how to search assignments in google classroom

An Easy Way to Search in Google Classroom

• Richard Byrne
• October 21, 2020

Twice this week I’ve had people ask me if there is a search function in Google Classroom. Unless, I’ve been overlooking something obvious, there isn’t a native search function built into Google Classroom. What I have been telling people to do is use Control+F on Windows computers or Command+F on Mac computers to search within a Google Classroom stream or classwork section. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s better than just scrolling through dozens of announcements or assignments to find the one that you want. In the following short video I demonstrate how to search in Google Classroom by using Control+F. 

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Lesson 2: creating assignments and materials.

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Creating assignments and materials

Google Classroom gives you the ability to create and assign work for your students, all without having to print anything. Questions , essays , worksheets , and readings can all be distributed online and made easily available to your class. If you haven't created a class already, check out our Getting Started with Google Classroom lesson.

Watch the video below to learn more about creating assignments and materials in Google Classroom.

Creating an assignment

Whenever you want to create new assignments, questions, or material, you'll need to navigate to the Classwork tab.

In this tab, you can create assignments and view all current and past assignments. To create an assignment, click the Create button, then select Assignment . You can also select Question if you'd like to pose a single question to your students, or Material if you simply want to post a reading, visual, or other supplementary material.

This will bring up the Assignment form. Google Classroom offers considerable flexibility and options when creating assignments.

Click the buttons in the interactive below to become familiar with the Assignment form.

This is where you'll type the title of the assignment you're creating.

Instructions

If you'd like to include instructions with your assignment, you can type them here.

Here, you can decide how many points an assignment is worth by typing the number in the form. You can also click the drop-down arrow to select Ungraded if you don't want to grade an assignment.

You can select a due date for an assignment by clicking this arrow and selecting a date from the calendar that appears. Students will have until then to submit their work.

In Google Classroom, you can sort your assignments and materials into topics. This menu allows you to select an existing topic or create a new one to place an assignment under.

Attachments

You can attach files from your computer , files from Google Drive , URLs , and YouTube videos to your assignments.

Google Classroom gives you the option of sending assignments to all students or a select number .

Once you're happy with the assignment you've created, click Assign . The drop-down menu also gives you the option to Schedule  an assignment if you'd like it to post it at a later date.

You can attach a rubric to help students know your expectations for the assignment and to give them feedback.

Once you've completed the form and clicked Assign , your students will receive an email notification letting them know about the assignment.

Google Classroom takes all of your assignments and automatically adds them to your Google Calendar. From the Classwork tab, you can click Google Calendar to pull this up and get a better overall view of the timeline for your assignments' due dates.

Using Google Docs with assignments

When creating an assignment, there may often be times when you want to attach a document from Google Docs. These can be helpful when providing lengthy instructions, study guides, and other material.

When attaching these types of files, you'll want to make sure to choose the correct setting for how your students can interact with it . After attaching one to an assignment, you'll find a drop-down menu with three options.

Let's take a look at when you might want to use each of these:

• Students can view file : Use this option if the file is simply something you want your students to view but not make any changes to.
• Students can edit file : This option can be helpful if you're providing a document you want your students to collaborate on or fill out collectively.
• Make a copy for each student : If you're creating a worksheet or document that you want each student to complete individually, this option will create a separate copy of the same document for every student.

Using topics

On the Classwork tab, you can use  topics to sort and group your assignments and material. To create a topic, click the Create button, then select Topic .

Topics can be helpful for organizing your content into the various units you teach throughout the year. You could also use it to separate your content by type , splitting it into homework, classwork, readings, and other topic areas.

In our next lesson , we'll explore how to create quizzes and worksheets with Google Forms, further expanding how you can use Google Classroom with your students.

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In Classroom, you can give a numeric grade, leave comment-only feedback, or do both. You can also return assignments without grades.

You can grade and return work from:

• The Student work page.
• The Classroom grading tool.
• The Grades page.

For Grades page instructions, go to View or update your gradebook .

