Google Classroom

Instructions for Parents - How to use our school’s Google Classroom. Please not that it may be slightly different depending on the device and software that is being used.

Follow these steps so your child can continue to complete learning activities and hand them in while they are unable to come into school.

Smartphones and tablets: download the free Google Classroom app

Android devices iOS devices (iPhones, iPods and iPads)

• Open the Play Store app

• Search for ‘Google Classroom’

• Tap ‘Google Classroom’

• Tap ‘Install’

• Open the App Store app

• Search for ‘Google Classroom’

• Tap ‘Google Classroom’

• Tap ‘Get / Install’

Once the app has downloaded, open it and log into your child’s school e-mail account (@wws.academy).

• Tap the ‘+’ icon (in the top-right corner), then ‘Join class’

• Enter the class code that your child’s school has sent to you, then tap ‘Join’

Computers and laptops: log in to Google Classroom

• Go to www.classroom.google.com

• Log in with your child’s ‘school email account

• Click the ‘+’ icon (in the top-right corner), then ‘Join class’

• Enter the class code that your child’s school has sent to you via email, then click ‘Join’

How to get and hand in work (computers and laptops)

• Go to Google Classroom

• Click ‘Classwork’

• Click on an assignment, then ‘View assignment’

• On the right-hand side of the page, click ‘Add or create’. Depending on the type of work the teacher has set:

• You or your child can take photos of your child’s completed work, upload them to your computer and then upload the photos in Google Classroom – click ‘File’, then ‘Select files from your device’, then ‘Upload’

• Or, your child can type up their answers in a Google Doc – click ‘Docs’ to load a new Google Doc

• Once your child has finished their work, click ‘Hand in’, then ‘Hand in’ again to confirm

• If you have made a mistake, you can click ‘Unsubmit’ to return the work to you, then follow the previous steps to resubmit work.

How to hand in work (mobile devices – Android or iOS)

• Open the Google Classroom app

• Tap on your child’s class, then ‘Classwork’ (at the bottom)

• Tap on an assignment, then the arrow at the bottom

• Tap ‘Add attachment’. Depending on the type of work the teacher has set:

• You can take photos of your child’s completed work, upload them to your computer and then upload the photos in Google Classroom – click ‘File’, then tap the file on your device

• Or, your child can type up their answers in a Google Doc – tap ‘New Doc’ to load a new Google doc

• Once your child has finished their work, tap ‘Hand in’, then ‘Hand in’ again to confirm

• If you have made a mistake, you can click ‘Unsubmit’ to return the work to you, then follow the previous steps to resubmit work.

If you have any problems with access or use, please contact the school and we will respond as soon as we can.

 

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Parent Guide to Google Classroom

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We have activated a free domain-wide trial license for @wws.academy to expire on May 31st. This wis automatically applied to all users on our email domain. To use Kami you simply need to sign up for a Kami account and install the Kami Chrome extension, as described below. Hope this makes things a little easier for you! 

Here's some introductory information for new users:

BLENDED ONLINE & CLASSROOM LEARNING WITH KAMI

GETTING STARTED with Kami:

1. Go to https://www.kamiapp.com and create a Kami login using your school email address. @wws.academy
2. Ensure the Kami Chrome extension is installed . 
3. Connect Kami to Google Drive (http://help.kamiapp.com/articles/647870-how-do-i-open-a-document-from-your-google-drive)

Below is an istructional video to help you use Kami.