This is why you should create a NEW Classroom for each grading period

[@DanielGallegos1]

Despite some initial hesitation, I did this with my classes and it’s been THE fix to the lagging speeds.

[@jrsowash]

Thanks for confirming! That has been my experience as well.

[@jrsowash]

Would you mind if I included your comment in the monthly email that I send out to teachers? I can had your name if you would like.

[@DanielGallegos1]

@@jrsowash I don't mind at all; that sounds pretty cool. Where can one subscribe?

[@jrsowash]

@@DanielGallegos1 Great! You can sign up here: chrm.tech/update

[@millerkingston857]

you all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost my password. I appreciate any help you can offer me!

[@lskutches]

Thank you again, John, for making this. One other "tip" for those with multiple sections of the same course: Make one new classroom with all reference materials, etc. you want to carry over,, then make a "copy" that class. Then all you need to do is rename the class, and "post" the reference materials, etc.

[@jrsowash]

Yep, this is a good tip. Saves a lot of time if you have several sections of the same class. 👏🏼

[@heatherhall6930]

ELA teachers, here is another reason to start a new class each grading period. Google Classroom provides 5 assignment originality checks ( plagiarism check) for free in each Classroom. When you start a new class, you will have the ability to check 5 more assignments. If you are on qtrs., like I am, that takes you from 5 free checks a year to 20.

[@jrsowash]

You found the cheat code! Well done!

[@robertprescott5926]

Thanks again ! Your help has be invaluable over the pandemic !!!

[@florentinamallorca4459]

Thank you for this, I will need your ideas few weeks more.

[@MrsXThao]

Thank you John, for your clear explanations! Very helpful.

[@jrsowash]

You bet!

[@rebeccahorwitz6855]

Thanks, this was easier than I thought. No panic attacks.

[@jrsowash]

Outstanding! 😀

[@MrsXThao]

Very helpful, John! Thanks!

[@jrsowash]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lskutches]

Hi John! Thank you for all your great videos! I assume this will generate new class codes and meeting links as well?

[@jrsowash]

Correct! 👍

[@EquityTeacherLeader]

You can Change each Category to Quarter 1, Quarter 2... Then weight the quarter you want the total grade for to 100% , and the other quarters to 0%. Then do show weighted grade. At quarter 3 just change quarter 3 to weighted 100%. So now kids can see their quarter grade without having to start a new google classroom.

[@jrsowash]

This is a good tip!

[@nikkiobrien2227]

I teach 4th grade ELA and SS to two different periods. Unlike high school, each period is the exact same content. So, is it far fetched for me to put all 50 some kids in one GC? Especially if I did this method of a new classroom each 9 weeks to help with the lagging issue? I am doing blended learning and use a lot of hyperdoc/Google Site type ways to link to assignments. And I'm finding that I have to create two of everything so that I can link to each separate class. It just occurred to me that it might be easier if they were all in one. Am I crazy?

[@mr.nnguyen2964]

How do you set up the semester end grades in Google Classroom? Mine would have Q1+Q2+Q3+Final Exam.

[@jrsowash]

You would need to manually calculate the grades using Google sheets or your district grade book

[@BrillaHistory]

Would you recommend teachers going through all of their assignments and returning all work before archiving?

[@jrsowash]

Absolutely. This will move them out of your drive account. 👍

[@BrillaHistory]

​@@jrsowash Fantastic, thank you!

[@hollynthompson_staff-jones1335]

Okay. thanks. This next one is off topic...will draft grades record in the grade tab? Also, is there a way I can "turn in" for a student, if they sent the information to me via email? because they weren't able to attach to the google classroom assignment?

[@jrsowash]

Sadly no. That would be a nice feature, though.

[@maximilianosalibe1710]

Hi, John! Here, in Argentina, we're beginning a brief and last marking period just for those students who haven't passed the assessments. For example, I've used a Google class from March to November with the whole group. Now, I'm continuing to work with half of them. I was wondering if it's convenient to invite the ones who finished to leave the classroom or to create a new one for those who have not passed. Especially, I think it will be useful for those who passed to continue to have access to the classroom if they need to during the next year. So, I thought the best deal was archiving the whole class (if that guaranteed access to materials for all my students) and creating a new one for the few who need to continue working a couple of weeks more. Am I right?

[@jrsowash]

Yes, I would probably create a new class for the students who will be studying during the extra marking period. It will be easier for them to find and focus on the assignments they need to complete. when you archive your old class students will still have access to the material. But they won't be able to comment or turn anything in.

[@maximilianosalibe1710]

@@jrsowash thank you so much, John! I will do so!

[@fadwamusleh8227]

Will I need to re-invite the co-teachers from the first grading period to the new class?

[@jrsowash]

Yes, I should have mentioned that in the video. You can add them at the same time you update your class settings.

[@Drobinson0828]

How does this affect students ability to see their overall grade, other than just a quarter grade?

[@jrsowash]

They won't be able to in GC. They would need to log in to the school gradebook to see their overall grade.

[@ThePlasch]

John, I like the idea of creating a new class for second quarter, but when I tried to do it the SIS link gave me trouble. Since I connected my class at the beginning of the year, when I try to connect the new class, it doesn't not find an unassigned class for me to connect. Is there a work around for this?

[@jrsowash]

Yes, if you are linking Google classroom to your school's SIS you may run into trouble. you may have to contact the person who manages your SIS and ask them to link your grade book to a different class.

[@ThePlasch]

@@jrsowash thanks for the reply, John!

[@hollynthompson_staff-jones1335]

If you are adding the same code from Q1 to Q2, won't the students still have access to the previous quarter and still be able to finish, update, turn-in and comment on old assignments? How do you prevent a student from doing this?

[@jrsowash]

Each class has a new code, so they won't be we to reuse it.

[@dianeclawson7663]

Do you just keep that class archived forever? Do you ever delete it permanently? Or do you reuse it sometime?

[@jrsowash]

Yes, I leave the class archive forever. It serves as a historical record of the work students completed and my conversations with them. I reuse content from the course but never the entire course.

[@ahudzikhatfield]

Is there a way to pull an entire Topic over to a new classroom?

[@jrsowash]

No, you have to do it one post at a time. 😥

[@deethomas595]

Do you recommend simply archiving the course but not removing students first?

[@jrsowash]

Yes. There's no value in removing the students. Once the course is archived they can't do anything other than view their work.

[@Fivegaits1]

When I click on settings, it won't let me scroll down to get the classroom link

[@jrsowash]

What do you see?

[@Fivegaits1]

@@jrsowash I can see the screen for settings but it will not allow me to scroll down the page

[@jrsowash]

Sounds like a weird browser issue. I would refresh and restart and try again.

[@HassanAshour]

instead of creating a new classroom for each quarter, we can just remove the assignment after the due date is passed

[@jrsowash]

I would be cautious with this strategy. Deleting the assignment will also delete all of the private comments that you have exchanged with students. This is important documentation that should be preserved.

[@HassanAshour]

I think you are right

[@brittanyvarecha2211]

I started to do this but found out that you have to re-link all education platforms that your google classroom is attached to which is really frustrating. Edpuzzle,quizizz, quizlet, khan academy, boom cards the list goes on.... :(

[@maire-annemccormack2883]

That's a great point, what happened?

[@lskutches]

I am wondering about this as well... Any input John? If we archive the class in Google Classroom will those other sites "drop" the old Google class too?