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"1. Post Questions Phan explains, "You can post questions to your class and allow students to have discussions by responding to each other's answers (or not, depending on the setting you choose). For example, you could post a video and ask students to answer a question about it, or post an article and ask them to write a paragraph in response." 2. Reuse Assignments If you reuse curricula year after year-or at least reuse documents, there is an update you might like. Phan explains, "Now you can reuse assignments, announcements or questions from any one of your classes - or any class you co-teach, whether it's from last year or last week. Once you choose what you'd like to copy, you'll also be able to make changes before you post or assign it." 3. Improved Calendar Integration We love changes that improve workflow. Phan: "In the next month, Classroom will automatically create a calendar for each of your classes in Google Calendar. All assignments with a due date will be automatically added to your class calendar and kept up to date. You'll be able to view your calendar from within Classroom or on Google Calendar, where you can manually add class events like field trips or guest speakers." 4. Bump a post Sticking posts on blogs, tweets, or facebook updates has long been a thing. Now you can do it on Google Classroom as well by moving any post to the top. 5. Due dates optional Project-based learning, Self-directed learning? Maker ed? If you use long-term projects or other due-date-less assignments, you can now create assignments without due dates in Google Classroom. 6. Attach a Google Form to a post If you're a fan of Google Forms (here's a post on using Google Forms to create a self-graded exam), this is a change you'll appreciate. Phan explains, "Many teachers have been using Google Forms as an easy way to assign a test, quiz or survey to the class. Coming in the next few weeks, teachers and students will soon be able to

"Even the leading expert on Google Classroom, Alice Keeler, says it is not an LMS. She argues that Google Classroom is neither an LMS nor a CMS (Content Management System) because it  does not automate course enrollment, have a grade book, or house content. Alice Keeler is right. Google Classroom is not an LMS, it's better. She goes on to define Google Classroom as "Google Drive Management." This description is accurate. Google Drive Management is more valuable to students and teachers than what an LMS provides because Google Apps for Education (GAFE) are essential for collaboration and feedback. Students hone future-ready skills when they collaborate and give and receive feedback in the Google ecosystem. Google Classroom automates the distribution of Google Drive files. Conventional LMSs force teachers and students into time-wasting workarounds to access and share Google Drive files."

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"The 10 Best Web Tools For Flipped Classrooms"

"3 Ways to Create a Digital Classroom Space"

"Seven Tips for Better Classroom Management"

"Google's Classroom: A Sneak Peek"

"43 Surprising Ways To Use Video Cameras In The Classroom"

"How I Integrated Classroom Technology With No Money"

26 Ways to Use Comics in the Classroom and 5 Free Tools for Creating Comics

"How To Gamify Your Classroom In 6 Easy Steps"

"Learn from veteran educators on the importance of blogging and how they are incorporated in the classroom."

"10 reasons I love using Edmodo in my iPad classroom… "

"iCreate: How the iPad facilitates content-creation in the classroom?"

"iPads have been changing many classrooms the ways of teaching and learning."

"12 Ways to Know if You're in a Project-Based Learning Environment or Merely Having Kids Create Projects in Your Classroom"

"10 reasons Google+, Skype should be used in the classroom: A teacher's view"