Does anyone know of a list of VR tours and other activities compatible with Google VR headset? Can this be integrated with Google Classroom or Class Website? This helps with distance learning, thanky you for your channel!
@@NewEdTechClassroom Great information! Can I link the website with Schoology? My School district only use Schoology! Please let me know how that works!
Dear Sam, I've just created a draft of my class site following your clear and easy to follow tutorial. Thanks a million, I really love learning with you. You make everything so easy and achievable. My students think I am a tech teacher, but the truth is that I spend my nights watching your videos to learn more and more each day. Wish you all the best. Thank you very much!
I have been watching educational tech videos all summer to find ways to engage children in Distance Learning and you have the BEST videos, hands down! They are clear, comprehensive and you provide great tips on HOW to APPLY this knowledge in today's classroom. You explain a lot in a short time and you make me feel that I can do it, too! LOVE YOUR STUFF. Your channel is the ONLY TH-cam channel to which I subscribe. Kuddos for prompting me to hit that button. I don't want to miss a thing!
Just before 2 days I tried and prepared my Google site I was feeling little difficulties during the design but after watching this video I found myself on right path. Thank you
In general, your TH-cam channel is very useful and relevant special today that we are facing a pandemic. Been so anxious about how I will be teaching online for the upcoming academic year but with all of your easy to follow instructions and different websites on your channel I am starting to ease this anxiety and now I am a little bit excited to try all of your inputs on how I can handle my online classes effectively. I hope you continue to upload and share ideas because you are helping different teachers around the globe. I'm from the Philippines. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I definitely understand your anxiousness, as everything has been turned upside down. Though once you get started, I think you'll find these technologies are a lot more intuitive and easy to use than we think!
I really thank you for this presentation!! I am studying for my Google Educator's Certificate, Level 1, and their directions were sketchy at best. I designed my own website while watching your video (with a lot of pauses and replays) but I have the start to a site that I really like!!
I just to say how grateful I am to have stumbled upon your tutorials! They have helped me SOO much! I've had to step up my remote teaching game and I was very overwhelmed on where to begin until I found your tutorials so THANK YOU!!!!!
Same! So grateful!! I had a question though about logistics...is it OVERKILL to use both this AND Google Classroom? If you do use both, how do you incorporate it so that it doesn't feel like too much/redundant to the kids? (thinking about having to post/keep up with both Google Classroom AND this site) Thanks again!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I appreciate your step by step directions so much! Your channel has become a go-to for me as I learn to make the most of the technology resources available to educators.
I love your videos. Thanks for helping this old lady to learn some new tricks to make learning come alive for my kiddos. You are so clear and concise in your presentation. Great job.
I have been using a computer for 32 years, but I am totally just a keyboard kowboy. I dont understand the nuts and bolts of tech. I am so looking forward to setting up a Test site for Teaching English online. I Teach English online video chatting 40 hours a week. I work for a platform that is so frustrating. could You let your followers here post links to their websites after they finish setting theirs up? That might encourage some more of us to do the same. Thank You a million. This is absolutely what I need to do. TIA.
Your tutorials, Sam--are a huge help in this unprecedented school year! I so appreciate this! Thank you for going slow and methodical with your explanations, understanding that not all of us are tech savvy teachers.
This was one of the best tutorials that I’ve had. It was clear, dynamic, and presented with a stylish velvet voice. Thank you for the inspirational fly over the Google Sites scope.
Greetings from Mexico! Thank you so much for your videos! I have learned so much from you in just a couple of weeks! I am recommending your channel to my fellow teachers!
Great tutorial. Thank you, Sam! One of the nice features of the new Google site is the integration of all the content on Google Drive. It really makes publishing what you have on Drive a cakewalk.
have a question about force pushing a copy to students of a google classroom assignment. If I already choose make a copy for students under google classroom, and copy the link and pasted on the google site button will it automatically make a copy for them or do I have to modify the back end of the link like it shows on your youtube video? I am asking because the back end of the link i copy looks like this /MTIyOTUxOTM0ODI3/a/MTIzMDQ4ODc4MjQy/details By the way greatly appreciate your videos.
If you are already pushing out a copy of an assignment through Google Classroom, you don't need to edit the back of the link to force push the copy out as well. You would only use that function if you weren't linking to an assignment you already created in GC.
I’ve been enjoying your wonderful ed tech videos. I’ll be starting virtual teaching next week for the first time next week. I’ve heard about snap camera for changing background on google meet. For those using a school issued laptop do you have any suggestions for teachers working from bedrooms that want that private? I’ve been using the blur feature but it doesn’t completely blur my bedroom or the bed behind my laptop. Any suggestions on something that is both safe and won’t slow my laptop down? Thanks
This is a great question. One option would be to use Loom.ai (not to be confused with Loom the screen recorder). You'll see that it creates a virtual background and even an avatar and can help with privacy issues. I'm planning to make a video about it shortly! loomai.com/
Thank you for this! I have been watching many of your video tutorials. I am new to Google Classroom and Google sites. Do you have any videos on how sites and classroom work together? I worry I will be duplicating all of my work when using google classroom. If you do use both together, what sorts of posts/announcements do you put on GC if you’re posting assignments on sites?
Hi Alisha, Sorry for the very long delay in responding here. I don't have a specific video about the interaction between the two, but in general I'd say that if you are going to use Google Sites, I would only use Classroom for strictly utilitarian purposes (to make copies of assignments). I would only put announcements, additional resources, etc. on Sites in order to create a clear hierarchy between the two. I know this question comes up a lot as well, so I can add to my list to make future content on this topic. I hope you've worked out a solution that makes sense for you!