For practice sets, learn how to grade a practice set assignment .

You can download grades for one assignment or for all assignments in a class.

Display assignments & import quiz grades

Before viewing a student's assignment, you can see the status of student work, and the number of students in each category.

Go to classroom.google.com  and click Sign In.

Sign in with your Google Account. For example,  [email protected] or [email protected] .  Learn more .

• Click the class.
• At the top, click Classwork .
• Select the assignment to display.
• Tip: You can only get to the student work page when the number isn't "0" for both "Turned in" and "Assigned."
• Assigned —Work that students have to turn in, including missing or unsubmitted work
• Turned in —Work that students turned in
• Graded —Graded work you’ve returned
• Returned —Ungraded (non-graded) work you’ve returned
• (Optional) To see the students in a category, click Turned in , Assigned , Graded , or Returned .
• To check a student’s submission, click on the assignment thumbnail.
• At the top-right, click Import Grades .
• Click Import to confirm. The grades autofill next to the students’ names. Note: Importing grades overwrites any grades already entered.
• (Optional) To return grades, next to each student whose grade you want to return, check the box and click Return . Students can see their grade in Classroom and Forms.

Enter, review, or change grades

• Red—Missing work.
• Green—Turned in work or draft grade.
• Black—Returned work.
• Click the Student Work tab.

The default grading scale is numerical based on the total points of the assignment. For expanded grading scales option, Education Plus and Teaching and Learning Upgrade editions have it. You can align Classroom grading to your school's system whether:

• For example, letter grades A to F or proficiency unsatisfactory to excellent.
• For example, 4 point scales.
• For example, emojis.

Grading scales features work with:

• Average grade calculation
• SIS integration
• Practice sets and Forms auto-grading

You can enter a grade either for the number of points or, if you have grading scales set up, based on the levels on the grading scale. For example, if you have letter grades set up in your class and you assign a 10 point assignment, under “Grade,” you can:

• Select Good 8/10 from the dropdown menu
• You and your co-teachers can find all grades in both points value and the level it corresponds to.

A student can find both the points value and the level it corresponds to if a grade is returned.

• Next to the student's name, enter the grade. The grade saves automatically.
• Enter grades for any other students.

You can enter grades and personalize your students feedback with the Classroom grading tool.

• Go to classroom.google.com .
• Optional: Under the classwork filter, select a grading period. Learn how to create or edit grading periods .
• Next to the student’s name, and under the relevant assignment, enter the grade.
• The grade saves as a draft.
• Select Good 8/10 from the dropdown menu.

• If a grade returns, a student can find both the points value and the level it corresponds to.
• Optional: Enter grades for any other students and assignments.

Tip: You can return assignments without a grade.

• On the left, click a student's name.
• Click See history .
• Next to a student’s name, click the grade you want to change.
• Enter a new number. The new grade saves automatically.

Return work or download grades

Students can’t edit any files attached to an assignment until you return it. When you return work, students get notifications if they’re turned on. You can return work, with or without a grade, to one or more students at a time.

You can start with the default grading scale options, or create your own grading scale.

• Proficiency
• Letter grades
• 4 point scale
• Create your own: Creates a custom grading scale.
• Edit the level and values of your grading scale.

• Click Select .
• At the top right, click Save .
• When you edit a default grading scale, it becomes a custom grading scale.
• When you remove a custom grading scale that was previously used in a class, a confirmation dialog displays, and you won’t be able to access it again.
• Next to the student's name, and under the relevant assignment, enter the grade.

• The student’s assignment is marked Returned.
• On the left, check the box next to each student whose assignment you want to return.
• Click Return and confirm.

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Download grades to a CSV file

• To download grades for one assignment, select Download these grades as CSV .
• To download all grades for the class, select Download all grades as CSV . The file saves to your computer.

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• Grade and return question answers
• Create and grade quizzes
• Grade & track practice set assignments
• Use a screen reader with Classroom on your computer
• Export grades to your SIS

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