Communicating in Google Classroom using the Stream
How to post to Stream
Transcript and instructions
- Click 'Stream' at the top
- Click in the box that says 'Share something with your class'
- Start typing a post to the stream
- Click the 'Post' button when you complete typing
How to post to a specific group of students only
Transcript and instructions
- Click 'Stream' at the top
- Click in the box that says 'Share something with your class'
- Start typing a post to the stream
- Click the button that says 'All Students'
- Tick the students you want to receive the post
- Click the 'Post' button to send the post
How to post to multiple classes
Transcript and instructions
- Click 'Stream' at the top
- Click in the box that says 'Share something with your class'
- Start typing a post to the stream
- Click the button that says the class name
- Tick the other classes you also want to receive the post
- Click the 'Post' button to send the post
Using the 'add' button
Transcript and instructions
- Click 'Stream' at the top
- Click in the box that says 'Share something with your class'
- Start typing a post to the stream
- Click the 'Add' button in the bottom left
- Choose to attach a file from your Google Drive, a link from the internet, a file from your computer or embed a video from Youtube
- Multiple files can be attached in the one post
- Click the blue 'Post' button to send the post
Scheduling a post time/date
Transcript and instructions
Click 'Stream' at the top
Click in the box that says 'Share something with your class'
Start typing a post to the stream
Click the downward facing triangle next to 'Post'
Click 'Schedule'
Set the time and date you want the post to be sent to your students
How to move an announcement to the top
Transcript and instructions
Click the 3 dots next to the post you want to move
Click 'Move to top'
How to change posting permissions
Transcript and instructions
- Click the cog icon, in the top right side of the screen
- Scroll down to where it says 'Stream'
- Click the downward facing arrow to the right of 'Stream'
- Select the posting permissions you would like
- Click the 'Save' button that appears at the top right to save the permissions
How to delete unwanted comments
Transcript and instructions
Click the 3 dots next to the post you want to delete
Click 'Delete'
Click 'Delete' again when the pop up appears
How to mute students
Transcript and instructions
Click the 'People' tab
Click the checkbox to the left of the student’s name you would like to mute
When there is a tick, click the 'Actions' button at the top of the student’s names
Click 'Mute'
Click 'OK' when the pop-up appears
A red icon will appear next to the student’s name
Follow the same process to unmute the student