Tech Tuesday
October 23, 2018
5 Ways to Organize Assignments in Google Classroom by Shake It Up Learning
1. Organize By Units or Modules
To organize by unit of study, teachers create topics for each unit and put all of the assignments for that particular unit under that topic (like the screenshot below). I believe this method was Google’s original intention with the redesign.
2. Organize By Week
Many teachers are creating a new topic for each week, either naming them “Week #1,” or naming something like, “Week of Sept 10th-14th.” I don’t even want to think about what this looks like after several weeks of school, but if this works for you–go for it!
3. Organize By Type of Assignment
In this method, teachers organize assignments by the type of work, like “Daily Work,” “Projects,” “Tests,” etc. Keep in mind the organization is for both you and your students. Will students understand the work types? Remember to keep it student-friendly for the age group you teach.
4. Organize By Subject Areas
Organizing by subject area seems to be the most logical for elementary teachers who teach multiple subjects.
5. Organize By Adding “Today” Topic
This one is usually combined with one of the above methods. I’ve seen this suggestion from many teachers, including fellow blogger, Alice Keeler. The idea is to create a special topic named, “Today,” where you manually move each item that you want students to focus on that day. Then, move the “Today” topic to the top of the page so it is front and center for your students.
What Works for You
The bottom-line here is to find what works for you and your students.
I know this is just scratching the surface, but I hope it helps give you new ideas on how to organize your assignments in Google Classroom.
Seesaw Activity Library
The Seesaw Activity Library is a growing resource of grade-level and subject specific activities, created by teachers like you! Find ideas that inspire your students to reflect on and share their learning in creative ways.
To get started with the Seesaw Activity Library, use the steps below to save and share an activity:
- Tap the activities tab or the green add button.
- Tap 'Browse Activity Library'.
- You can browse the Activity Library by grade and/or subject area. Tap on a collection or activity to view the student instructions and teacher notes. Then, tap the heart icon to save the activity to your personal library.
4. Once you've checked out the Seesaw Library, you can tap the 'My Library' tab to view all activities you have created or saved from the Seesaw library!
Collections are a great way to organize activities in the 'My Library' tab. You can add your activities to a collection by tapping [...] below a saved activity and then tapping 'add to collection'.
5. Tap any activity, then tap 'Share' to publish to your class(es) as is, or tap [...] below the post, then tap ‘copy and edit activity’ to customize the activity.
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