Avoid Quarter 2 Blues: Save Time with a new Google Classroom

For those of you ending the quarter, now is the time to create a new Google Classroom for each of your classes. Organizing new classes will save you time in the long run and help you empower students.

If you use the sync function to pull grades from Classroom into Infinite Campus (a HUGE time-saver), creating a new course for each marking period is key to aligning those gradebooks. Here are the steps:

• Step 1 - Create and configure a fresh NEW class
• Step 2 - “Reuse” needed content from OLD class (Only pull ongoing assignments or essential materials)
• Step 3* - Unlink old class; link new class to SIS   (Go to “settings” to link; this syncs to Infinite Campus!)
• Step 4- Add your students
• Step 5 - Archive--don’t delete-- your OLD class.

Additionally, this prevents students from trying to submit old work and removes clutter! Google Certified Trainer John R. Sowash shares the four main reasons to do this, along with a demonstration of Steps 1-2 and 4-5 in the video below:

It is also a good time to make sure you are posting EVERYTHING to Google Classroom. Sam Kary of The New EdTech Classroom makes that point that this saves you time in the long run, as when you go to reuse classrooms and posts in the future, these resources will be available: 

By spending a little time now, you will save BIG in the future!