@@NewEdTechClassroom I'd love it if you could make that video. I've just started summer holidays but I really enjoy creating digital material and ways to catch my students attention. So I'm already thinking about starting a Google Site and I'd like to know how to make it work together with Google Classroom. Thank you so much for everything you taught me during quarantine!
@@NewEdTechClassroom Hi sir, I am from Srilanka. Your youtube all tutorial video s are excellent sir. Nowadays these kinds of tutorial more help to us. Thank you sir.
Thank you sir! Your material supported my wife and me while remote teaching during the pandemic! This is another facet to add to my class! Continued Success! Robert and Bonnie
Hi Sam! Thanks so much for these videos. They are amazing! I had a question. It appears that for your classes you use both your class site and google classroom... I am planning to do the same but I was wondering do your post announcements and clear instructions per day on both the sites and google classroom? Or do you use your website as the main source of information and just post the assignments on google classroom but with all the instructions on the website? I ask this because I also saw your google classroom video so I am wondering how you keep everything flowing nicely... you don't want to be too repetitive right or do we?
Hi Adriana! Thanks for your positive feedback! If you are going to make a website, I would scale back on what you do in Google Classroom and just use it to post assignments that need to be turned in. I would shift all announcements, supplemental resources, etc. to Sites to make it clear that is the main hub, and Google Classroom is a subordinate program where students only assignments. You can still include basic instructions on Google Classroom for each assignment, but I'd skip posting a bunch of other things there. The majority of teachers out there are just using Google Classroom, not Sites, which is why I also show how to set it up as a one-stop-shop!
Couple of questions - if you are posting in two places do your students get confused about WHERE work needs to get turned in to receive credit? Does the link to the Google Classroom assignment only work for students that are a part of the classroom? Since Google Sites would be open to the public to promote parent communication and involvement I can't post curriculum materials on it - that must stay on the GClassroom side. Any recommendations?
Hi Jennifer, 1. If you are using Sites, you are going to link to assignments in Google Classroom, which is where students will be able to access the assignment and hand it in. GC will still be the only place they can actually hand in assignments (it's not possible to do so in Sites). 2. Yes, the link will only work if students are able to login to that Google Classroom, so any specific assignments you post there won't be visible for others to see. Hope that helps!
Thank you, Sam! This was really helpful. Do you think the assignment page would be too overwhelming to update/ maintain with middle school? I teach 5 sections with modifications and am trying to wrap my head around how that would work. Thanks so much!
Hi Pamela, So sorry for the very long delay in responding. Long-term maintenance of your Site will no doubt require more work than just maintaining Google Classroom, though I think you'll also find that your Site will be much better organized in the long run than GC, which basically just piles everything together and becomes harder to navigate over time. Still, given that you teach 5 sections, you'll definitely want to consider how much time you're willing to put into maintaining your site (also know that once you do it once, it will be much easier to replicate in the future!).
Thank you! Your explanations are clear and easy to follow! Now I am going to create a website for my classes. I teach three different ELA grades: 6th, 7th and 8th. Should I make a separate website for each class since they will each have different assignments and activities?
Hi Jennifer, I'd highly recommend you just make one website. That's enough to have to deal with managing, let alone multiple ones. Just create different pages for each class, and then subpages for the different material you want to include for those classes.
Thanks for the useful tutorial about using the new Google Sites to create a class webpage. Two Questions: 1. Once it's set up, about how much extra time would I need to keep my classroom website updated with all materials and assignments from Google Classroom? (I'm trying to figure out if the extra effort and time will be worth it for my MS Humanities students.) 2. Should multiple sections of the same course each have their own site, or just their own pages on a common site? Thanks in advance.
Hi Jennifer, It shouldn't take too much extra time, though it will require an additional step other than putting the assignment in Google Classroom. I'd definitely stay away from creating more than one site though: one is enough to maintain! Rather than creating separate Sites, I'd recommend creating separate subpages for each of your classes.
Dear Sam - During the Calendar walk through, you stated Assignments on the Google Site Embedded Calendar can be automatically linked to Google Classroom. However, when I mimic your setup, and I click on an assignment, it takes me to Google Calendar and not Google Classroom. Is there a way to fix this to save a few extra clicks so it does what you say it should in the tutorial video? Thank you very much. This tutorial will save my life as I will be teaching 5 core math classes since a teacher quit last second. Thank you for your help, Drew
Hi Drew, So sorry for the long delay in responding here. The when students click on "more details" it should direct them to their personal Calendar, which should have a direct link back to the assignment. There should also be a link visible when you click on the assignment, and that link could be copied and pasted to directly access the assignment. It sounds like you already know this, though, and are hoping to mitigate the amount of clicking. As far as I'm aware, this is the only way to do it. Hope your school year is going well so far!
Great help! Thanks! I do have a question though - that I have been unable to find an answer for... I teach elementary and am self contained. I typically make a different Google classroom for each subject area. Is there a way to merge the Google calendars from each Google classroom into just one - so that all of my assignments are on a single calendar? They all show up on my teacher calendar - Do I need to post a separate calendar for each class or give up having a separate Google Classroom for each subject area?
