Google Classroom Tools for Teaching & Learning
Explore Google Classroom tools that can support reading practice, interactive learning, academic integrity, instructional planning, and student engagement. Select a tool to learn more.
Read Along
Read Along in Google Classroom provides students with an engaging way to practice reading while receiving support as they read aloud. Teachers can use Read Along activities to provide additional reading practice within Classroom.
Support Reading Practice
- Give students opportunities to practice reading aloud.
- Provide interactive reading experiences within Google Classroom.
- Support independent practice and reading development.
- Incorporate reading practice into existing Classroom activities.
Read Along can help extend reading practice beyond direct instruction while keeping activities accessible through Google Classroom.
Practice Sets
Practice Sets allow educators to create interactive assignments that give students opportunities to practice skills and receive support while working through questions.
Create More Interactive Practice
- Build practice activities directly within Google Classroom.
- Add questions that allow students to demonstrate understanding.
- Provide students with opportunities to practice independently.
- Use student responses to help identify areas that may need additional support.
Practice Sets can help educators provide meaningful opportunities for practice while keeping assignments organized within Google Classroom.
Interactive Questions in YouTube Videos
Educators can make video learning more interactive by adding questions to YouTube videos assigned through Google Classroom. Students can respond as they watch, helping turn passive viewing into a more active learning experience.
Make Video Learning Interactive
- Add questions at key points within a YouTube video.
- Encourage students to stop, think, and respond while watching.
- Check understanding throughout the learning experience.
- Use video as part of a more purposeful instructional activity.
Interactive questions can help educators maintain student engagement and gather evidence of understanding while students work through video content.
Originality Reports
Originality Reports can support conversations about academic integrity by helping educators and students identify passages in submitted work that may match information found online.
Support Academic Integrity
- Help students review their work before submission.
- Identify passages that may require citation or revision.
- Support instruction related to research and responsible use of information.
- Encourage students to develop stronger academic writing habits.
Originality Reports are most meaningful when used as part of instruction about citation, source use, academic integrity, and responsible scholarship.
Gemini in Google Classroom
Gemini features in Google Classroom can support educators with planning and instructional tasks while also providing students with learning supports connected to their classroom materials and assignments.
For Educators
- Create lesson plans, learning objectives, engagement hooks, and project ideas.
- Develop instructional content tailored to learning needs.
- Re-level text and translate materials into more than 100 languages.
- Generate targeted vocabulary lists and differentiated resources.
- Create quizzes, rubrics, and other assessment supports.
- Identify possible misconceptions and draft performance-based feedback.
For Students
- Turn class materials into flashcards, practice quizzes, study guides, and audio summaries.
- Break down complex math and science concepts.
- Receive assignment-aligned hints and guided support.
- Use support designed to help students continue thinking through the work rather than simply providing an answer.
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