GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND HOMEWORK
This year, Stage 3 is trialling Google Classroom as a means of making homework and assignments easier to access for both students and teachers.
Classroom is a free web-based platform that integrates your child's Department of Education account with all Google Apps services, including Google Docs and Google Calendar. Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organised.
Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Google Classroom.
BENEFITS
Easy setup—Teachers set up a class, invite students and co-teachers, and then share information—assignments, announcements, and questions—in the class stream.
Less time and paper—The simple, paperless assignment workflow allows teachers to manage student work quickly, all in one place.
Better organization—Students can see assignments on the Work page, in the class stream, or on the class calendar. All class materials are automatically filed into Google Drive folders.
Enhanced communication—Teachers can create assignments, send announcements, and start class discussions instantly. Students can share resources with each other and interact in the class stream or by email.
Works with apps you use—Classroom works with Google Docs, Calendar, Gmail, Drive, and Forms.
Affordable and secure—Like all other Google Apps for Education services, Classroom contains no ads, never uses your content or student data for advertising purposes, and is free.
SUPPORTED BROWSERS AND DEVICES
You can access Classroom using the web on a computer with any modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox®, Internet Explorer®, or Safari®. In general, Classroom supports major browser releases on a rolling basis.
Classroom is also available for Android and iOS mobile devices. For more information, see Get the Classroom app.