Hi Linda, You can definitely merge the calendars! When selecting which calendar to include on the right hand side of the screen in Sites, just select the boxes for all of the Google Classroom calendars you want included, and they will all show up in a single place.
This was perfect to get me started! We are using Sites to create student passports to document their progress toward college/career goals. How would I get each student his/her own copy of my “master site” to showcase their work & add their own milestones?
Hi Catherine, Great to hear! Unfortunately you can't give students selective access to Sites, meaning that if you give them editing access for showcasing their work, they'll be able to edit anything. For that reason when I've given students access, I only do so for a short window of time. Now, I just take care of posting their projects myself to avoid anything getting lost while numerous students are in posting at once. Another option would be to have them great an entirely separate site that they have full editing access to and then just create links out to their personal pages through your main class site. Hope that helps!
Do you have a separate webpage for each section that you teach? I’m just wondering how I would link from a slideshow to a Google classroom assignment, for multiple sections.
I'd definitely only make one website: that's enough to manage! Create subpages for different classes/sections and then link out to assignments from there.
Thank you so very much! This is exactly what I needed. One question on use in the classroom: Do you have a separate site for each section of the same class? If not, how does the links take students to the right section in Google Classroom?
Hi Nancy, no, I would definitely not recommend making more than one site. If you have different classes with different assignments, you can create separate assignment pages. If it's the different classes with the same assignments, I would suggest just one larger Google Classroom so you can create all links back there.
Fantastic and so easy to follow! Question - what is your suggestion if I teach different classes (subject areas)? Is there a way to make different sections for each class within the ONE Google site, or do I need to create a different Google site for each separate class? Thanks!
Hi Kristen, Sorry for the long delay in responding here. I would definitely only set up one Site and then make subpages to represent each class. You could have separate assignment subpages and separate Calendar pages under each course subpage, if that makes sense.
Hi! I want to use one main platform for my students to view assignments, turn in work, and access additional resources. Although I like Google Classroom, it is not meeting my full expectation and I would like to use Google site. Do you have a suggestion on how to use Google site for work submission?
Thanks very much for sharing. I've watched this video twice and I can't seem to find which part did you explain the search function as you mentioned in 3:50😁
Sure, thanks for your question! The search function is at the top right-hand side of the screen (the magnifying glass), and you can use it to locate information across the entire site. Hope that helps!
This has been SO helpful, thank you. Once the calendar is published (from your Google Classroom), do the edits made (added/changed) automatically show up on your Google Site/webpage? TIA.
If you have a classroom for three different classes, but have added an assignment for all, when you add a link for that assignment in google sites, does it open up for each classroom? So lets say Johnny is in Mr. Miller's class and Sophie is in Mr. Smith. When they click on that link, will it take them to that assignment in their classroom?
Hi Jennifer, that will only work if you only have your assignments in a single Google Classroom because you have to copy and paste the exact assignment link into your Site.
How would you recommend organizing a site for elementary grades with multiple subjects? Would you recommend creating a tab for each subject or would you embed all subjects into the weekly assignments tab?
Hi Sam, very informative video once again. My question is if there a multiple teachers teaching a particular yr level of a subject, is there a way that one google site can be set up that directs students Bach to their individual Google classroom. For eg, I teach 3 different yr7 Food Technology classes which all have their own Google classroom, coworker teachers 2 class, and another has 1 class. How can I develop a web page in Google Site for all classes as in Yr 7 Food technology (a 1 stop shop) but have students linked to their own Google classroom??
Hi Dianne, you can, though you’ll need to post assignments separately bc the direct assignment links will go directly to that assignment in classroom. I wouldn’t recommend setting up entirely different sites though. Your best bet is to create subpages for each individual class and post the assignments there.
@@NewEdTechClassroom thank you very much for a quick reply. Our school is rolling out Google Sites, but have not been clear in it's purpose or function (I don't think they know themselves). You have clarified a number of things for me, namely why and how to use both Sits and Google classroom. 🇦🇺🐨
Once you create a new copy of your google classroom in the second year, do you have to go into your site to change all the URLs? and is there a trick to streamlining year-to-year setups like this?
New EdTech Classroom, Liked and subscribed. Your videos are extremely helpful! Thank you! I do have question. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so something is bothering me about a Google Slide I embedded in my Google Site. It's a slide of a Bitmoji classroom, and it includes hotlinks. When I add the Slide the bottom border with the play icon and Google logo/text shows. Is there any way to crop the Slide so it looks more like a picture? I'd appreciate your response so much. Thank you. :)
Thank you! I created my assignment weeks just as you did...is there a way to copy and paste a subpage to another subpage (future weeks) and just edit the text and graphics so to not have to reformat each time?
Awesome free tool! My question is do you keep the weekly lessons subpages up for the entire year, or do you continually edit the same subpage for weekly lessons?
I would keep them up and then add new subpages. That way you've also created an archive that you can potentially tweak and reuse the following year as well! Plus if a student was missing an assignment from earlier on in the school year, they'd know where to go.
Thanks for your amazing video, Sam. My problem now is anytime my students make updates to their portfolio I get so many email notifications. It makes me worried with my emails. How to cope this problem? Is there any tips how to adjust the email setting in portfolio platform? Thanks.
Hi, Sam. Thanks for the video. I did love it. I teach business English online and am looking for a way to optimize this teaching. I teach different levels and am not sure if I can do it here. Would you happen to know how that works, please?
Thank you for the great tutorial on making a website on Google. I have one question about inserting the calendar. Do you have to reinsert the calendar in every time that you update the assignments or the events?
