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and tools to help teachers during

the coronavirus crisis.
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Teaching from home
Teaching from home
Teaching from home is clearly going to require a different

approach to teaching at school. We have created a
temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers
during the coronavirus crisis.
To give any of the suggestions a try, sign in with your G Suite

for Education account. If you don’t have one already, your
school can sign up here.
And check back often, we’ll be adding more information as

we continue working on this and hear feedback from you.
Contents
Setting up Collaborate
1. Your workspace at home 1. Using ‘Jamboard’
2. Create a ‘Class’ and invite students 2. Q&A in Slides
3. Set up a video call (aka ‘Meet’) 3. Work together
4. Reduce bandwidth. Share the load
Access for all

Prepare to teach 1. Adding captions in a video call
1. Prepare a presentation for students 2. Voice typing in Docs
2. Create an online test
Student support
3. Set an assignment in ‘Classroom’
Teach 1. Use ‘Classroom’ for communication

2. Set up 1:1 time with your students
1. Join the video call
2. Present your screen
3. Check understanding
Setting up
Setting up
1. Your workspace at home

2. Create a ‘Class’ and invite students
3. Set up a video call (aka ‘Meet’)
4. Reduce Bandwidth. Share the load
Your workspace at home
Your workspace
at home
1. Find a location with strong WiFi connectivity
2. Ensure there is plenty of natural light
3. Find a clutter-free background when

presenting with webcam
Consider your students’ workspace.

Not every household will have the
same access to technology.
Create a ‘Class’ and invite students
Create a ‘Class’
and invite students
1. Go to classroom.google.com and press the +
button to add a class
More info
2. In the People section, invite the students

from your class
More info
3. Decide if you want students to be able to

comment on the class stream
More info
Set up a video call (aka ‘Meet’)
Set up a video call

(aka ‘Meet’)
1. Go to meet.google.com and start a new
meeting
2. Copy the URL from the address bar
3. In Classroom, click Create, add a 'Material'

and paste the link so that students can join
the call whenever you have a lesson
More info
For pupils who don’t have access

to a computer at home, they can
still join via the Meet app.
Reduce bandwidth
Reduce bandwidth.
Share the load.
1. Limiting bandwidth helps. Your IT Admin can
do it quickly in Google Admin console
2. Try a Livestream instead. To keep things fun use

Slides Q&A. Or, pre-record a lesson and send it
out later.
3. Turn off your camera and show your profile!
Check with your IT admin to make sure each

student has their own G Suite account. There
should be no shared accounts.
Prepare to teach
Prepare to teach
1. Prepare a presentation for students

2. Create an online test
3. Set an assignment in ‘Classroom’
Prepare a presentation for students
Prepare a
presentation for
students
1. Click here to create a new Google Slides
presentation
More info
2. Identify suitable pauses for discussion or

questioning
3. Use the Insert menu to add videos and

images where appropriate
Create an online test
Create an online test

1. Head to forms.google.com and create a form
or use a template
More info
2. Turn your form into a quiz, select the correct

answers and assign points values
More info
3. Preview the form and complete it
4. Become familiar with the responses page

Set an assignment in ‘Classroom’
Set an assignment
in ‘Classroom’
1. Head to the Classwork tab of your ‘Class’
2. Create an assignment and complete the

details you require
3. Add any files (e.g. worksheets,

presentations) that you want students to
access and decide whether you want them
to have view access, or make a copy for each
student
More info
4. [Optional] Set a due date and time to have

the assignment appear in your students'
Google Calendars
Teach
Teach
1. Join the video call

2. Present your screen
3. Check understanding
Join the video call
Join the video call

1. Use the meeting ID to join the Google Meet
session (or click on the link in your Classroom
materials)
More info
2. You can preview the picture and turn off your

camera or sound before you join
3. Choose if you want to record the lesson in

the more options menu
More info
Your camera uses lots of data. Consider

asking the class to turn theirs off to
keep things running smoothly.
Present your screen
Present your screen

1. Go to ‘Present Now’ in Meet to present your
screen (such as your Google Slides)
More info
2. Select the screen or tab you want to present
3. You may find it useful to join the Google

