how to make a copy of a google classroom course

by Terry Schinner Jr. 7 min read

How to paste a link in Google Classroom?

In Google Classroom, click on the 3 dots on the assignment in the stream to edit the assignment. Choose to attach a LINK. Use Control V to paste the link to your document. BEFORE you click “Add,” change the /edit at the end of the link to /copy. See my blog post on this.

What happens if you don't open an assignment folder in Google Drive?

If the you check the assignment folder in Google Drive, you will notice it is empty when you initially assign. As students open the file the assignment folder in Google Drive will be populated. If a student does not open the assignment, no document for that student will be found in the assignment folder.

Can students view files in Google Classroom?

Students can view file. Students can edit file. Create a copy for each student. When using Google Classroom as a replacement for the Xerox machine, realize that it functions a lot like the Xerox machine. When you take your document down to the copy machine and print off 100 copies and then realize you have a typo, ...

Is Google Classroom locked?

Once a student makes a copy by clicking on the assignment in Google Classroom, it is locked. It is a copy and is no longer connected to the original. If you can manage to make your updates before students have opened the assignment, then all students can have the corrected version of your template.

Can you add a document to an assignment?

Unfortunately, you can NOT add a document to an assignment as “Make a copy for each student” after you have assigned the assignment. When you go to edit the assignment your only choices are to attach a file as can view and can edit.

Can you re-photocopy in Google Classroom?

You have to re-photocopy or live with the typos. Choosing “Create a copy for each student” creates a copy of YOUR original at the moment you attach it in Google Classroom. This means when you make updates to your original, the updates are NOT reflected in Google Classroom even if zero students have accessed the assignment.

Create a course

You can add a course using the courses.create () method, as shown in the following sample:

Retrieve course details

You can retrieve a single course's metadata with the courses.get () method, as shown in the following sample:

Update course information

You can update some course metadata after the course is created. However, some fields such as the ownerId can only be set during course creation. The following fields can be updated any time after the course is created:

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