Get started with Classroom for students

This article is for students.Teachers,go here.

If you’re new to Classroom, this article will show you aroundand help you complete common tasks.

Get started

To get started, follow these instructions to sign in and join a class.

Sign in to Classroom
Join a class

After you join a class, you’re ready to complete common tasks or explore Classroom.

Complete common tasks

Communicate with your teacher or classmates

If your teacher allows, you can post comments and send emails in Classroom.

Post to the class stream
Mention classmates in your posts
Email your teacher or classmates
Share content from a mobile device

Join a video meeting

Join a video meeting for education
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Start or turn in your classwork

Do the basics

See your work for a class
Turn in an assignment
Answer a question

Do more

Work with a doc assigned to you
Run an originality report on your work
Read an originality report on your work
Check your work with rubrics
Use a screen reader with Classroom

See your feedback or grade

When your teacher returns your work, you can see your grade and any feedback. If your teacher uses a rubric, check your rubric feedback.

You can also check your overall grade in a class.

Manage your account, classes, or notifications

About Classroom user accounts
Sign in to multiple accounts at once
Turn notifications on or off
Unenroll from a class
Troubleshooting

Explore Classroom

Explore the Home page

On the Home page, you can view and enter all your classes. Think of it as your Classroom Home page.

To open the Home page:

Go to classroom.google.comand click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example,you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com.Learn more.

For each class you join, you get a class card. To enter a class, you click the class name on a card.

Tips:

To return to the Home page from within a class, at the top left, click Menu Home .
To minimize the menu to a collapsed version, at the top left, click Menu .

Overview of the Home page

Along with viewing your classes, you can also:

Open other apps, such as Gmail, with the Apps Launcher .
For instructions, go to Open your email.
Switch accounts in your Profile . Learn more.
Open your To-do list.

Common tasks on the Home page

Join a class as a student
See your work for a class
Open your Classroom Calendar
Turn notifications on or off
Unenroll from a class

Explore the Stream page

The Stream page is the class message board. Your teacher might post announcements or classwork notifications. Some teachers let students post or comment on the Stream page.

To open the Stream page for a class:

Go to classroom.google.comand click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example,you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com.Learn more.
On the class card, click the class name.

Tips:

To return to the Home page, at the top left, click Menu Home .
To minimize the menu to a collapsed version, at the top left, click Menu .

Common tasks on the Stream page

See your class information
See your work for a class
Post to the Stream page
Join a video meeting for education
See your overall grade for the class

Explore the Classwork page

On the Classwork page, your teacher posts classwork and materials.

Classwork includes assignments, questions, and quiz assignments.
Materials include other class resources, such as extra readings.

The posts are organized under topics. To view materials or begin classwork, click a post.

To open the Classwork page for a class:

Go to classroom.google.comand click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example,you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com.Learn more.
On the class card, click the class name.
At the top, click Classwork.

Common tasks on the Classwork page

Turn in an assignment
Answer a question
Work with a doc assigned to you
Run an originality report on your work
Check your work with rubrics

Explore the People page

On the People page, you can see the teachers and students in the class.

If your school allows, you can send emails from the People page.

To open the People page for a class:

Go to classroom.google.comand click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example,you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com.Learn more.
On the class card, click the class name.
At the top, click People.

Common tasks on the People page

Email your teacher or classmates

Use the Classroom Help Center

Remember, if you have questions about Classroom, check the Classroom Help Center.

Use Classroom with a screen reader
Request a feature or leave feedback
Open your Google Calendar

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FAQs

Get started with Classroom for students - Computer? ›

Google Classroom is a free online service that lets teachers and students easily share files with each other. Teachers can post assignments for students to complete and then grade them, all without having to print anything. It also serves as a way of communicating.

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How do I set up Google Classroom for my students? ›

Create a class

Tap Classroom .
Tap Add. ...
Enter the class name.
(Optional) To enter a short description, grade level, or class time, tap Section and enter the details.
(Optional) To enter the location for the class, tap Room and enter the details.
(Optional) To add a subject, tap Subject and enter a name.
Tap Create.

How do I give students access to Google Classroom? ›

Invite students

Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In. Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. ...
On the class card, click More Copy invite link.
Paste the link into an email for your students. When students get your email, they click the link to join your class.

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Can a student account create a Google Classroom? ›

If your school has a Google Workspace for Education account, you should use that email to create your classes. However, anyone over 13 years old can create a class using a personal Google Account.

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