Google Classroom Guardians allows teachers to invite parents or guardians to receive email summaries about their student’s progress in class. These summaries include information about missing and upcoming work, as well as announcements and other class activity.
Key Points for Teachers:
Enables communication: Guardians stay informed about their student’s work without needing direct access to Classroom.
Easy to set up: Teachers can invite guardians directly from their Classroom, and guardians simply accept the invitation via email.
Privacy focused: Summaries don’t include grades, and guardians can’t view students’ actual work.
Customisable: Teachers can choose whether to send daily or weekly summaries.
Promotes engagement: By keeping guardians in the loop, it can encourage more involvement in their student’s learning.
Overall, the Guardians feature is a useful tool for teachers to foster communication and collaboration with parents or guardians.
Blogger is Google’s free blogging service, probably the most famous blog service in the world. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog for free.
It’s so simple to get started with Blogger, follow the steps below to start your first blog. Before you do get started though, it’s worth noting that Blogger will only work in Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Safari browsers so if you’re using Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge, you’ll need to get yourself one of the other browsers listed here. Also, your blog can either be Public for anyone in the world to see or Private where you can limit it to a maximum of 100 people to view it. If you want more than 100 people to be able to view it but don’t want it to be public to the world, it might be best creating a Google Site and adapting it into a blog instead.
If you are creating a blog for a personal reason, it might be best to create it using a personal Google account as you may lose access to your blog when you leave Barton.
This can be anything you want it to be, as long as no one has used that same URL before.
Choose a template.
Click Create blog.
That’s your blog created and ready for content!
Blog Theme
A plain blog might look a bit boring, there are a couple of ways you can change the design of your blog to make it look a bit better. Blogger provides a range of pre-made template themes for you to choose from. Follow the steps below to take a look:
In the left menu, click Theme.
Click the theme you want to use.
Just below the theme, click Apply to Blog.
Now you’ve picked the theme, you can customize it further by simply selecting the Customize option at the top of the page. From here you can change the background, colours, sizings and all sorts of settings. Once happy, click Apply to Blog in the top right corner, to make your changes live. Click Back to Blogger to go back to the homepage.
Layout & Gadgets
The layout of your blog might be something you want to change once you’ve got a bit more content on your blog, it can be hard to decide on a layout before you start adding content.
Gadgets are extra little bits to add to your blog, you can add lists, individual images, links to Wikipedia articles and more!
To start with both Layouts & Gadgets, just click the Layout menu on the left hand side.
In here you can move the different areas around and find a layout that works best for you. To add a gadget to a certain location click the Add Gadget button and then take a look through the list to find one you want.
Pages
You can add pages to keep information separate, such as an ‘About’ page or a ‘Contact’ page. There is no limit to the number of pages you can have on one blog. Before they will show on your Blog, you will need to add the Pages Gadget to allow users to navigate around the blog. Follow the steps below to add the Pages Gadget:
In the left menu, click Layout.
In the section you want your pages to show, click Add a Gadget.
In the window, next to “Pages”, click Add .
Set your settings and click Save.
At the top right, click Save arrangement.
Adding, editing or removing a page
In the left menu, click Pages.
Create a new page: Click New page. Enter a page title and other information and click Save, Preview, or Publish.
Edit a page: Under the page you want to edit, click Edit. Update your page and click Save, Preview, or Publish.
Delete a page: Under the page you want to remove, click Delete then Ok.
Link to external site
You can get a link on the Pages Gadget to link an external site, such as a YouTube channel or other website.
In the left menu, click Layout.
In the “Pages” section, click Edit .
Under “Pages to show,” click + Add external link.
Enter the page title and URL and click Save Link.
Select the pages to show
In the left menu, click Layout.
In the “Pages” section, click Edit .
Select the pages you wish to show.
Click Save.
At the top right, click Save arrangement.
Posts & Content
Write a new post
Click New Post.
Create the post.
Optional: To see how your post will look, click Preview.
To save your post without publishing it, click Save. To publish your post, click Publish.
Labels
Labels can help you organize your posts to make it easier to find posts of a similar subject. You can create a label for anything, such as a month or year or just any word.
You can add more than one label to a post.
In your dashboard, you can find your labels next to the title.
Your readers can find your labels in your posts and use them to filter your content.
Add labels to your posts (Optional)
To open the editor view, click an existing post or click New post.
Click the From YouTube tab to search YouTube for a video or paste a YouTube link in.
Access to your blog
You can control who can edit your blog, and who can read it. It’s worth noting that your blog can either be Public for anyone in the world to see or Private where you can limit it to a maximum of 100 people to view it. If you want more than 100 people to be able to view it but don’t want it to be public to the world, it might be best creating a Google Site and adapting it into a blog instead.
Let others edit your blog
In the left menu, click Settings Basic.
Under “Permissions,” find “Blog Authors” and click Add authors.
Enter the email address of the person you want to add.
Click Invite authors.
Who can see your blog
In the left menu, click Settings Basic.
Under “Permissions,” find “Blog Readers” and click Edit.
Select Public, Private – Only blog authors, or Private – Only these readers.
Click Save changes.
After they accept the invitation, they’ll be listed as an author. You can add up to 100 total members (authors, administrators, or readers) to your blog.
Hangouts Meet is Google’s video conferencing tool that also allows you to share your screen with attendees.
Hangouts Meet is Google’s video conferencing tool that enables you to take part in an online lesson. Lesson content can be shared with you in a live video stream as if you were in a physical classroom. You can use it on the web at meet.google.com, on your Android device and on iOS devices.
