July 2020

Contents

• Chromebook 101

• Log into the Chromebook

• Clever

• Google Classroom• What is Google Classroom?• Navigating Google Classroom Pages• How to Turn in an Assignment in Google Classroom• Check Your Work with Rubrics in Classroom• View Teacher feedback and messages on your work• Connecting with Google Meet through Google Classroom

Chromebook 101

Get your student’s Google login information from his or her teacher.

The student Google login information will log your student into the Chromebook and into Clever.

None of these resources can be accessed by Google accounts outside the CCSS organization. This is a safety feature, but it also means that you cannot join your student to the Google Classroom with your Google account information.

If you’re having difficulty joining a class, are you using your student Google information?

The on/off button may be on the left side of the device or at the upper right hand corner on the keyboard, depending upon the model.The charger can be connected to either side of the keyboard.Charge the Chromebook before using it for optimum service.The battery charge will last longer if you turn off the Chromebook before closing it.

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Logging into the Chromebook

Turn the device on.

When the login screen appears, hold your badge up to the camera on the chromebook.

You’ll go straight to Clever.

From here, you can choose what program you want to go to.

Below Grade 3

Grade 3 and AboveTurn the device on.

Type your Google account username.

Type your Google account password.

You’ll be on the desktop.

Find the CLEVER icon at the bottom of the screen and click it to get to Clever.

If you seem to be “stuck” in a Clever screen, click the escape button, and then the tiny blue link that says login with another account.

Where Do I GO After I Log In?

You’ll be in CLEVER if you used the Clever badge to log in.

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You’ll be on the desktop if you logged in with a username/password.

Find the CLEVER icon at the bottom of the screen and click it to get to CLEVER.

Below Grade 3

Grade 3 and AboveYou’ll be on the desktop if you logged in with a username/password.

Find the CLEVER icon at the bottom of the screen and click it to get to Clever.

This is the Clever icon

This is the Clever icon

Clever: What is it and where can it take me?

Clever is a smart spot to begin your Chromebook adventure because it is the place where the district houses most, if not all, of the programs that you will use on your Chromebook.

Many of the programs in Clever will require you to only log into them once, and some of them do not require you to log into them at all once you are logged into Clever.

If you are looking for a program your teacher has asked you to use, look in Clever first. You may see a Teacher page as well as a District page of icons, but rest assured, you’re never too far from finding what you need in Clever.

Clever- An Example of a Clever Screen

This is an example of a page in Clever. There are lots of icons representing links your studentmay need in class or at home.

What is Google Classroom?

Where students find announcements from their teachers.

Where students find their assignments.

Where students connect to their teachers’ Google Meets.

Where students turn in assignments to their teachers.

Where students receive feedback from their teachers.

Where lessons are posted for students.

Google Classroom can be considered as a learning space that connects school and home.

How Do I Get to Google Classroom?

There are several different ways to reach Google Classroom:

From Clever

From the bottom of the screen on student Chromebooks

From the splash page on the CCSS or school websites

By typing classroom.google.com at the top of the page in Chrome

PS: Google Classroom will only work with your student’s school Google account.

Navigating Google Classroom Classes Page

1. Main Menu- Click to open the main menu

2. Class- Click to open that class

3. Join- Click to join a new class

4. Google Apps- Click to access Google Drive and other Google Apps

This is probably the page you’ll land on when you log into Google Classroom. It shows all of the

classes your student is in.

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Navigating Google Classroom’s Main Menu

This is an image of the Main Menu in Google Classroom. You may

be a member of one or more classes, depending upon your grade

level.

1. Classes link-View all of your classes

2. Calendar link- View your class calendars

3. To Do list-See all work for your classes

4. Your classes- Click any one to go directly to that class.

5. Your archived classes- Click to open an archived class.

6. Settings- Click to turn on/off Classroom notifications

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Google Classroom Areas

See teacher announcementsSTREAM ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE IMPORTANT

See assignmentsand turn in completed workCLASSWORK IS IMPORTANT

See classmates(don’t worry about this link)

There are really only two of the three areas that you need to know how to navigate. The Stream, where you find teacher announcements, and Classwork, where assignments are posted.

Navigating Google Classroom’s Stream Page

1. Main Menu-Opens the main menu

2. Name of the Class-Click on this in the

classroom to get back to the Stream page.

3. Stream- Teacher Announcements

4. Classwork- Assignments

5. People - Classmates

6. Google Apps- link to the student’s Google

Drive and other Google Suite Apps

7. Google Meet link- teacher will show it

when you have a date and time for a

Google Meet

8. Upcoming Work- assignments with due dates

9. Class Announcements-messages from your

teacher

This is an image of the Stream page in Google Classroom. Let’s

look at the links on this page.