Hi Pascale, Thanks! Personally, I definitely wouldn't create more than one website. I'd just create separate pages for different classes and then subpages for the calendars and assignments, though I'd only do that if the subject/grade levels were different. (Similarly I don't create multiple Google Classrooms for the same subject/grade level, though I know some people do prefer it that way).
New EdTech Classroom I definitely see your point. Our school can connect their Google Classroom assignments to our gradebook system. I’m just trying to see how one website would work for different periods if the assignments are all attached to their Google Classroom.
Hello, I am trying to create hyperdocs for students to follow each day in the event we go remote. I followed your instructions on how to "force make a copy" so that students have their own copy of note-takers, etc. However, how do I then collect those assignments back from students? I want them to turn in their assignments via Google Classroom--but if they make their own copies (rather than me "making a copy" for each student via the assignment page on Google Classroom)--how do I get their work back? Is there a way to copy the link to the assignment itself so that it takes students to the page that has their own copy?
Hi Laurie, You're right. If you force make a copy rather than assigning via Google Classroom, students will have to manually share that document back with you. If you want to collect the assignments, you'd be better off creating the graphic organizer as a separate assignment in Google Classroom and linking it that way.
Hi Sam. I'm an educator in Guyana. I've been working on integrating learning technology into my classroom. I'm still learning. I'd like to be able to access the free teacher version of loom, Nearpod and a few others because I know they're being offered free to educators. My school doesn't have a district nor school edu. website. Will this method work or do I have to create one? I'm really wondering how to go about creating a school website that I can use to gain full access to this powerful learning platforms. Idk if you can help me out.
Thank you for your great tutorial. I am watching it over and over as I create my site. How do I insert a single slide into the site? Not the entire slide show.
Hi Laura, you could take a screenshot of it and insert it, download just that one slide and insert it, or copy the slide deck, select copy single slide, and then insert the slide.
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Question: How can students access the google site?
You just need to share the published link with them!
Does anyone know of a list of VR tours and other activities compatible with Google VR headset?
Can this be integrated with Google Classroom or Class Website?
This helps with distance learning, thanky you for your channel!
@@NewEdTechClassroom Great information! Can I link the website with Schoology? My School district only use Schoology! Please let me know how that works!
Dear Sam, I've just created a draft of my class site following your clear and easy to follow tutorial. Thanks a million, I really love learning with you. You make everything so easy and achievable. My students think I am a tech teacher, but the truth is that I spend my nights watching your videos to learn more and more each day. Wish you all the best. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for the kind words and I am thrilled to hear that! Thank you so much for the support and best of luck to you!
No nonsense, rapid fire instructions . Exactly what is required, thanks for posting, great content.
I appreciate that! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
I have been watching educational tech videos all summer to find ways to engage children in Distance Learning and you have the BEST videos, hands down! They are clear, comprehensive and you provide great tips on HOW to APPLY this knowledge in today's classroom. You explain a lot in a short time and you make me feel that I can do it, too! LOVE YOUR STUFF. Your channel is the ONLY TH-cam channel to which I subscribe. Kuddos for prompting me to hit that button. I don't want to miss a thing!
Lynn, thank you so much for making my day!! :) Best of luck to you in the new school year!
Just before 2 days I tried and prepared my Google site
I was feeling little difficulties during the design but after watching this video I found myself on right path.
Thank you
Awesome, great to hear!
In general, your TH-cam channel is very useful and relevant special today that we are facing a pandemic. Been so anxious about how I will be teaching online for the upcoming academic year but with all of your easy to follow instructions and different websites on your channel I am starting to ease this anxiety and now I am a little bit excited to try all of your inputs on how I can handle my online classes effectively.
I hope you continue to upload and share ideas because you are helping different teachers around the globe. I'm from the Philippines. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I definitely understand your anxiousness, as everything has been turned upside down. Though once you get started, I think you'll find these technologies are a lot more intuitive and easy to use than we think!
Thanks a million. I followed your steps and created my site .I really love your tutorials.
Great to hear!
I really thank you for this presentation!! I am studying for my Google Educator's Certificate, Level 1, and their directions were sketchy at best. I designed my own website while watching your video (with a lot of pauses and replays) but I have the start to a site that I really like!!
Awesome, so glad you found it helpful!
I just to say how grateful I am to have stumbled upon your tutorials! They have helped me SOO much! I've had to step up my remote teaching game and I was very overwhelmed on where to begin until I found your tutorials so THANK YOU!!!!!
That's awesome, Monica! Thanks for making my day! :)
Same! So grateful!! I had a question though about logistics...is it OVERKILL to use both this AND Google Classroom? If you do use both, how do you incorporate it so that it doesn't feel like too much/redundant to the kids? (thinking about having to post/keep up with both Google Classroom AND this site) Thanks again!
You made this process look so easy. Thanks for the video.
You're very welcome, Jeff!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I appreciate your step by step directions so much! Your channel has become a go-to for me as I learn to make the most of the technology resources available to educators.
You're very welcome, Megan! Glad to hear you've been finding my videos helpful!
I love your videos. Thanks for helping this old lady to learn some new tricks to make learning come alive for my kiddos. You are so clear and concise in your presentation. Great job.
That's so nice of you to say, Vickie! Thanks so much for your support!
SO helpful! Very clear and concise instructions. Thank you!
You're very welcome, Lori!
