Chapter 4: Starting an Online Discussion with Questions

In 2018, Google Classroom went through a major layout change. The Classwork section was added to provide teachers and students with a separate page to view all materials, questions, and assignments. Each type of post has a different set of features that allow teachers to communicate with students in different ways. While the previous chapter discussed announcements and how students can comment on announcements, you may have situations where you want to record who responded to a post and even grade that response. An example of this situation is when you want to have a dialogue like a classroom discussion but through Google Classroom.

There are several advantages to having discussions through Google Classroom. In a generation of Instagram and Snapchat, many students will feel comfortable communicating through an online tool. Furthermore, students do not have to be in the same location to participate. During my time teaching,...