How to make a Google Classroom

Create the class

On a computer

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.
2. At the top of the page, click Add (+) › Create class.
3. Enter the Class name. It can't contain a web address.
4. Optional: add a Section (a short description or class time, such as "Period 3"), Subject, Room and Level(s).
5. Click Create.

On Android or iPhone/iPad: open the Classroom app, tap Add (+), tap Create class, fill in the same boxes, then tap Create.

To change any of this later on the web, click More (⋮) on the class card › Edit.

Classes your school made for you. Some districts create classes from the student information system. They appear on your homepage with an Accept button. Students can't see the class until you accept it.

Get students into the class

You have three ways in. Use the one that fits your students' age.

Method	Where to find it	Best for
Class code	Class Settings › General, or at the top of the Stream. Click Full screen to project it.	Grade 3 and up, in the room
Invite link	Class card More (⋮) › Copy invite link	Email or your website
Email invite	People › Invite students › type names, emails or a Google Group	Young students and anyone absent

Class codes are 6 to 8 letters and numbers, typed exactly as shown, including capitals. If a code ends up somewhere it shouldn't, go to Settings, click the down arrow next to Manage invite codes, then Reset invite codes. The old code and invite link stop working.

Students join from their own Classroom homepage with Add (+) › Join class, then type the code. For Pre-K to grade 2, print a class code card per child (the Setup Kit has them) or send email invites so children only have to click Join.

Your first-week checklist

Do these before students arrive. Each takes a minute or two.

1. Name it so families can tell classes apart. "Room 12 Reading" beats "ELA".
2. Set the header. Click Customize on the Stream and upload a header, or pick one of Google's. Free headers here.
3. Create your topics on the Classwork page (for example "Week 1", "Math", "Read-aloud"), so posts don't become one long list.
4. Decide who can post. In Settings, choose whether students can post and comment on the Stream.
5. Add a co-teacher if you share the class: People › Invite teachers.
6. Set up grading in Settings › Grading: grade categories and whether to show overall grades to students.
7. Invite families to guardian email summaries (school accounts only): People › Invite guardians next to each student. Full parent guide.
8. Post a welcome with one easy task, so every student practices opening and turning in work in week one.

Limits worth knowing

	Personal account	School account
Members per class	250	1,000
Teachers per class	50	50
Classes you can create	30 per day	No limit
Invitations	100 per day	500 per day
Topics per class	200	200