3 Things to Wrap up Google Classroom for the Summer

credit to:
http://alicekeeler.com/2015/06/01/3-things-to-wrap-up-google-classroom-for-the-summer/
http://alicekeeler.com/2016/05/31/google-classroom-clean-folders/

Now that it is the end of the school year, what do you do with your Google Classroom?

1) Clean Up Google Drive

Google Classroom Folders

Google Classroom creates in Google Drive a folder for each class and each assignment. This can make for a lot of folders after you’ve been using Google Classroom for awhile. You can safely move Classroom folders in Google Drive. From the home screen in Google Classroom, you can click on the folder icon on the class title to locate the class folder in Google Drive. You can rename or move any of the folders within the class folder. You may want to save certain folders containing your favorite assignments.

Move The Folders

Archiving a class does not archive the class folder in Google Drive.  Tip to create an archive folder in the Classroom folder. You can drag your past class folders into the archive folder. There is no damage done by renaming folders or moving the folders.

Move Folders, Press Z

There are a few ways to get your old class folders into the archive folder. Click on the folder you wish to move and just drag it into the archive folder.

Click on the folder and press Z to move the folder.

Click on the folder and use the move folder icon under the 3 dots icon in the toolbar to move the folder into the archive folder.

Rename Folders

Click on a folder and press N to rename the folder. You can also use the “Rename” icon under the 3 dots menu.

2) Document Assignments

Do you want to clean up your Drive a bit? Take a moment and go through your Google Classroom Folders and Files and determine what assignments worked well, which files you want to save as models or examples and which ones you can delete. If you are not sure at this point, leave this step for a later time.

3) Archive Google Classroom Class

From the home page, you can choose to archive the class. This saves the class, however, removes the class time from the home screen. It also removes the class from the Classroom menu. The ability to add to the class or edit by teachers or students is also disabled. On the class tile notice the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner. Click on this to choose to archive the class.

Archived Classes

You can find the archived classes by going to the Classroom menu in the upper left-hand corner. Towards the bottom is the link to the archived classes.