I have watched many of your videos and they are very helpful because your explanations are so clear. I share them with my student teachers.
Thank you so much for sharing, Lisa!!
LOVE your content!
Thank you for posting these videos. I’ve already forwarded them to my HS Math Dept.
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Thank you so much for sharing!!
I have been using a computer for 32 years, but I am totally just a keyboard kowboy. I dont understand the nuts and bolts of tech. I am so looking forward to setting up a Test site for Teaching English online. I Teach English online video chatting 40 hours a week. I work for a platform that is so frustrating. could You let your followers here post links to their websites after they finish setting theirs up? That might encourage some more of us to do the same. Thank You a million. This is absolutely what I need to do. TIA.
Hi Randy, Thanks for your comment! Sure, I think it would be a great idea for people to post the websites they make in the comment stream!
That was the most helpful tech teaching tutorial I've ever watched!!
Thank you so much, Irene!!
This taught me more in ten minutes than my district tech bro has taught me in ten years. Well done!
I'm glad to hear that, Woniya! Thank you for the support!
Your presentation is very helpful and I will be following you. Thanks.
So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the support!
Thanks for all of these instructions. So clear and concise. I can get through the first semester!
Thanks, Gayle!! You can do it!
Love how quick but packed this video is!
Glad to hear you found it valuable Farah!
Your tutorials, Sam--are a huge help in this unprecedented school year! I so appreciate this! Thank you for going slow and methodical with your explanations, understanding that not all of us are tech savvy teachers.
You're very welcome, Debra!
Hello dear Sam, I really love all your classes. I love this one,a ctuaally I mastered in how to create a site thanks to your teaching.
Thanks so much, Getrudes!
This was one of the best tutorials that I’ve had. It was clear, dynamic, and presented with a stylish velvet voice. Thank you for the inspirational fly over the Google Sites scope.
Thank you so much, Anush!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I am excited to start and make my own google site for my class. Been watching your videos :-) More power!
Awesome, have fun!!
Very informative! Can't wait to share with my teachers and try it out myself. Thanks!
Thanks, Elizabeth!
Excellent Video... Very Professional.. Covered almost all features.
Glad you found it helpful!
This was incredibly helpful. You moved at a great pace with completely relevant help. Thank you!
So glad to hear that, Ann! Thanks for your support!
Love your tips! I am new to online teaching which will start on August. Your tutorials are a great help. Subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you and best of luck!
This video was exactly what I needed to start my Google Site page. Thank you!!
You're very welcome!
Very thorough!!! This will help me a lot this upcoming week.
I'm glad to hear that, Weka! Thanks for watching!
Greetings from Mexico! Thank you so much for your videos! I have learned so much from you in just a couple of weeks! I am recommending your channel to my fellow teachers!
Hello from California! You're very welcome and thank you so much for spreading the word!
Thanks Sam! This tutorial was awesome!
Happy to help!
Thanks! It was a great tutorial, easy to follow!
I'm glad to hear that, Maria! Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks, Sam. I've learnt a lot from this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! This was so helpful. I created my Google Site as I watched the video. I feel more prepared for the unpredictable future.
That's awesome, Debbie! I'm so glad it was helpful and wish you the best of luck!
Great tutorial. Thank you, Sam! One of the nice features of the new Google site is the integration of all the content on Google Drive. It really makes publishing what you have on Drive a cakewalk.
I agree, thanks for your comment, Zaiyong!
Thank you so much! I feel prepared for the new school year.
That's awesome, Julie! Best of luck!
have a question about force pushing a copy to students of a google classroom assignment. If I already choose make a copy for students under google classroom, and copy the link and pasted on the google site button will it automatically make a copy for them or do I have to modify the back end of the link like it shows on your youtube video? I am asking because the back end of the link i copy looks like this /MTIyOTUxOTM0ODI3/a/MTIzMDQ4ODc4MjQy/details By the way greatly appreciate your videos.
Web I have the same question. Thanks for asking it.
If you are already pushing out a copy of an assignment through Google Classroom, you don't need to edit the back of the link to force push the copy out as well. You would only use that function if you weren't linking to an assignment you already created in GC.
Wow! this is really helpful for my class.
Glad to hear that, Noah!
Thank you so much for this! So very, very helpful!
You're welcome, Katie!!
I'm new to your channel and I love the way you explain everything so simply!
Welcome and thanks so much for the support, SJ!
Very well done. I have so many new ideas to implement. Thanks!
Great to hear!
I’ve been enjoying your wonderful ed tech videos. I’ll be starting virtual teaching next week for the first time next week. I’ve heard about snap camera for changing background on google meet. For those using a school issued laptop do you have any suggestions for teachers working from bedrooms that want that private? I’ve been using the blur feature but it doesn’t completely blur my bedroom or the bed behind my laptop. Any suggestions on something that is both safe and won’t slow my laptop down? Thanks
This is a great question. One option would be to use Loom.ai (not to be confused with Loom the screen recorder). You'll see that it creates a virtual background and even an avatar and can help with privacy issues. I'm planning to make a video about it shortly! loomai.com/
Thank you so much for this tutorial!
You're very welcome, Carla!
Thank you for this! I have been watching many of your video tutorials. I am new to Google Classroom and Google sites. Do you have any videos on how sites and classroom work together? I worry I will be duplicating all of my work when using google classroom. If you do use both together, what sorts of posts/announcements do you put on GC if you’re posting assignments on sites?
