You're reading from Teaching with Google Classroom Save time and stay organized while delivering online and in-person classes

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800565920

Length 370 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Google Classroom

Concepts

Learning Management System

Author (1):

Michael Zhang

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Getting Started

2. Chapter 1: Getting to Know Google Classroom FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Inviting Students to Their Virtual Classroom

4. Section 2: The Basics

5. Chapter 3: Sending Your First Announcement

6. Chapter 4: Starting an Online Discussion with Questions

7. Chapter 5: Handing Out and Taking In Assignments

8. Section 3: Diving Deeper

9. Chapter 6: Grading Written Assignments in a Flash

10. Chapter 7: Creating Multiple Choice and Fill-in-the-blank Quizzes using Google Forms

11. Chapter 8: Keeping Parents in the Loop

12. Chapter 9: Customizing to Your Subject

13. Section 4: Going Digital

14. Chapter 10: Hosting Classes Online Using Google Meet

15. Chapter 11: Strategies for a Successful Online Class

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 10: Hosting Classes Online Using Google Meet

In early 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Since then, companies have scrambled to pivot to at-home and online operations. Schools around the world were no different. Hopefully, by the time you are reading this chapter, COVID-19 is only referenced in historical archives, but it was the catalyst for a global movement toward online teaching and learning tools. Google Meet, a video conferencing app launched in 2017, expanded from hosting meetings of up to 30 attendees with limited features to being a large-scale communication tool.

From 2021, Google Meet can host online video conferences of up to 250 participants and up to 100,000 view-only guests. At the time of writing, Google has already announced several more features launching in Google Meet later this year. Because of the sudden move to online teaching and learning, Google Meet is now an integral part of Google Classroom...