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In Google Classroom students see either a "Mark as done" button or a "Turn in" button. The difference is whether or not the student is submitting an attachment. No attachment = "Mark as done." Notice in the animation below that the student has a "Mark as done" button and once a document was added to the assignment the button transformed into "Turn in."

Since the wording can change for students I just refer to it as the "Submit button." Right click on the image below and save it to your Google Drive. When creating an assignment in Google Classroom and you refer to the "Submit button" include this graphic to show that you are talking about either "Mark as done' or "Turn in."

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Google Classroom: Call it Submit Button - Teacher Tech

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In Google Classroom students see either a "Mark as done" button or a "Turn in" button. The difference is whether or not the student is submitting an attachment. No attachment = "Mark as done." Notice in the animation below that the student has a "Mark as done" button and once a document was added to the assignment the button transformed into "Turn in."

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STUDENT's Keeping TRACK OF THEIR OWN ASSIGNMENS IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM

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STUDENT's Keeping TRACK OF THEIR OWN ASSIGNMENS IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM

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Google Classroom: How Students Complete Assignments

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Share with students on how to View their missing/graded/completed assignments

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Share with students on how to View their missing/graded/completed assignments

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Students can locate a list of their work in Google Classroom by clicking on "View assignments" from classroom.google.com on the class tile. However, this only shows upcoming assignments with a due date within the week. To locate assignments without a due date or due outside of the week students should click on the clipboard icon on the tile to open up individual student view. Students can also access this same list from the Classwork page by clicking the "View your work" button at the top.

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Google Classroom: Students Find a List of Their Work - Teacher Tech

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Students can locate a list of their work in Google Classroom by clicking on "View assignments" from classroom.google.com on the class tile. However, this only shows upcoming assignments with a due date within the week. To locate assignments without a due date or due outside of the week students should click on the clipboard icon on the tile to open up individual student view.

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How to Track who is actively working on assignments/projects before they are due... In case you want to give in process feedback

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How to Track who is actively working on assignments/projects before they are due... In case you want to give in process feedback

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No matter what way you cut it, autopsy feedback is never as effective as feedback before a student thinks they are done. The BEST way to do this? Sit next to a kid. However this is not always feasible in the time constraints we are given. Google Apps is a game changer for giving feedback during the process rather than after.

Google Drive

When students have work in Google Classroom it is automatically organized into a folder in Google Drive. Open any assignment and locate the Google Drive assignment folder icon under the "Turned In, Assigned" count.

Sort Last Modified

Google Drive gives you some awesome DATA. Sort by "Last modified" and notice if it says "me" or the student's name. This way you can quickly tell who has been doing work and who to give feedback quickly on.

When I opened the Google Drive folder I noticed NO ONE had done any work since I assigned it. Okay, then I will open NO documents. Time saved. By using the data in Drive for who last modified a document I can more efficiently use my time to give students feedback on their work... before they think they are done.

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Google Classroom: Who Did Work? - Teacher Tech

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After Assigning Work, Who is Working On It? No matter what way you cut it, autopsy feedback is never as effective as feedback before a student thinks they are done. The BEST way to do this? Sit next to a kid. However this is not always feasible in the time constraints we are given.

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Keeping Track of Assignments that YOU Need to GRADE- Free Template

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Keeping Track of Assignments that YOU Need to GRADE- Free Template

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Best Organization Advice for Google Classroom

One of the best pieces of advice I ever received about using Google Classroom was from a blog post by Alice Keeler. In her post, Google Classroom: Numbering Assignments, she discusses the benefits and organization behind numbering each and every assignment in Google Classroom. I would highly recommend you check out her post about it, as well as her other post on how to auto-number the assignments. I could do an enyirely separate blog post about why this method is amazing, but today I want to share an assignment tracker template with you to help organize your Google Classroom workflow!

The Problem: Keeping Track

When I began numbering my assignments (and all the documents that go with it) I absolutely loved how it helped me organize. However, after I got about 30 assignments in, it was hard for me to remember what the next number should be. For instance, I would sit down to create a brand new assignment, and I couldn't remember if we were on #032 or #033. Or maybe it was #034?

I would "plan" an assignment in my lesson plan book, but then I had to remember to go back later and actually create the assignment and assign it in Google Classroom. Also, I found it difficult to remember which assignments I had already graded.

The Solution: Assignment Tracker

I created this color-coded assignment tracker to organize my Google Classroom workflow! With this bad boy, I can easily keep track of which assignments need to be created, assigned, or graded. It was especially helpful at the end of the quarter for making sure I had everything graded.

All the instructions on how to change the drop-down menus and the colors are included in the template. I hope that this will help keep you organized with your Google Classroom assignments!

Question? Leave a comment below and let me know!

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FREE Google Classroom Assignment Tracker

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One of the best pieces of advice I ever received about using Google Classroom was from a blog post by Alice Keeler. In her post, Google Classroom: Numbering Assignments, she discusses the benefits and organization behind numbering each and every assignment in Google Classroom.

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Previously I had blogged on assignment naming conventions for Google Classroom. The more I use Google Classroom the more I am liking numbering my assignments. I have numbered my assignments for years. When attempting to enter grades into the gradebook it is easy to find where to input assignment #012, it is next to #011. No more scrolling through and overlooking an assignment. Numbering assignments also makes student conversations about work significantly easier. "Joe, you are missing assignments #013, #027 and #067." It is easier to jot this on a piece of paper and solves some confusion problems about which assignment we are talking about exactly.

When you make an assignment in Google Classroom it automatically creates a folder in your Google Drive with the same name. If you have your Drive set to organize by name, they are sorted alphabetically rather than the order you numbered it. Google Classroom does make it easy to locate the folders. Within the assignment status screen there is a button to launch the folder in Google Classroom.

However, if you want to look directly in your Google Drive the organization can be really nice.

I recommend you start each assignment with a 3 digit sequential number. The way a computer "alphabetizes" numbers clusters 1, 11 and 110 together and 2, 22 and 210 together. Always using a 3 digit number will solve this problem.

Start the assignment with #001, #002, etc...

Assignment Resources

To help students clearly identify which resources go along with which assignment, start the document titles with the assignment number also.

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Previously I had blogged on assignment naming conventions for Google Classroom. The more I use Google Classroom the more I am liking numbering my assignments. I have numbered my assignments for years. When attempting to enter grades into the gradebook it is easy to find where to input assignment #012, it is next to #011.

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Emailing Parents a Student Work Summary from Google CLassroom

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Emailing Parents a Student Work Summary from Google CLassroom

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In Google Classroom

People Tab

You can access the individual student view of their "Your Work" page by clicking on their name on the People tab. Tip: Use Control F to find the student's name in the roster.

Assignment Assessment Screen

Individual Student View of "Your Work."

Email Students or Guardians the Work Summary

The Email

Static List

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