How attachments are shared in Classroom

As a teacher, you can attach documents, links, images, videos and add-ons to assignments for your students. Classroom works seamlessly with Google Docs, Google Drive and Gmail.

As a student, you can sign in to Classroom, see your assignments and submit your work online. When you hand in your work, the teacher sees it on the Classroom stream page.

All of your Classroom activity, whether you're a teacher or student, is online using a computer or mobile device.

The workflow in action

Teacher creates an assignment and attaches files.

Students attach materials or edit files from the teacher and hand in their work.

Teacher marks and returns the students' assignments.

Students see their marks and feedback.

Optional: Students can edit and resubmit.

Step 1: Teacher creates an assignment

As the teacher, you can post the assignment to the whole class, to a student or group or to one or more classes. You can set a due date and attach files for students to work on.

When you attach a Drive file (Docs, Slides or Sheets), you can choose to:

Allow students to only view the file – Students can read the file, but not edit it.
Allow students to edit the file – Students share the same file and each student can edit it.
Make a copy of the file for each student – Students get an individual copy of the file that has their name added to the document title and they can edit it. When a student hands in the assignment, you will see the file labelled with the student's name.

As students work on an assignment, you can view their progress, add comments and make edits to the documents.

Note: You have the same share options when you attach files to an announcement.

For instructions, go to Create an assignment or Create a question.

Step 2: Students hand in their assignment

As a student, you can work on the assignment by viewing a document, editing a shared document or editing your individual copy of a document. You can attach documents, links, images, videos and add-ons to your work. When finished, you can hand in your work.

Before the due date, you can unsubmit work, make changes and resubmit it. After you have handed in a file from Google Docs, Sheets or Slides, only the teacher can see and edit your work.

For instructions, go to Hand in an assignment.

Step 3: Teacher marks and returns assignments

As the teacher, you can write notes on student work, add a mark and return it with individual feedback for any student.

For instructions, go to Mark and return an assignment and Draw or write on student work.

Step 4: Students see their marks and can edit

As a student, you can see your marks. If your work includes a Drive file, you regain edit access to the file so that you can make any improvements as required.

How attachments are shared in Classroom

The workflow in action

Step 1: Teacher creates an assignment

Step 2: Students hand in their assignment

Step 3: Teacher marks and returns assignments

Step 4: Students see their marks and can edit

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