12 Google Classroom Strategies to Start Using Today

Tim Cavey
Teachers on Fire Magazine
7 min readJan 21, 2020

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Boost your efficiency by following twelve of my favorite strategies on Classroom.

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It was the fall of 2015. I was two months into a new teaching assignment when I received a tantalizing one-liner from my principal.

That email sparked some serious curiosity and experimentation, and I’ve been a fan and booster for Google Classroom ever since.

The platform has evolved significantly over the last five years. It’s still not a luxury suite or application, by any stretch — it’s better to think of it as a shell that fits over (and heavily utilizes) Google Drive.

Still, it’s efficient. And practical. And at its price point — zero — it’s an excellent option for schools looking for a learning management system. It’s a platform that continues to gain popularity as more and more schools across America move to 1:1 practices, Chromebooks, and life in the G Suite. It’s for those educators that I want to share some of the tips and tricks that I rely on to get the most out of this platform.

12 Google Classroom Strategies to Start Using Today

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Tim Cavey
Teachers on Fire Magazine

Elementary Vice Principal and Teacher. Education YouTuber at Teachers on Fire. Big believer in Growth Mindset. EdTech should promote the 5 Cs. MEdL.