New Features Coming to Google Classroom

Google has just announced some exciting new features coming to Google Classroom!

1.  Rich Text Formatting

    

    Teachers and students will be able to customize their text in their Classroom posts.  Bold, italics, underline and bullets will soon be available. 

2. Originality Reports in new languages

    Originality reports will soon be available in new languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, French, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, Finnish, German, Korean, Danish, Malay, and Hindi.

3.  Student Engagement Tracking

    

    Educators will be able to see statistics on how their students interact with Google Classroom including which students submitted assignments, or commented on a post on a given day.

4.  Offline Learning for Students

    

    Students will be able to start their work offline, review assignments, and write in Google Docs without an internet connection.

5. Improved pictures of homework for students    

    

    Students will be able to combine photos into a single document, rather than submitting individual files.  They will also be able to crop and rotate images and adjust the lighting on the images.