Meet on another device (such as your phone
or tablet) so you can see the students and
chat as your present
4. Use the laser pointer in presentation mode to

highlight areas of the slide
Check understanding
Check understanding
1. Remember to build in time to check in with
your students and pause for questions
2. Use the chat feature in Meet to allow

students to ask questions without
interrupting your flow
3. Use Google Forms to quickly and easily

check class understanding
Collaborate
Collaborate
1. Using ‘Jamboard’
2. Q&A in Slides
3. Work together
Using ‘Jamboard’
Using ‘Jamboard’
Jamboard is an online whiteboard which allows you to
collaborate in real time.
1. Create a new Jamboard at jamboard.google.com

More info
2. Add content, such as images or documents

More Info
3. Share your Jam with your class via Google

Classroom
More info
Q&A in Slides
Q&A in Slides
1. Students can ask questions during your
presentation using Q&A in slides
More info
2. They can see other questions and upvote

ones they like
3. You can show questions from audience tools

Work together
Work together
All Google Drive editors (Docs, Sheets, Slides etc.)
have real time collaboration built in for up to 100
simultaneous users.
1. Students can create files and share them with

peers and their teachers - great for group work
More info
2. Use the version history to quickly track

individual contribution
More info
3. Add comments to give immediate feedback and

advice to each other remotely
More info
Access for all
Access for all
1. Adding captions in a video call

2. Voice typing in Docs
Adding captions in a video call
Adding captions
in a video call
Individual users in Google Meet can turn on
captions, which shows the text of the conversation.
More Info
Voice typing in Docs
Voice typing in Docs

1. Go to Tools > Voice typing to enable voice
typing in a Google Doc
2. You can speak punctuation, such as comma or

new line
More info
Student support
Student support
1. Use ‘Classroom’ for communication

2. Set up 1:1 time with your students
Use ‘Classroom’ for communication
Use ‘Classroom’ for

communication
1. Decide whether students can post and
comment on the Classroom stream
More info
2. Post regular updates and polls to keep

conversations going outside of lesson time
3. [Optional] Customize email alerts if you are

receiving too many notifications
More info
Set up 1:1 time with your students
Set up 1:1 time with

your students
1. Go to Google Calendar and click +Create and
choose 'Appointment slots'
2. Select the times that you want to offer

bookable appointments and how long the
slots should be and press 'Save'. You can add
multiple slots and set repeating slots
More info
3. Click on a slot and choose 'Go to appointment

page for this calendar'. Copy the link and
distribute to your students via Google
Classroom or email
To be continued ...
To be continued...
The information here is by no means complete. As we receive feedback

from teachers and partners, we will continue to list, create and discover
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A temporary hub of information

and tools to help teachers during

Visit g.co/teachfromhome for the most

Teaching from home

Teaching from home is clearly going to require a different

To give any of the suggestions a try, sign in with your G Suite

And check back often, we’ll be adding more information as

Access for all

Teach 1. Use ‘Classroom’ for communication

1. Your workspace at home

2. Ensure there is plenty of natural light

3. Find a clutter-free background when

Consider your students’ workspace.

2. In the People section, invite the students

3. Decide if you want students to be able to

Set up a video call

2. Copy the URL from the address bar

3. In Classroom, click Create, add a 'Material'

For pupils who don’t have access

2. Try a Livestream instead. To keep things fun use

3. Turn off your camera and show your profile!

Check with your IT admin to make sure each

1. Prepare a presentation for students

2. Identify suitable pauses for discussion or

3. Use the Insert menu to add videos and

Create an online test

2. Turn your form into a quiz, select the correct

3. Preview the form and complete it

4. Become familiar with the responses page

2. Create an assignment and complete the

3. Add any files (e.g. worksheets,

4. [Optional] Set a due date and time to have

1. Join the video call

Join the video call

2. You can preview the picture and turn off your

3. Choose if you want to record the lesson in

Your camera uses lots of data. Consider

Present your screen

2. Select the screen or tab you want to present

3. You may find it useful to join the Google

4. Use the laser pointer in presentation mode to

2. Use the chat feature in Meet to allow

3. Use Google Forms to quickly and easily

1. Create a new Jamboard at jamboard.google.com

2. Add content, such as images or documents

3. Share your Jam with your class via Google

2. They can see other questions and upvote

3. You can show questions from audience tools

1. Students can create files and share them with

2. Use the version history to quickly track

3. Add comments to give immediate feedback and

Access for all

1. Adding captions in a video call

Voice typing in Docs

2. You can speak punctuation, such as comma or

1. Use ‘Classroom’ for communication

Use ‘Classroom’ for

2. Post regular updates and polls to keep