Google Classroom Announcements

1. Learn more about updates in Google Classroom

   Stay informed about the new Classroom feature updates and improvements when you visit our Workspace blog.

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2. New: Persistent navigation bar in Classroom

   Teachers and students can now use a navigation drawer in Classroom. On the upper left, to expand or collapse the navigation drawer, click Menu . On the left, to expand the navigation drawer, hover over the bar. The navigation drawer makes it easier for teachers and students to navigate, discover, and use new features within Classroom. The navigation drawer is: Always visible, either in a collapsed or expanded state, regardless of what page teachers and students are on. Collapsed by default. To expand or collapse the navigation drawer based on preference, teachers and students can click Menu .

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3. New: Use add-ons in Classroom

   Teachers can now use some of their favorite EdTech tools as add-ons within Classroom to share engaging activities and content with their class. Add-ons can be attached to assignments, quiz assignments, questions, materials, or announcements. Teachers can choose from any add-ons their admin has installed. Learn more about the feature.

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4. New: Set a display image on stream posts

   May 2022

   Display images are now available for stream assignments and announcements. Teachers and students can select an attachment to use as a display image for their posts. Learn more about the feature.

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5. Beta: Classroom add-ons

   April 2022

   Classroom add-ons is a new feature that allows you to bring your favorite content and activities from top EdTech tools right inside Classroom. Admins can pre-install add-ons for their whole domain at once, or by group or organizational unit. Add-ons are also viewable on mobile for teachers and students. The Classroom add-ons beta will be available in English in the US for the Google Workspace for Education Plus and Teaching and Learning Upgrade editions. Read more Administrators: Express interest in the beta

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6. New: Schedule assignments across multiple classes

   March 2022

   Teachers and co-teachers can now schedule assignments, materials, questions, and announcements across multiple classes. This helps teachers more easily organize work and timelines when managing more than one class. This feature is available on the computer version of Classroom.

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7. New: Export grades to Aspen SIS

   January 2022

   SIS grade export is now available for the Follett Aspen student information system (SIS). Administrators can connect Classroom to Aspen so that teachers can link their classes and export students' grades. This feature is available to school districts that use Follett Aspen version 6.2 or above. Learn more about the feature.

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8. New: Originality reports for Google Slides files

   December 2021

   Originality reports are now available for Google Slides files. Teachers and students can run an originality report to compare a student’s Google Docs or Slides file against webpages and books on the internet. Learn more about the feature.

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9. New: Use Classroom offline on Android

   November 2021

   We’re making the Classroom Android app work offline or with intermittent connections. Students will be able to start their work offline, review their assignments, open Drive attachments, and write assignments in Google Docs—all without an internet connection. Learn more about the feature. Read the blog post.

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10. New: Control whether students can unenroll themselves

    October 2021

    The admin console now includes a setting to prevent students from leaving classes. If the setting is turned on by their admin, students will no longer be able to unenroll themselves from classes. Learn more about the feature. Read the blog post.

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11. Making Classroom video meetings easier and more secure

    October 2021

    We’ve added several new features to Google Meet in Classroom, making it easier and more secure: The class Meet link is now accessible on the side of the class stream, so students can easily join and teachers can manage the link from the stream. Students will be directed to a waiting room until a teacher has officially joined the class Meet link. Guests not on the class roster will have to "ask to join" and be admitted by the teacher before they can participate, so no unintended participants join the meetings. All designated co-teachers for a class will automatically be co-hosts in the meeting.…

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12. New: Securely sync rosters directly from Clever

    July 2021

    Google has partnered with Clever to provide automated student information system (SIS) rostering for Google Classroom. Admins can handle the setup via Clever, so teachers will no longer need to manually create classes and invite students to join them. This feature is available to Google Workspace for Education Plus users. Learn more about the feature. Read the blog post.

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13. New: Easily respond to comments in email notifications

    January 30, 2023 We’re making Classroom email notifications more functional and easier to use. With in-line replies for comments, teachers and students will be able to easily stay up to date and respond to communication within Classroom. Public and private comment notifications will have the freshest information, like the latest comment threads, and you can now easily respond to comments within the email itself. This will enable teachers to quickly reply to their students without having to switch back and forth between their email and Classroom. Learn more.

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