:Download the Application 31
2: Change Your Profile Photo 32
3: Customize Notifications 34
4: Join a Class 35
Join a Class with a Class Code 35
Join a Class with an Email Invitation 35
5: View Class Resource Page 37
6: Comment on an Announcement 38
7: Access a Topic 39
8: Make an Announcement 40
Attach a File From Your Computer 40
Attach a File From Google Drive 40
Attach a Youtube Video 41
Attach a Link 41
9: Complete a PDF Assignment 42
Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File 43
Attach an Already Existing File 43
Create a New File to Complete Your Submission 43
10: Complete a Video Assignment 45
Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File 45
Attach an Already Existing File 46
Create a New File to Complete Your Submission 46
11: Take a Quiz 48
12: Basic Functions 49
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Google Classroom on a Computer

1: Making an Account
If you already have a Google Account, you can skip these instructions.

1. Open up your internet browserby clicking on the internet icon. (This could be Firefox,
Google Chrome,Internet Explorer,etc., whichever internet explorer you use most often.)

2. In the toolbar of your internet browser, type in the following URL:classroom

.google.com and press enter.

3. Click the button in the middle of the page.

4. Create a Google Account by clicking on the link.

5. On the right side of the page, fill in the necessary information to create your Google

Account.You will have to choose your own username and password. (It is recommended

to write this information down elsewhere so that you don’t forget it.)
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6. After you have filled out all of the necessary information, click the button.

7. Click the button in the middle of the page.

You have now successfully created a Google Classroom account!

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2: Change Your Profile Photo

1. At the top left, click Menu .

2. Scroll down and click Settings.

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3. Under Profile picture,click Change.

4. Click or drag a photo from your computer.

5. (Optional)Resize the box over your photo.

6. Click Set as profile photo.

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3: Customize your Notifications

1. At the top left, click Menu .

2. Click Settings in the bottom left (you might need to scroll down).

3. Click any notification to turn it on or off.

4. (Optional)To turn all notifications off, at Receive email notifications,click Turn off

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4: Join a Class
Join a Class with a Class Code
1. Go to classroom.google.com. If it is your first login, be sure to select your role as Student

2. Click the + on the top right of the page to Join Class.

3. Enter the Class Code given to you by your teacher, and click Join.

Join a Class with an Email Invitation

1. Go to classroom.google.com. If it is your first login, be sure to select your role as Student.

2. Click the on the top right of the page to access other Google software.

3. Press the symbol. Your newly created Google Mail page should open on a new tab in

your browser.
4. Open the email with the following subject: Class Invitation: “<CLASS NAME>”

5. Click the button to accept the class invitation.

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5: View Your Class Resource Page

1. Click a class.
2. At the top, click About.

3. Here you can click on a variety of options to open them.

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6: Comment on an Announcement

1. If you are not already on the Stream page, click on the button.

2. Your screen may say “Stream was updated” in the top middle. If it does, click on the

button.
3. Near the middle of the screen there will be a post to the class stream. Click on
the “Add a class comment” to type your comment on the post.

4. After you have typed your comment out, click the button to
post your comment for the rest of the class to see.
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7: Access a Topic

1. On the left hand side of your “Stream” page, you will see a section, which is where

your instructor has categorized your class into topics. A class topic section might look like this:

2. You can access the content in each topic by clicking on a topic name:
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8: Post an Announcement

1. Click on a class.
2. At the bottom right of the page, click + and then click Create post.

3. In the Share with your classbox, enter your message.

4. To post your announcement, click POST

Attach a File From Your Computer

1. Click on the paper clip icon

2. Click Select files from your computer , find the file on your computer, then
double click on the file.
3. Click Upload

Attach a File From Google Drive

1. Click on the Google Drive icon

2. Select the file, then click Add

Attach a Youtube Video

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1. Click on the Youtube icon

2. Search for the video using the search bar. Once you have found the video, click Add

Attach a Link

1. Click on the link icon

2. Paste the link in the Link box
3. Click ADD LINK
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9: Complete a PDF Assignment

1. Click a class.
2. Scroll until you find the article assignment, and then click on the title of the assignment.
In this case, the title is “Article about the Social Obstacles Faced by Blind People.” The
assignment can either be under a topic or on the homepage of the class.

3. This will bring you to a new page.

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Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File

1. If your assignment does not ask you to complete any work or attach a file,
to mark your assignment as complete click on MARK AS DONE.
2. This will open the following pop up. Click MARK AS DONE again to mark the
assignment as complete.

