Sending an e-mail to the entire classlist

Conducting online classes should not hinder you from communicating with your students. In fact, it is an opportunity to be more intentional in communicating and establishing human connection despite the distance. Remember that learning is a social activity and that acknowledging your students’ need for communication is of utmost importance. Know how to start conversations with our students inside Google Classroom.

You can easily send e-mails to your students because of the Google Suite integration in Google Classroom. You can use these features if there are announcements that you would prefer to send through the emails. Here’s how you can do it:

1. From your Google Classroom page, go to People. You will see all of the Students and Teachers enrolled in that Class.

2. Click the checkbox under Students to select all students as recipients. Then go to the Actions button.

3. Click the Actions button and then click the Email button. This will then open a new tab.

4. From there, write the email you want to send everyone. Once you’re done, press Send.

Sending emails to users in Google Classroom

You can send private emails to your students through Google Classroom as well. This can be particularly useful for situations where you need to communicate with a specific individual or group of students. Here’s how you can do it:

1. From the People page, go to Students.

2. Select all of the students you want to send an email to by clicking the checkbox beside their name. If the checkbox beside their name has a check on it, this means the action to be performed will involve them.

3. Once all of the students have been selected, press the Actions button and click Email. A new tab will appear.

4. On the new tab, write the email you want to send to the students selected. Press Send when you're done.

Setting up the calendar

The Calendar feature in Google Classroom allows you to tell your students about their learning journey. It also allows your students to know how far along they’ve come in terms of progress within your class, or to set up milestones and upcoming events, deadlines, or activities to help them prepare ahead of time. Here’s how you can set it up:

1. From your Class home page, go to Classwork.

2. From Classwork, you should see an option to go to Google Calendar on the upper right. When you click that button, a tab will open directing you to Google Calendar.

3. You can then create events for that calendar by clicking the Create button on the upper left, then selecting your class Calendar beside the calendar icon to assign it.