Hi Alisha, Sorry for the very long delay in responding here. I don't have a specific video about the interaction between the two, but in general I'd say that if you are going to use Google Sites, I would only use Classroom for strictly utilitarian purposes (to make copies of assignments). I would only put announcements, additional resources, etc. on Sites in order to create a clear hierarchy between the two. I know this question comes up a lot as well, so I can add to my list to make future content on this topic. I hope you've worked out a solution that makes sense for you!
@@NewEdTechClassroom I'd love it if you could make that video. I've just started summer holidays but I really enjoy creating digital material and ways to catch my students attention. So I'm already thinking about starting a Google Site and I'd like to know how to make it work together with Google Classroom.
Thank you so much for everything you taught me during quarantine!
Brilliant explanation Sam. Im just going ahead and making my class website
Awesome, best of luck!!
Excellent sir. It's very useful tutorial for my education
Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful!
@@NewEdTechClassroom Hi sir, I am from Srilanka. Your youtube all tutorial video s are excellent sir. Nowadays these kinds of tutorial more help to us. Thank you sir.
This was great! Straightforward and informative. Can't wait to get started on my own class site. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Sam your tutorials and as the kids would say they are "THE BOMB" and it sure help this Dinosar😊
Thanks, Judy! I appreciate your support!
Thank you sir! Your material supported my wife and me while remote teaching during the pandemic! This is another facet to add to my class!
Continued Success!
Robert and Bonnie
So glad to hear that, Robert and Bonnie! Thank you!
Hi Sam! Thanks so much for these videos. They are amazing! I had a question. It appears that for your classes you use both your class site and google classroom... I am planning to do the same but I was wondering do your post announcements and clear instructions per day on both the sites and google classroom? Or do you use your website as the main source of information and just post the assignments on google classroom but with all the instructions on the website? I ask this because I also saw your google classroom video so I am wondering how you keep everything flowing nicely... you don't want to be too repetitive right or do we?
Hi Adriana! Thanks for your positive feedback! If you are going to make a website, I would scale back on what you do in Google Classroom and just use it to post assignments that need to be turned in. I would shift all announcements, supplemental resources, etc. to Sites to make it clear that is the main hub, and Google Classroom is a subordinate program where students only assignments. You can still include basic instructions on Google Classroom for each assignment, but I'd skip posting a bunch of other things there.
The majority of teachers out there are just using Google Classroom, not Sites, which is why I also show how to set it up as a one-stop-shop!
I am thankful to you regarding this tutorial. It helps me a lot to create one. Thanks for sharing
So glad it was helpful!
This was great! Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Couple of questions - if you are posting in two places do your students get confused about WHERE work needs to get turned in to receive credit? Does the link to the Google Classroom assignment only work for students that are a part of the classroom? Since Google Sites would be open to the public to promote parent communication and involvement I can't post curriculum materials on it - that must stay on the GClassroom side. Any recommendations?
Hi Jennifer,
1. If you are using Sites, you are going to link to assignments in Google Classroom, which is where students will be able to access the assignment and hand it in. GC will still be the only place they can actually hand in assignments (it's not possible to do so in Sites).
2. Yes, the link will only work if students are able to login to that Google Classroom, so any specific assignments you post there won't be visible for others to see.
Hope that helps!
Thank you, Sam! This was really helpful. Do you think the assignment page would be too overwhelming to update/ maintain with middle school? I teach 5 sections with modifications and am trying to wrap my head around how that would work. Thanks so much!
Hi Pamela,
So sorry for the very long delay in responding. Long-term maintenance of your Site will no doubt require more work than just maintaining Google Classroom, though I think you'll also find that your Site will be much better organized in the long run than GC, which basically just piles everything together and becomes harder to navigate over time. Still, given that you teach 5 sections, you'll definitely want to consider how much time you're willing to put into maintaining your site (also know that once you do it once, it will be much easier to replicate in the future!).
Thank you very much for this very informative lecture
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! Your explanations are clear and easy to follow! Now I am going to create a website for my classes. I teach three different ELA grades: 6th, 7th and 8th. Should I make a separate website for each class since they will each have different assignments and activities?
Hi Jennifer, I'd highly recommend you just make one website. That's enough to have to deal with managing, let alone multiple ones. Just create different pages for each class, and then subpages for the different material you want to include for those classes.
It is an amazing video. Thanks for making remote learning so effective, efficient and user friendly!
Thank you, Aaron!
Thank you Sam, it was so helpful.
So glad it was helpful, Edelin! Thank you!
Thanks for the useful tutorial about using the new Google Sites to create a class webpage. Two Questions: 1. Once it's set up, about how much extra time would I need to keep my classroom website updated with all materials and assignments from Google Classroom? (I'm trying to figure out if the extra effort and time will be worth it for my MS Humanities students.) 2. Should multiple sections of the same course each have their own site, or just their own pages on a common site? Thanks in advance.
Hi Jennifer, It shouldn't take too much extra time, though it will require an additional step other than putting the assignment in Google Classroom. I'd definitely stay away from creating more than one site though: one is enough to maintain! Rather than creating separate Sites, I'd recommend creating separate subpages for each of your classes.
Hi Sam,
How would you add assignments from multiple classes on one website calendar?
Thank you for the question. You can add as many google calendars on a page that you want, though you will have to add them as separate calendars.
@@NewEdTechClassroom Thank you.
Good work Mr.Kary hope you enjoy your new life!
