Get the Most Out of Google Classroom: 13 Moves to Make

Here are the strategies I recommend to help you optimize your practice, preserve your sanity, and support your learners.

Welcome to Google Classroom. Whether you’re brand new to the platform or you’ve been here for a while, I’ve learned a few things that I think you’ll find helpful.

Let’s get into them.

1. Disable student posts, but allow comments.

You’ve just created a new Google Classroom. Easy.

From here, your first move is to disable student posts. You’ll be able to make this move in Settings.

I teach in a middle school, and I’ll let you in on something: your Classroom feed can get away from you quickly if and when your middle or high school students discover the power to create their own posts.

Not today, students. Limit them to commenting.

Student comments can form an important part of a healthy learning community as they ask thoughtful questions, make suggestions, or encourage each other. And comments can be easily managed: it’s easy to mute a student who gets a little…