Google Classroom Deep Dive: The New Homepage, Notebooks, and GemsGoogle Classroom Deep Dive: The New Homepage, Notebooks, and Gems

#254: Google Classroom got a whole lot of updates this summer, and in episode 253 I promised I'd come back and go deeper. This is that episode. I'm walking through the redesigned homepage, how to build and assign a Gemini Notebook or a Gem right from Classwork, the new AI rubric generation, and the learning goals tracking that quietly showed up in your gradebook. Plus the honest caveats: what your admin has to turn on, and what you can't see about how your students are using AI.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What actually changed on the new Classroom homepage, and why yours may look different from mine
• How to assign a Gemini Notebook or a Gem straight from the Classwork page
• How to build a Study partner Gem from a unit doc you already have (this week's AI Tip)
• How to generate a brand new rubric from inside the assignment creation page
• How to track learning goals and see student performance by standard
• What the student Gemini tab means now that it's open to all ages, and what you can't monitor
• The three questions to send your admin before you plan a single lesson around this

⭐ Full show notes and links: https://shakeuplearning.com/254

⭐ Gemini AI in Google Classroom masterclass: https://shakeuplearning.com/geminimaster

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