Before you start please ensure you follow our video conferencing etiquette guide to ensure your classmates are able to learn in a fair environment without interuption.
Joining a video meeting
Joining a video meeting can be done in a number of different ways depending on how it’s been set up. But most likely you’ll just need to check your lesson in Google Classroom where your teacher will put a link for the video meeting, if you simply click that link you will be taken straight in to the digital lesson.
If your teacher has created a video meeting in a different way, there are other ways to join. You can click the link in your calendar appointment, or your meeting text or email. You can type in the meeting code on the Hangouts Web website or even dial in to the meeting on a physical phone so you can still hear what is being said if you don’t have access to a computer.
Calendar Appointment
Email Link
Meeting Code
Phone Dial In
Change your computer’s Video & Audio settings
Meet will pick up your default camera, speaker and microphone which in most cases will be the only ones you have however if you plug in alternative devices to use instead, it should then automatically pick these up instead of any built-in device.
More information can be found here and steps for changing the settings within the mobile apps can be found here.
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Google Meet is Google’s video conferencing tool that also allows you to share your screen with attendees.
Google Meet is Google’s video conferencing tool that enables you to to talk face to face and share your screen with others. Lesson content can be shared in a live video stream with groups ranging from a few people up to hundreds of users. You can use it on the web at meet.google.com, on your Android device and on iOS devices. You can either just jump straight into a Video Meeting or schedule one for a later date and time in Google Calendar.
One of the best features of Google Meet is its ability to provide live captions/subtitles which can be turned on by anyone who needs it.
We’ve written up a quick run through of Google Meet and how to get started below.
STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO FOLLOW THIS VIDEO CONFERENCING ETIQUETTE GUIDE TO ENSURE YOU CAN TEACH WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
Google Meet Set Up
Starting a Starting & adding people
Follow the guide below on how to set a Google Meet instantly, how to add others whilst in the meet.
Scheduling a video meeting and inviting guests
Follow the guide below on how to set this up and how to invite guests ahead of time. You will need Google Calendar.
Setting up Google Meet in Google Classroom
Follow the guide on the left on how to set this up for students to join in Google Classroom
Joining a video meeting
Joining a video meeting can be done in a number of different ways depending on how it’s been set up. You can click the link in your calendar appointment, or your meeting text or email. You can type in the meeting code on the Google Meet site or join via a smartphone using the Google Meet App
Calendar Appointment
Email Link
Meeting Code
Mobile app
Change your computer’s Video & Audio settings
Meet will pick up your default camera, speaker and microphone which in most cases will be the only ones you have however if you plug in alternative devices to use instead, it should then automatically pick these up instead of any built-in device.
More information can be found here and steps for changing the settings within the mobile apps can be found here.
Sharing your screen
Sharing or ‘Presenting’ your screen is possible on computers and iOS devices but not currently supported on Android devices. On the computer you can opt to share your whole screen or just an individual window whereas on the iOS device you can only share your whole screen.
To present on your computer just look for the Present now button in the bottom right of the meeting window then select if you want to share a particular tab, your entire screen or a window. Sharing just a window will allow you to share just multiple tabs you have open if you have more than one presentation or document whilst allowing you to continue working on your computer.
More information including how to take over presenting from someone else can be found here.
Muting a class
If you wish to mute your class, you will need to click on the “People” icon. In the People settings you will see the “All Muted” option, click on this and a toggle option saying “Let everyone turn on their microphone” will come up. Toggling this will disable your students to turn their microphone back on. To let your students have their microphone back on, you will to toggle this back on so they can enable their microphone again.
More information including how to muting a class can be found here.
How to record and transcribe
To record in Google Meet, you require Google teaching license and the host of the Google Meet to be able to record. In the Google Meet. By clicking the 3 dots in the bottom task bar, you click on “Manage recording” then adjust the settings if you wish to transcribe the meeting or not. After click “Start Recording”. Once the meeting is finished, you can click “Stop recording” or end the call. The recording will automatically save into your Google Drive.
More information including how to record in Google Meet can be found here.
Google Classroom is an online learning platform for schools and colleges that aims to simplify creating, distributing and marking assignments in a paperless way. Google Classroom is designed to help students and teachers communicate, collaborate, organise and manage assignments, go paperless, and much more! Classroom also seamlessly integrates with other Google tools like Google Docs and Drive.
Improved Communication – Teachers can create assignments, send announcements, and instantly start class discussions. Students can share resources with each other and interact in the class stream or by email. Teachers can also quickly see who has or hasn’t completed the work, and give direct, real-time feedback and grades.
Better Organisation – Students can see assignments on the To-do page, in the class stream, or on the class calendar. All class materials are automatically filed into Google Drive folders.
Workbench hosts a huge range of features. Whether you’re looking for some pre-made lessons on a specific topic or want to find some basic tasks for your lesson, you might want to track your student progress visually or learn code yourself there is a wealth of content across the site. Plus, it’s free for education!
With Google Sites, you can quickly create a website to gather a variety of information in one place – including videos, calendars, presentations, attachments, and text – and easily share it for viewing with your class, course or the entire college.
Creating a web page using Google Sites is as simple as writing a document, and you can easily embed Google Docs, Slides and YouTube videos to develop interactive websites.
You can access the new Google Sites by logging into Google Sites and then select “Create”.
With Android Live Transcribe you can see words appear on your Android phone as they’re spoken. You can also reply just by typing your message on the phone. It also works to show you how loud your environment is to ensure it is able to pick you up sufficiently. It also supports external microphones through headsets to allow you to speak hands free.
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