Attach an Already Existing File

1. To attach a file that you have already created, click ADD,which will bring up
the following drop down menu.

2. After attaching your submission, click TURN IN.

3. This will open the following pop up, asking if you would like to submit your
work. Click TURN IN again to submit your assignment.
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Create a New File to Complete Your Submission

1. To create a file from scratch on Google Drive, click CREATE,which will

bring up the following drop down menu.

2. Click on one of the options, and this will develop a file for your submission.
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3. Click on the file and a new tab will open up for you to edit the file and
complete the assignment.

4. Once you have completed the assignment, click TURN IN in the top right corner.
5. This will open the following pop up, asking if you would like to submit your
work. Click TURN IN again to submit your assignment.
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10: Complete a Video Assignment

1. Click a class.
2. Scroll until you find the video assignment, and then click on the title of the assignment. In this

case, the title is “Video.” The video can either be under a topic or on the homepage of the class.

3. This will bring you to a new page.

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Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File

1. If your assignment does not ask you to complete any work or attach a file,
to mark your assignment as complete click on MARK AS DONE.
2. This will open the following pop up. Click MARK AS DONE again to mark the
assignment as complete.

Attach an Already Existing File

1. To attach a file that you have already created, click ADD,which will bring up
the following drop down menu.

2. After attaching your submission, click TURN IN.

3. This will open the following pop up, asking if you would like to submit your
work. Click TURN IN again to submit your assignment.
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Create a New File to Complete Your Submission

1. To create a file from scratch on Google Drive, click CREATE,which will

bring up the following drop down menu.

2. Click on one of the options, and this will develop a file for your submission.
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3. Click on the file and a new tab will open up for you to edit the file and
complete the assignment.

4. Once you have completed the assignment, click TURN IN in the top right corner.

5. This will open the following pop up, asking if you would like to submit your
work. Click TURN IN again to submit your assignment.
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11:Take a Quiz
1. If your instructor has posted a quiz, you can access it in the “Stream” page,
or in a specific “Topic” page.

2. Click the button to access the quiz.

3. This will lead you to another page, where you will need to click on the quiz title
in the middle of the page to access the quiz.
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Multiple Choice Questions

1. To answer a multiple choice question, click on one circle which you believe to
be the correct answer.

Short/Long Answer Questions

1. To answer a short answer question, click on the text

2. Type your name in the box provided. You would follow the same procedure
for a question that requires a longer answer.

Checkbox Questions
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1. To answer questions that require boxes to be checked, click on all of the

boxes that apply to the correct answer.

Dropdown Questions

1. To answer a question with dropdown options, click on the “Choose” button.

2. Select the correct answer from the dropdown menu.

File Upload Question

1. To answer a question that requires a file upload, click on the “Add File” button.
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2. Select a file from your computer to upload.

Linear Scale Question

1. To answer a linear scale question, select the number which corresponds best
to your selected answer.
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Multiple Choice Grid Questions

1. To answer a multiple choice grid question, select the number that best corresponds
to each category, similar to how you answered a linear scale question.
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Checkbox Grid Question

1. To answer a checkbox grid question, select the answers on the left that best correspond
with the answers on the top. The difference between this type of question and the multiple
choice grid question is that you can choose the same answer for one category.
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Date Question

1. To answer a question that requires a date as a response, type in the correct

answer in the space provided.

Time Question

1. To answer a question that requires a time as an answer, type in the correct

answer in the space provided.
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12: Basic Functions

1. Click on a class
2. At the top of the page, there is the following menu

3. Click this icon in the top left to access the following sidebar

In this sidebar, you can also access all of the classes that you are enrolled
in, classes that you are a instructor for, and the settings for your account.
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Google Classroom on a Cell Phone

1:Download the Application
1. Open your phone’s respective app store.This may be the google play store or the apple store.

2. In the search toolbar of your app store, type in the following search
query:“Google Classroom” and press enter.
3. Download the Google classroom application.

4. Click the Get Startedbutton in the middle of the page.

5. If you have an Google Account, skip steps 6 and onwards and simply sign
in using your username and password.
6. If you do not have an account, click the create accountprompt.

7. Fill in the necessary personal information to create the account.

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2: Change Your Profile Photo

1. At the top, click Menu .

2. Scroll down and click Settings.

3. Under Account Setting,click Update Photo then Set Profile Photo.

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4. Click to choose from photosor to take a photo.

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3: Customize Notifications
1. At the top, click Menu .

2. Click Settings(you might need to scroll down).

3. Go into the notifications tab and click any notification to turn it on or off.
4. (Optional) To turn all notifications off, at Receive email notifications,click Turn off

. To turn of all notifications off, Device Notifications,click Turn off .

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4: Join a Class
Join a Class with a Class Code
1. Open the Google Classroom app.

