COVID-19 Information Booklet

Google classroom

We are up and running with Google Classroom and students should be able to access all their lessons online. We are using Google Classroom and meets as our main platform however, some subjects will be using Tassomai as an extra platform.

Students are able to use Google Classroom on many device platforms, now including PlayStation and Xbox (as long as they have a mouse and keyboard). Google offers free 15gb storage and they also offer free programmes which can be accessed from all devices, including Slides (PowerPoint), Docs (Word) and Sheet (Excel). Teachers have been working hard to prepare and create lessons to make students feel at ease and like they are at school. We have had overwhelmingly positive feedback from students so far and we hope that this continues. Students should be able to log in with their unique email address and password (this can be obtained from Reception.) Students can then ‘ join ’ classes using the + box in the top right hand corner and add in their unique class code found at: https://www.regentsparkcollege.org.uk/curriculum/google - classroom/ Teachers will use the ‘ assignment ’ section to set work and use the ‘ stream ’ to upload useful information, messages and information about live ‘ meets ’. Once students have logged on, they should check their timetable and find that class on their homepage on Google Classroom. In the Classwork section assignments will be put there, with due in dates. Students can click on the assignment and read through what is required of them, then they can click ‘ add or create ’ and choose Slides or Docs to create their work. Once they have started to use one of the two apps, all of the students ’ work will be saved automatically on their Google Drive. Once they have completed the task students can press ‘ Hand in ’ (top right) if they have created the work through Docs / Slides. If students have created their work on their computer and not used the free Docs or Slides app, they need to go back to the assignment and upload their work, then press ‘ hand in ’. If teachers have attached a document for students to use, students are able to open it by hovering over the middle of the page and clicking “ open in docs ”. They can then edit and ‘ turn in ’ (top right hand side) or go back to the assignment and then click ‘ add ’ and upload their work this way. Students can write private messages to teachers if they need further support with any of their work. 32 Please note that only students with the unique email address are able to join classes.