Thanks, buddy!
Dear Sam - During the Calendar walk through, you stated Assignments on the Google Site Embedded Calendar can be automatically linked to Google Classroom. However, when I mimic your setup, and I click on an assignment, it takes me to Google Calendar and not Google Classroom.
Is there a way to fix this to save a few extra clicks so it does what you say it should in the tutorial video?
Thank you very much. This tutorial will save my life as I will be teaching 5 core math classes since a teacher quit last second.
Thank you for your help,
Drew
Hi Drew,
So sorry for the long delay in responding here. The when students click on "more details" it should direct them to their personal Calendar, which should have a direct link back to the assignment. There should also be a link visible when you click on the assignment, and that link could be copied and pasted to directly access the assignment. It sounds like you already know this, though, and are hoping to mitigate the amount of clicking. As far as I'm aware, this is the only way to do it. Hope your school year is going well so far!
Thank you for this great video tutorial! Quick question, how do we access our bitmoji from our tool bar?
Thanks, Lucianna! You just need to get the Bitmoji Extension! chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeiadkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig?hl=en
@@NewEdTechClassroom Thank you! I figured it out:) Honestly, your videos are better than some of my Board recommended ones!
Great help! Thanks! I do have a question though - that I have been unable to find an answer for... I teach elementary and am self contained. I typically make a different Google classroom for each subject area. Is there a way to merge the Google calendars from each Google classroom into just one - so that all of my assignments are on a single calendar? They all show up on my teacher calendar - Do I need to post a separate calendar for each class or give up having a separate Google Classroom for each subject area?
Hi Linda, You can definitely merge the calendars! When selecting which calendar to include on the right hand side of the screen in Sites, just select the boxes for all of the Google Classroom calendars you want included, and they will all show up in a single place.
This was perfect to get me started! We are using Sites to create student passports to document their progress toward college/career goals. How would I get each student his/her own copy of my “master site” to showcase their work & add their own milestones?
Hi Catherine, Great to hear! Unfortunately you can't give students selective access to Sites, meaning that if you give them editing access for showcasing their work, they'll be able to edit anything. For that reason when I've given students access, I only do so for a short window of time. Now, I just take care of posting their projects myself to avoid anything getting lost while numerous students are in posting at once.
Another option would be to have them great an entirely separate site that they have full editing access to and then just create links out to their personal pages through your main class site. Hope that helps!
Do you have a separate webpage for each section that you teach? I’m just wondering how I would link from a slideshow to a Google classroom assignment, for multiple sections.
I'd definitely only make one website: that's enough to manage! Create subpages for different classes/sections and then link out to assignments from there.
Thank you so very much! This is exactly what I needed. One question on use in the classroom: Do you have a separate site for each section of the same class? If not, how does the links take students to the right section in Google Classroom?
Hi Nancy, no, I would definitely not recommend making more than one site. If you have different classes with different assignments, you can create separate assignment pages. If it's the different classes with the same assignments, I would suggest just one larger Google Classroom so you can create all links back there.
Fantastic and so easy to follow! Question - what is your suggestion if I teach different classes (subject areas)? Is there a way to make different sections for each class within the ONE Google site, or do I need to create a different Google site for each separate class? Thanks!
Hi Kristen,
Sorry for the long delay in responding here. I would definitely only set up one Site and then make subpages to represent each class. You could have separate assignment subpages and separate Calendar pages under each course subpage, if that makes sense.
Hi! I want to use one main platform for my students to view assignments, turn in work, and access additional resources. Although I like Google Classroom, it is not meeting my full expectation and I would like to use Google site. Do you have a suggestion on how to use Google site for work submission?
Thanks so much for your question! I do have a suggestion and I answer it in this video: th-cam.com/video/EV28UmeR-Xs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this video!
You're welcome, Arleen!
Millions of thanks! 太感谢你了！❤️👍🤝
You're very welcome!
Thanks very much for sharing. I've watched this video twice and I can't seem to find which part did you explain the search function as you mentioned in 3:50😁
Sure, thanks for your question! The search function is at the top right-hand side of the screen (the magnifying glass), and you can use it to locate information across the entire site. Hope that helps!
New EdTech Classroom Thank you for the reply! So I can only use it after publishing,right? Because it doesnt work during preview.
Excellenet Tutorial ,I am going to try as you guided in your video
Your videos are great!
How do I add the calendar if I have multiple google classrooms for different class periods?
Thanks! You should be able to to integrate any of the calendars you own/subscribe to
Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This has been SO helpful, thank you. Once the calendar is published (from your Google Classroom), do the edits made (added/changed) automatically show up on your Google Site/webpage? TIA.
Yes, as long as you've embedded that calendar!
You are great! Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Norberto!
That was fantastic thank you so much. Really appreciated.
You're so welcome, Chris! Glad to hear it was helpful!
If you have a classroom for three different classes, but have added an assignment for all, when you add a link for that assignment in google sites, does it open up for each classroom? So lets say Johnny is in Mr. Miller's class and Sophie is in Mr. Smith. When they click on that link, will it take them to that assignment in their classroom?
Hi Jennifer, that will only work if you only have your assignments in a single Google Classroom because you have to copy and paste the exact assignment link into your Site.
How would you recommend organizing a site for elementary grades with multiple subjects? Would you recommend creating a tab for each subject or would you embed all subjects into the weekly assignments tab?
