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Teaching with Google Classroom

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800565920
Length 370 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Michael Zhang Michael Zhang
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

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

Inviting parents to receive guardian emails

Guardian emails provide parents with daily or weekly email summaries of upcoming assignment deadlines and announcements, as well as highlighting outstanding assignments not yet turned in on Google Classroom. To enable and invite parents to receive guardian emails, use the following steps:

  1. Click on the settings gear:

    Figure 8.1 – Google Classroom's settings gear

  2. In the General section, click on the switch for Guardian summaries:

    Figure 8.2 – The Guardian summaries switch in the General section

  3. A dialog box will appear requesting confirmation. It will also have a checkbox to activate guardian emails in all the other classes:

    Figure 8.3 – Guardian summaries dialog box

  4. Click on the Save button to save and exit the settings:

    Figure 8.4 – Save button for Settings

  5. In the Student list of the People page, click on Invite guardians:

    Figure 8.5 – Invite guardians' button in the Student...

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