Navigating Classroom’s Classwork Page

1. Main Menu-Opens the main menu

2. Name of the Class-Click on this in the

classroom to get back to the Stream page.

3. Stream- Teacher Announcements

4. Classwork- Assignments

5. People - Classmates

6. Google Apps- link to the student’s Google

Drive and other Google Suite Apps

7. Google Calendar

8. Class Drive Folder

9. List of Class Topics (folders)

10. Topic

11. Assignments in Topic

12. Date when assignment was posted in Classroom

13. Date assignment is due

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Navigating Classroom’s Classwork Page

The “gray waffle” is a link to the students’ Google

Drive and other Google Suite Apps. The waffle can be

found on most Google pages and when clicked, will

open a list of Google apps. This is an example of what

might appear, based on preset permissions.

Navigating Classroom’s Classwork Page

You will receive a message the first time you click the Google

Calendar link on your class. When prompted, accept the calendar.

Now, when your teacher posts something on the calendar for your

class, you will see it. Put a checkmark in the box beside the

calendars so that you can see the events and due dates.

Navigating Classroom’s Classwork Page

Google Drive is where you can save files on your Chromebook. As soon as you are enrolled in a

Google Classroom, Google creates a Classroom folder in your Google Drive. Each folder within

the Classroom folder is named for the class you are in.

You can find all of the work you do in Google Classroom saved in your Classroom folder.

You May See 4 Types of Classroom Posts

• Assignment- this means that you will probably be asked to do some work and turn it in. *Remember, to turn work in, you must be in Classroom.

• Quiz- this open a Google Form for you to complete and submit.

• Question- simply put, this is a question for you to answer and possibly respond to your classmates.

• Material- this is information for you to read, but no work must be turned in with this post.

How to Turn in an Assignment

You have two places you can click in this example. They are labeled 1. and 2.

When you click #1., the thumbnail and title of the assignment, Classroom will take you to the assignment for you to complete. Once complete, you need to turn it in.

Click #2. when you are ready to turn the assignment in. Do not click #2. until your assignment is complete and you are happy with it. You can now click the Turn in Button, or the Submit button, or the Marked Done button, which ever one is on the page.

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Here’s an example of an assignment in Classroom.

Click here to do the work.

Click here to turn in your completed work.

Turn In vs. Mark Done – Depending upon the type of assignment or attachments, you’ll either see Turn In or Mark Done.

When you click one of them, it means that you have submitted a completed assignment.

STUDENTS MUST BE IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM to turn in an assignment. When they click an assignment in Classroom, they may be taken somewhere else to complete the assignment. Look at the tab at the top of the screen. Click the Classroom tab and then click view assignment to get to the page where the TURN IN button is. Just remember, you have to be in Google Classroom to TURN WORK IN.

How To Turn In Assignments

How To Turn In Assignments

STUDENTS MUST BE IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM to turn in an assignment. When they click an assignment in Classroom, they may be taken somewhere else to complete the assignment. Look at the tab at the top of the screen. Click the Classroom tab and then click view assignment to get to the page where the TURN IN button is. Just remember, you have to be in Google Classroom to TURN WORK IN.

Check Your Work with Rubrics

Teachers mark student work with rubrics sometimes.

You can view the rubric associated with your assignment by following these steps.

To view your rubric feedback, take these steps.

View Teacher Feedback on Your Work

Once you have turned in work and your teacher has returned it to you, you will see a link at the top middle left of the Classwork page that says, “View Your Work.”When you click the link, you’ll see work that has been assigned. Icons beside the title of the work indicate comments or attachments. You can see at the right if the work has been turned in, marked, or not turned in yet if it says, “Assigned.”

Connecting with Google Meet Through

Google Classroom

Your teacher will let you know when the Google Meet begins.

You will click the link, as indicated by the arrow in the image, when it is time to connect.

The link will not be visible until it is time to connect.

You may see an error message if you try to join before the teacher joins the Meet. Click to join again at the prescribed time.

Google Meet ControlsGoogle Meet controls are pretty simple to use.

Your teacher may ask you to mute your microphone so that all of the sounds of your home are not audible.

You can do this by hovering at the bottom of the screen. The tool bar will appear. Click the microphone to turn it off.When a tool is turned off, it will have a slash through it as well as a red circle. See below, left.

Sometimes your teacher will post a link in the chat screen so that you can copy it or click it. The chat screen will open if you click the call out icon ( ) in the upper right hand corner.

This is what it looks like if you have both your microphone and your camera turned off. Do not turn your camera off. Your teacher want to see you and hear from you. Turn your microphone on when you need to speak.