Google Classroom makes life easier for students and teachers alike with its easy access to student work, resources and links to websites. A recently pushed extension called “Share to Classroom” with the Classroom icon now shows up on the Chrome browser in the top right corner when a student or teacher logs in to a Chromebook.* Now with a click or two, the teacher can share a website with students almost instantaneously. Students can share their work/websites via this extension with the teacher’s device, who in turn, can decide if the work and/or website should be pushed to all students’ devices. Or maybe a teacher has found the perfect website for students to gather information and wants to create an assignment while on that webpage. Using the extension, the teacher now has quick and ready access to the Classroom. When a teacher wants to share a website with students:
Students will receive a notification in the bottom right corner, and the webpage instantly opens on student devices. When a student wants to share a website:
The teacher receives a notification in the bottom right corner with the option to open in a new tab. Student-pushed websites do NOT automatically load on the teacher device. If the notification disappears, then the teacher opens the extension and selects “Received from Students.” The teacher can then review pushed websites received from students and can determine which, if any, sites could then be pushed to other students. In addition, a teacher can create an assignment immediately from the website itself by using the extension. When the extension is open, use the dropdown menu next to “Push to Students” and select “Create an assignment.” It opens a Google Classroom assignment template in the extension and allows the teacher to create the assignment within minutes. This extension is incredibly useful for quick sharing of any webpage a teacher may want to display on student devices, whether it is a sample student document (such as a Google Form survey question, slideshow, or a Google Doc) or a website with useful information. For additional support using this extension, check out Google Support. Your instructional and tech coaches are also available to model the use of this extension as part of a lesson. Happy sharing! *Teachers, if you want the “Share to Classroom” extension to show up on your desktop computer, you will need to go to the Chrome Web Store and add it to Chrome.
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