2. Click the on the top right of the page then Join Class.

3. Enter the Class Code given to you by your teacher, and click Join.

Join a Class with an Email Invitation

1. Open your phone’s respective app store.This may be the google play store or the apple store.

1. In the search toolbar of your app store, type in the following search

query:“Google Classroom” and press enter.

2. Download the Google classroom application.

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3. Press the symbol. Your newly created Google Mail page should open on a
new tab in your browser.
4. Open the email with the following subject: Class Invitation: “<CLASS NAME>”

5. Click the button to accept the class invitation.

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5: View Class Resource Page

1. Click a class.

2. At the top, click Menu .

3. Here you can click on a variety of options to open them.

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6: Comment on an Announcement

1. If you are not already on the Stream page, click on the button.

2. Your screen may say “Stream was updated” in the top middle. If it does, click on the

button.
3. Near the middle of the screen there will be a post to the class stream. Click on
the “Add a class comment” to type your comment on the post.

4. After you have typed your comment out, button to post your comment
click the for the rest of the class to see.
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7: Access a Topic
1. On the top right side of your screen, you will see a topic filtersign.
2. Click on the topic you would like to access.
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8: Make an Announcement
1. Click on a class
2. At the bottom right of the page, click +and then click Create post.

3. In the Share with your classbox, enter your message.

4. To post your announcement, click POST

Attach a File From Your Computer

1. Click on the paper clip icon

2. Click Select files from your computer,find the file on your computer, then
double click on the file.
3. Click Upload

Attach a File From Google Drive

1. Click on the Google Drive icon

2. Select the file, then click Add
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Attach a Youtube Video

1. Click on the Youtube icon

2. Search for the video using the search bar. Once you have found the video, click Add

Attach a Link

1. Click on the link icon

2. Paste the link in the Link box
3. Click ADD LINK
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9: Complete a PDF Assignment

1. Click a class.
2. Scroll until you find the article assignment, and then click on the title of the assignment.
In this case, the title is “Article about the Social Obstacles Faced by Blind People.” The
assignment can either be under a topic or on the homepage of the class.

3. This will bring you to a new page.

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Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File

1. If your assignment does not ask you to complete any work or attach a file, to mark your
assignment as complete click on MARK AS DONE.

2. This will open the following pop up. Click MARK AS DONE again to mark the
assignment as complete.

Attach an Already Existing File

1. To attach a file that you have already created, click ADD,which will bring up
the following drop down menu.

2. After attaching your submission, click TURN IN.

3. This will open a pop up, asking if you would like to submit your work. Click TURN
IN again to submit your assignment.

Create a New File to Complete Your Submission

1. To create a file from scratch on Google Drive, click CREATE,which will
bring up the following drop down menu.
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2. Click on one of the options, and this will develop a file for your submission.

3. Click on the file and a new tab will open up for you to edit the file and
complete the assignment.

4. Once you have completed the assignment, click TURN IN in the top right corner.
5. This will open a pop up, asking if you would like to submit your work. Click TURN
IN again to submit your assignment.
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10: Complete a Video Assignment

1. Click a class.
2. Scroll until you find the video assignment, and then click on the title of the assignment. In this
case, the title is “Video.” The video can either be under a topic or on the homepage of the class.
3. This will bring you to a new page.

Complete an Assignment Without Attaching a File

1. If your assignment does not ask you to complete any work or attach a file, to mark your
assignment as complete click on MARK AS DONE.

2. This will open the following pop up. Click MARK AS DONE again to mark the
assignment as complete.
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Attach an Already Existing File

1. To attach a file that you have already created, click ADD,which will bring up
the following drop down menu.

2. After attaching your submission, click TURN IN.

3. This will open the following pop up, asking if you would like to submit your
work. Click TURN IN again to submit your assignment.

Create a New File to Complete Your Submission

1. To create a file from scratch on Google Drive, click CREATE,which will
bring up the following drop down menu.
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2. Click on one of the options, and this will develop a file for your submission.

3. Click on the file and a new tab will open up for you to edit the file and
complete the assignment.

4. Once you have completed the assignment, click TURN IN in the top right corner.
5. This will open the following pop up, asking if you would like to submit your
work. Click TURN IN again to submit your assignment.
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11:Take a Quiz
1. If your instructor has posted a quiz, you can access it in the “Stream” page,
or in a specific “Topic” page.

2. Click the button to access the quiz.

3. Click SUBMIT once your done with the quiz.
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12: Basic Functions

1. Click on a class.

2.
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3. Click this icon in the top left to access the following sidebar

In this sidebar, you can also access all of the classes that you are enrolled
in, classes that you are a teacher for, and the settings for your account.