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Tips to Navigating Google Classroom

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One Minute we’re dropping off kids to school, and then getting ready for dinner when we return from work. Now we’re having to create spaces for our remote work in our home and transition different areas of our house to a classroom environment. Here are steps to navigate google classroom.

What is my login information for google classroom? The teacher provides the student their LAUSD email login and password. Example: Login: thesmartfox0001@mymail.lausd.net with a password: schoolnameandyear. Doesn’t look like anything different, right? Now you need to click on “Google Classroom” next to the menu that has 9 dots in a square.

Click “Classroom” icon with a whiteboard (green background)
Step #1 Click Classwork in the middle of the page.
Step #2 Click View assignment
View any instructions or details steps on how to complete this task.
Some of the work will be attached here – see Step #3 Click to open work.
Step # 4 Click the Printer icon on the top right to print or to “Save As”
Step #5 Select Printer Destination as “Save as PDF”
Step #6 Click Save
If the file is saved as “.png” replace with”.pdf”
You can’t have two formats: png and pdf
Step #7 Figure out where you want to save these files on your laptop/PC/Mac
Step #8 Name your files Example: Assignment Name_Student_Date
Step # 9 Click Save

Save Ink & Paper by Editing the document directly

The goal of saving your files as a Word or PDF is to “edit” so you can write directly on the document. Depending on what device you’re using you might have a few options.

  • MAC – Open PDF file > Click Fill & Sign > Edit
  • PC – Adobe Acrobat Reader > FIll & Sign > Select a File
Select the file you saved on your laptop/PC
Select Fill and sign and the file you selected will open

PDF Fill & Sign – make edits directly to the saved document even if it’s an image (.png or .jpeg file)

Use the Fill & Sign Toolbar to edit the PDF
Using FIll & Sign Toolbar
Let your children practice using the mouse and keyboard
Save your File and Replace the previous version saved
Send or upload

Best Tip of the Day: Download Google Classroom App!

Super helpful when you have multiple children you have to check or turn in work. You can easily upload pictures of homework into the actual homework task.