Hi Emily, I'd keep it as simple as possible for Elementary, so if you can get it all on one tab, I'd try to do that.
Hi Sam, very informative video once again. My question is if there a multiple teachers teaching a particular yr level of a subject, is there a way that one google site can be set up that directs students Bach to their individual Google classroom. For eg, I teach 3 different yr7 Food Technology classes which all have their own Google classroom, coworker teachers 2 class, and another has 1 class. How can I develop a web page in Google Site for all classes as in Yr 7 Food technology (a 1 stop shop) but have students linked to their own Google classroom??
Hi Dianne, you can, though you’ll need to post assignments separately bc the direct assignment links will go directly to that assignment in classroom. I wouldn’t recommend setting up entirely different sites though. Your best bet is to create subpages for each individual class and post the assignments there.
@@NewEdTechClassroom thank you very much for a quick reply. Our school is rolling out Google Sites, but have not been clear in it's purpose or function (I don't think they know themselves). You have clarified a number of things for me, namely why and how to use both Sits and Google classroom. 🇦🇺🐨
Glad to hear that, Dianne!
Once you create a new copy of your google classroom in the second year, do you have to go into your site to change all the URLs? and is there a trick to streamlining year-to-year setups like this?
New EdTech Classroom,
Liked and subscribed. Your videos are extremely helpful! Thank you!
I do have question. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so something is bothering me about a Google Slide I embedded in my Google Site. It's a slide of a Bitmoji classroom, and it includes hotlinks. When I add the Slide the bottom border with the play icon and Google logo/text shows. Is there any way to crop the Slide so it looks more like a picture?
I'd appreciate your response so much. Thank you. :)
I really appreciate that, Pat! Thanks so much for the support!
Thank you! I created my assignment weeks just as you did...is there a way to copy and paste a subpage to another subpage (future weeks) and just edit the text and graphics so to not have to reformat each time?
You can duplicate the subpage by clicking the three dots next to the page you want to duplicate.
Hi Caroline,
Yes, definitely, you can duplicate the entire page as @thehippo8me suggested!
Thanks for ur sharing! So helpful!
Any time!
Awesome free tool! My question is do you keep the weekly lessons subpages up for the entire year, or do you continually edit the same subpage for weekly lessons?
I would keep them up and then add new subpages. That way you've also created an archive that you can potentially tweak and reuse the following year as well! Plus if a student was missing an assignment from earlier on in the school year, they'd know where to go.
New EdTech Classroom great advice. Thank you so much!
Thanks for your amazing video, Sam. My problem now is anytime my students make updates to their portfolio I get so many email notifications. It makes me worried with my emails. How to cope this problem? Is there any tips how to adjust the email setting in portfolio platform? Thanks.
Hi, Sam. Thanks for the video. I did love it. I teach business English online and am looking for a way to optimize this teaching. I teach different levels and am not sure if I can do it here. Would you happen to know how that works, please?
truly amazing tutorial
Thank you!
Thank you for the great tutorial on making a website on Google. I have one question about inserting the calendar. Do you have to reinsert the calendar in every time that you update the assignments or the events?
No, you don't: it syncs automatically!
This was an awesome video! Exactly what I was looking for! Would you create a different website for each period?
Hi Pascale, Thanks! Personally, I definitely wouldn't create more than one website. I'd just create separate pages for different classes and then subpages for the calendars and assignments, though I'd only do that if the subject/grade levels were different. (Similarly I don't create multiple Google Classrooms for the same subject/grade level, though I know some people do prefer it that way).
New EdTech Classroom I definitely see your point. Our school can connect their Google Classroom assignments to our gradebook system. I’m just trying to see how one website would work for different periods if the assignments are all attached to their Google Classroom.
Hi, thanks for the video - can you tell me how do you add a search function for the site only please?
It will show up when you view the Site as a published site as opposed to edit mode!
@@NewEdTechClassroom thank you
Dear Sam, ik like the picture you have Used of the laptop with chairs on it. Can you tell me where i can Find it?
Shutterstock!
Your video was great
and useful
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, I am trying to create hyperdocs for students to follow each day in the event we go remote. I followed your instructions on how to "force make a copy" so that students have their own copy of note-takers, etc. However, how do I then collect those assignments back from students? I want them to turn in their assignments via Google Classroom--but if they make their own copies (rather than me "making a copy" for each student via the assignment page on Google Classroom)--how do I get their work back? Is there a way to copy the link to the assignment itself so that it takes students to the page that has their own copy?
Hi Laurie,
You're right. If you force make a copy rather than assigning via Google Classroom, students will have to manually share that document back with you. If you want to collect the assignments, you'd be better off creating the graphic organizer as a separate assignment in Google Classroom and linking it that way.
Thanks for osm knowledge....:)
You're welcome, Mayur!
Hi Sam. I'm an educator in Guyana. I've been working on integrating learning technology into my classroom. I'm still learning. I'd like to be able to access the free teacher version of loom, Nearpod and a few others because I know they're being offered free to educators. My school doesn't have a district nor school edu. website. Will this method work or do I have to create one? I'm really wondering how to go about creating a school website that I can use to gain full access to this powerful learning platforms. Idk if you can help me out.
Thank you for your great tutorial. I am watching it over and over as I create my site. How do I insert a single slide into the site? Not the entire slide show.
Hi Laura, you could take a screenshot of it and insert it, download just that one slide and insert it, or copy the slide deck, select copy single slide, and then insert the slide.