Tag Archives: Google Classroom
Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 5, 2022
New updates
Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.
Previous announcements
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 5, 2022
New updates
Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.
Previous announcements
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Choose to grade with Canvas SpeedGrader or Google Assignments
What’s changing
Who’s impacted
Why you’d use it
Getting started
- Admins: Google Assignments (LTI 1.3) must be enabled to use SpeedGrader. Visit the Help Center to learn more about setting up Assignments in Canvas.
- End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Canvas SpeedGrader.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 4, 2022
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Frontline, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Not available to users with personal Google Accounts
Resources
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Seamlessly access popular Education Technology tools directly in Google Classroom
What’s changing
Who’s impacted
Why you’d use it
Additional details
Getting started
- Admins:
- District admins must enable access to add-ons in order for educators to use these features. Visit the Help Center to learn more about installation instructions for setting up the add-ons feature and individual add-ons for a domain, OU, or group.
- Once you’ve set up add-ons, your district can use this professional development kit, which includes a presentation and lesson plan, to train educators on how to get started with add-ons. Add-ons partner, Genially, also created an interactive genially version of the professional development training.
- Educators:
- Once enabled by your admin, you will see an “add-ons” module within the Assignment and Stream screens. From there, you will find the list of available add-ons for your district. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using add-ons in Classroom.
- EdTech Tools & Developers: If you are interested in creating a Classroom add-on, express interest here.
Rollout pace
- This feature is available now.
Availability
- Available to the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Google Workspace for Education Plus customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Not available to users with personal Google Accounts
Resources
Roadmap
- This feature was listed as an upcoming release.
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Create more interactive assignments with practice sets for Google Classroom, launching in beta soon
What’s changing
We’re announcing a new tool for Google Classroom called practice sets, which enables educators to transform new and existing content into engaging and interactive assignments. With autograding built in, teachers can receive performance insights and snapshots into student progress and use those insights to help inform future lesson plans.
If they get stuck and need support, students will see automated hints and video suggestions, along with real time feedback on their answers. Assignments can be completed with a variety of tools for annotation, such as a mouse, stylus, touchpad, or math keyboard depending on how students work best.
When available, the beta will be globally available (note: in English only) for Google Workspace for Education Plus and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade. Education leaders can use this form to express interest in the beta.
Who’s impacted
Why you’d use it
Availability
- When available, practice sets will be available to Google Workspace Education Plus (formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education) and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
Resources
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Schedule posts for multiple classes in Google Classroom
What’s changing
- Published immediately
- Published at a certain time
- Save as draft
Who’s impacted
Why it matters
Additional details
- There is no additional cost associated with this new functionality.
- Once an assignment has been scheduled, teachers can change the assignment within each individual class.
- Note that selecting “Copy settings to all” will delete any previously entered settings for the assignment.
- If a co-teacher schedules a post to one or multiple classes, they will be the owner of the associated Google Drive assets along with the course owner.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about creating and posting assignments.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) started on March 17, 2022.
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus customers.
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
Resources
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Originality reports are now available for Google Slides files
What’s changing
You can now use originality reports on Google Slides files, which were previously only available for Google Docs.
Originality reports allow students and teachers to compare work against billions of web pages and books on the internet, making it easier to ensure academic integrity of the work. It can be used when submitting or receiving files within Google Classroom and Assignments.
Who’s impacted
Why it matters
Additional details
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature
- Teachers: Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to turn on originality reports in Classroom.
- Students: Visit the Help Center to learn more about running an originality report on your work in Classroom or Assignments.
Rollout pace
- This feature is now available for all Google Workspace for Education users
Availability
- Available for Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
Resources
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Google Classroom now supports grade exporting to Follett Aspen, a third-party Student Information System
What’s changing
Google Classroom teachers can now export their grades to Follett Aspen, a third-party Student Information System (SIS). Grade export is a one-way information push that allows:
- Admins to establish a connection between their district SIS and Google Classroom, and configure export settings that apply to Google Classroom teachers.
- Teachers to manually link new or existing Google Classroom classes to their SIS, and push returned assignments and grades from Google Classroom.
This is only available to users in the United States and Canada. Additionally, there is no additional cost associated with this functionality.
Who’s impacted
Admins and teacher end users
Why it matters
This feature expands the interoperability between Google Classroom and Follett Aspen SIS in the United States and Canada. Grade export saves teachers time and duplicative work by keeping their SIS in sync with fewer manual steps.
Getting started
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: This feature is available now for all users.
Availability
- Available as a core service to Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus.
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
Resources
Roadmap
- This feature was listed as an upcoming release.
Source: Google Workspace Updates
Control whether students can unenroll themselves from classes
What’s changing
Who’s impacted
Why you’d use it
Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be OFF by default, and can be enabled at the domain or OU level. Find the setting at Admin console > Apps > Google Workspace > Settings for Classroom > Student unenrollment. Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlling student unenrollment settings.
- End users: If turned on by their admin, students will no longer see the unenroll button on the course cards on the Classroom homepage.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 4, 2021.
Availability
- Available as a core service to Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus.
- Available as an additional service to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers.