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30 Of The Best Google Classroom Tools For Teachers

by TeachThought Staff

Google Classroom has been one of the most popular tools in the modern classroom since its launch in 2014.

In the years since, countless tools have either been designed to extend its use or have been redesigned themselves to integrate with it. So, in no certain order, here are 30 of the best Google Classroom tools for teachers-a combination of browser extensions, content platforms, and other teaching and learning tools that integrate with and otherwise extend and improve Google Classroom.

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30 Of The Best Tools That Integrate With Google Classroom

Summary: Utilize primary sources and supplement current curriculum with high interest content that your students can connect with.
2. Go Formative
Developer Description Excerpt: Look at student performance across every assignment or assessment your students complete in one view. Focus on one student for a parent conference or look at trends of a class to know what you may want to re-teach. Every item can be tagged to your state or school's learning standards. It is now simple to see what concepts students need help on far before any end of year tests.
3. Kidblog
Summary: The popular blogging and digital portfolio platform for students integrates with Google Classroom by allowing teachers to create and grade assignments and embed Google Docs, Slides, Drawings, PDFs, audio, and videos into Kidblog posts.
4. Classwork Zoom for Google Classroom Chrome Extension
Developer Description: Have you ever gone through the revision history in Google Docs? There's so much information there, but it's tedious to dig it out for even a single document of any size, and it's too inefficient to examine it for the work of a whole class.
5. Sign up for Google Classroom Beta Program
Classwork Zoom takes those many kinds of information from the revision history and visualizes them in a timeline, making it immensely faster and easier to understand and actually use it in decisions to benefit your classes. Not just for a single document - for a whole class at once. Just select the assignment(s) you want to add, and you can see all of the work visualized, including a hover preview of comments, suggestions, and text that may have been pasted.

Summary: This isn't necessarily a 'tool' but for schools that qualify, you can gain early access to features and improvements to the platform.
7. GeoGebra
Summary: Boclips provides vetted educational videos for teaching and learning.
8. Pear Deck
Developer Description: GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics, and calculus in one package.
9. Edcite
Developer Description: Pear Deck works through Google Slides-just pop a lesson into Google Slides, use the handy Pear Deck Add-on to add interactivity to any slide. Students can connect to the lesson with any device using their Google account, so teachers know what everyone is saying. Teachers can help everyone feel safe to contribute ideas, and every student will become an important contributing member of the classroom.

Summary: Ready-to-use assessment items of various forms, from multiple choice to drag-and-drop, and more.
11. Grade Transferer Chrome Extension
Developer Description: From assessment to practice, Writable helps schools organize their writing programs around research-backed instruction and feedback - for every teacher and student.

Developer Description: GradeTransferer saves time for teachers by seamlessly gathering data, auto-sorting it, and transferring it into the appropriate student grade fields in a grade book with the mere click of a button; eliminating typos all the while saving time.
13. Add To Google Classroom Chrome Extension
Developer Description: Support your core curriculum with interactive content that covers all your needs: short stories, novels, textbook sections, news articles, primary sources, science simulations, and multimedia content aligned to ELA, science, and social studies standards.
14. Bakpax
This extension adds the current site to Google Classroom. Save sites from around the web back to Google Classroom. Just click the Google Classroom button to save the site to your selected Google Classroom, to share with students as an announcement or an assignment. Note, you need to have a teacher account on Google Classroom for this extension to work.
15. Maker Empire
Developer Description: Working with Google Classroom and Bakpax together is easy! Google Classroom users can choose single sign-on when creating their account, allowing them to access both accounts with one login. You can also import your Google Classroom and students. We make it easy to add links to Bakpax assignments for students on Google Classroom.
16. Flat For Education
Developer Description: Looking for an evidence-based teaching tool to help you engage your students in design and technology and cover required curriculum? Makers Empire helps busy primary and elementary teachers harness the power of 3D technology to make learning fun whilst teaching students important Design Thinking, STEM, and 21st-century skills.
17. Quizizz
Developer Description: Flat for Education is designed for your music classroom. You can use it on any device to access and create your musical compositions or music education activities. Flat has a unique collaborative experience: let your students work in real-time on the same sheet music, whether you are in the classroom or working from home.

Developer Description: Teachers can not only assign quizzes through Google Classroom but also receive real-time notifications when students complete their work. Even their grades are automatically updated in Google Classroom grade book.

Read more about the Quizizz Google Classroom integration.

Developer Description: A school management tool, with this integration, teachers can import students and their data, manage their Google Drive documents, import Google Classroom grades, and search and upload Google Drive resources directly on the platform.

Developer Description: A gamification platform, Classcraft explains that, "Student motivation, combined with tiered intervention, is critical to driving learning outcomes, from academic performance to SEL growth. Classcraft uses gaming principles to re-imagine students' learning experience and empowers them to reach their full potential."
20. Grades Filter For Google Classroom Chrome Extension
When setting up your lesson objectives in Quests, you can pull assignments directly from Google Classroom into tasks. In your quest, click the green '+' button in the navigation bar above the map, then click on the map to place a new objective and open the Objective Creation screen. The first step is to enter an objective name and select an objective type: Google Classroom Assignment in this case. Then click 'Next' in the bottom right.
21. Quizlet
A simple(r) way to filter assignments in your Google Gradebook. This extension allows you to filter the columns in your Google Classroom Grades table-e.g., view just the tests or just the quizzes or work that was due in Dec, etc.
22. Using a Screen Reader with Google Classroom
Summary: Add courses, invite students, share Quizlet sets to Google Classroom, and more with this Google Classroom integration.

Summary: Teachers who are visually impaired can use a screen reader on their computers and mobile devices to use Classroom. This article focuses on computer screen readers, although mobile screen readers are also supported.
23. Keyboard Shortcuts For Google Classroom
Login with Google, share quizzes with your students, and instantly get results in Google Classroom.

Summary: This one's not a tool but rather a tip: Learn four basic Google Classroom keyboard shortcuts to save clicking and (potentially) improve the efficiency of a remote teaching lesson.

Hold down CTRL key

Each assignment stripe shows how many students have turned in, still assigned, or graded. Click on the assignment title or the number turned in to launch the assignment assessment screen. However, this takes you away from the To-do page and you have to navigate back and let it load again. Hold down the Control key (Command on a Mac) when you click on the assignment to open it in another tab. This will help you blast through the To-do page quicker!

Alt-I = Invite

Alt-M = Mute

Alt-Shift-S = Share screen

Summary: The popular collaborative whiteboard app is an indispensable remote teaching tool and it integrates neatly with Google Classroom. How do you share explainer videos you created in Explain Everything via Google Classroom?

Step 1. Tap Share in the top right corner and then Create Web Video Link. The link to your video will be created in mere seconds and is ready to send off to your students.

Step 2. Tap Share and the Google Classroom icon to choose the type of assignment you want your video to be and which students to share your video with.

Step 3. Your students receive their video assignment in Google Classroom. When they click on it, they are automatically transported to Explain Everything, where they can then watch the video.

Developer Description: More K-12 schools are shifting to Chromebooks and digital devices as part of the 1:1 initiative. Kami provides users with the essential tools to create an engaging and collaborative learning environment. With Kami as your digital pen and paper, teachers and students can achieve more together.
27. Newsela
Developer Description: Assign reading material, adaptive practice, videos, simulations, and more from CK-12's standards-aligned content library. Grades are automatically reported to your GradeBook in Google Classroom.
28. Open Side By Side
Developer Description: Teachers have the ability to attach Newsela articles to assignments, materials, and discussion board posts in Google Classroom. Read more.

Developer Description: This split-screen extension allows you to right-click on any link and open the destination URL on the right side of the screen. This extension is useful for teachers to view student work side by side with the web-based grade book. Google Classroom users can use the extension by right-clicking on the student work attached.
29. Tynker
Student work is displayed to the right of the grading screen in Google Classroom, making it easy to leave students a score and a feedback comment. Students can use the extension to view their work side by side with the assignment directions. Students right-click on their Google Documents attached in Google Classroom to open their work to the right of the Google Classroom instructions.
30. Ozobot Classroom
Summary: The coding platform allows teachers to import student rosters from Google Classroom to Tynker. Not the most compelling integration but if you use both tools, it can obviously save you time.

Summary: A coding learning platform that integrates with Google Classroom
31. Edpuzzle
Other Tools That Integrate With Google Classroom

Summary: Annotate videos (your own or those you've curated from platforms like YouTube)\, measure student engagement with those videos, and more.

You can also see Book Widgets for Google Classroom Chrome Extension.

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30 Of The Best Google Classroom Tools For Teachers

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by TeachThought Staff Google Classroom has been one of the most popular tools in the modern classroom since its launch in 2014. In the years since, countless tools have either been designed to extend its use or have been redesigned themselves to integrate with it.

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Class Dojo allows parent and educator communication. This tool also provides the educator access to give points to students.

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ClassDojo helps teachers, parents, and students build amazing classroom communities.

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Pear Deck is a tool where educators can make their Google Slides interactive.

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Pear Deck for Google Slides is the #1 Slides Add-on, making it effortless for educators to add interactive questions and formative assessments to their presentations.

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This article describes 3 ways educators can transform their instruction using Chromebooks.

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Technology Solutions That Drive Education

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While education technology is key to introducing new learning strategies, the technology itself will only be as good as the implementation plan around it. Properly integrating digital solutions into the classroom is about understanding not just what tech to bring in, but how to use it.

" Chromebooks are tools. What's really transformational is a shift in teaching and learning," notes Tanya Avrith, co-author of The Google Infused Classroom.

Rather than merely transitioning worksheet-like assignments to laptops, Avrith advises, school districts should adopt curricula that support the following goals:
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1. Students Make Their Thoughts Visible on Screen

Chromebooks open the door for students to visualize their own thought processes, helping them better understand the material and shift from simple memorization to comprehension.

Through apps like Flipgrid, for example, students can show their work on complex math problems and respond to teachers' questions. This not only helps teachers see where students need to focus more of their energy to fully grasp the knowledge, it also gives students who may not be as confident in their abilities a chance to answer questions.

"You can really hear from every learner in your classroom," Avrith says. "You're no longer stuck with asking a question and only hearing from the three kids who regularly respond."

2. Every Student Has a Voice to Explore

Using Chromebooks in class can also help teachers find new ways for students to explore subjects, bringing a new kind of excitement to the classroom. For example, students can use Chromebooks to create original multimedia content, encouraging them to think in more creative ways.

"I have students creating podcasts, and they're interviewing experts from around the world," says Avrith. "A group of sixth-graders created a collaborative book on ways they can be digital leaders."

Applications like WeVideo offer video editing capabilities for users of all skills, allowing students to starts at the beginning levels and eventually work their way up to more complicated techniques.

3. Students Share Work with Authentic Audiences

Creating a collaborative culture is essential for a productive classroom environment, and Chromebooks are a great way for students to connect and empower each other. By connecting with peers through social media, kids can find a natural audience for their creations.

Avrith tells of a third-grade class that shared its slam poetry with students at another school, who then created soundscapes to accompany the verse. "Those kinds of authentic connections are so powerful," she says.

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3 Keys to Transform Instruction with Chromebooks

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While education technology is key to introducing new learning strategies, the technology itself will only be as good as the implementation plan around it. Properly integrating digital solutions into the classroom is about understanding not just what tech to bring in, but how to use it. " Chromebooks are tools.

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Pixton is a comic and storyboard creator for students.

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Educators! Learn how to use Pixton in the classroom. Set up your classroom and begin teaching any subject in minutes through the super-power of comics.

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YouTube can be a wonderful educational resource when used responsibly. Remember to view the videos before showing them in class!

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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Book Creator allows students to make their own books as well as read others that their peers have created. An educator can have 40 books in their "library" with the free version.

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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

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Scholastic provides ideas of how to use Chromebooks to enhance learning in the classroom by engaging students.

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This resource provides advantages of using Chromebooks in the classroom.

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Advantages of introducing Chromebooks to students:

Affordability and durability.
Chromebooks are very affordable, ranging from $250 to $300. One of the benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom is that their operating system, Chrome OS, is very unique - it blocks viruses and all types of malware which makes internet a safe place for growing children. The hardware is of excellent quality, being compact and light weight; it makes it perfect for students. Schools can work on introducing Chromebooks to students with poor backgrounds, giving students from every societal class a chance to learn using Chromebooks in the classroom, since Chromebooks improve learning.

Student collaboration is how Chromebooks improve learning
Introducing Chromebooks to students improve learning by teaching the students teamwork and collaboration. Chromebooks in the classroom are meant for studying alone and for interacting with students of other classes and even other schools. This enhances the overall learning experience and gives the children a chance to focus and work hard. Student collaboration is one of the benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom.

Technology which is easy to use
Chromebooks in the classroom are extremely easy to use, for both the teachers and the students. Introducing Chromebooks to students is imperative because Chromebooks improve learning. Benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom are multi-faceted. Chromebooks offer generous cloud storage and they also have an excellent battery life. Chromebooks improve learning by making students more tech savvy, which will be of benefit in the long run. Acquiring technical knowledge by Chromebooks in the classroom will help children tune in with the advanced technologies that they may have to use in their future professions. Introducing Chromebooks to students lays down the foundation for producing tech savvy students.

Chromebooks in the classroom used with Google Apps
Chromebooks have become indispensible and a necessity to be used in the classroom. Chromebooks improve learning by multiple apps including Google Classroom on Chromebook which take teaching to a whole new level. Google Classroom is a digital tool is designed to simulate an actual classroom where students and teachers can openly interact in a real-time platform. Teachers can make learning fun by adding animations and videos, all of which are the benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom. By introducing Chromebooks to students, every subject, from history to algebra to science, has taken on a new outlook. Teachers and students both applaud the use of Chromebooks in the classroom and the benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom. Another Chrome app is the "Typing Club" which helps students get acquainted to the act of typing, thus enhancing their writing and interactive skills. "G suite for Education" is another app that allows children to make their own profiles and save their work in the cloud. This way, students can access their work from any device. Benefits on Chromebooks in the classroom not only pertain to the device itself but also the apps that can be used.

Learning from a different perspective by introducing Chromebooks to students
The world of information is all bundled up in the form of Chromebooks in the classroom; the possibilities of learning anything and everything are endless. The benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom lie in the fact that students view education from a different angle. The traditional lecture giving and curriculum memorizing times are in the past. The present and the future rely on minds that can think for themselves and appreciate every detail about every subject. Chromebooks improve learning by providing a canvas to children to let their creativity and imagination flow, for imagination has no limits and Chromebooks in the classroom can unlock hidden talents and ambitions. Chromebooks improve learning by encouraging children to be curious and search for answers themselves.

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What are some disadvantages of Chromebooks in the classroom?

A powerful tool like Chromebooks in the classroom also comes with some disadvantages.

Chromebooks in the classroom make students too dependent on technology, making them fully engrossed in it. They talk less and empathize less with each other.

Since Chromebooks have a fast browsing speed, children get accustomed to getting information instantly. This takes the aspect of patience out of them, which may have effects on their behavior, for example, easily getting into spats and arguments.

Sometimes, not all students are as interactive as the others and keeping a track of such students becomes difficult.

The power of pen to paper will never be known to students that are only reliant on Chromebooks in the classroom. Introducing Chromebooks to students at an early age may temper with their fine motor skills, which are made by cutting/coloring etc.

The benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom, however, outweigh the disadvantages. If used in the right and balanced way, Chromebooks in the classroom are a wondrous tool. Introducing Chromebooks to students, if controlled and monitored, brings students closer to technology.
Conclusion to introducing Chromebooks to students:
Incorporation of technology in the form of Chromebooks in the classroom needs security measures for the protection of children. To fully use the benefits on Chromebooks in the classroom, schools have to be CIPA-compliant. NuEduSEC, for this very purpose, offers web filtering programs that secure the internet platform for children and block all type of malware and vulgar content. This renders schools CIPA-compliant, which leads to E-rate funding and thereby the use of Chromebooks in the classroom.

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Chromebooks in the Classroom | Benefits of Chromebooks

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Affordability and durability. Chromebooks are very affordable, ranging from $250 to $300. One of the benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom is that their operating system, Chrome OS, is very unique - it blocks viruses and all types of malware which makes internet a safe place for growing children.

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Google Meet allows virtual gatherings and is beneficial for meetings and classes that need to be held remotely. Google Meet allows user to have up to 100 participants and limits calls to 60 minutes using its free version. Also in the free version, users can have 1 on 1 meets for up to 24 hours.

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Google Classroom is a tool provided by Google where educators can set up classrooms for each of their classes. Students can be added and accept that invitation to join or can join by the provided class code. Here, educators can post assignments, materials for viewing or add links.

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