Google Classroom updates from January 2025
5 updates to Google Classroom were tracked in January 2025.
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2025-01-16Education
teachers will see details about how a student or class is performing on the individual phonics skills listed in a decodable book and words that need practice.
teachers will see details about how a student or class is performing on the individual phonics skills listed in a decodable book and words that need practice.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-01-16 • Scheduled: 2025-01-16 -
2025-01-16Education
Google Classroom now provides phonics-based performance insights for decodable books in Read Along.
Google Classroom is introducing a new analysis section for Read Along to provide teachers with phonics-based performance insights for decodable books. This update allows educators to see detailed data on how students or classes are performing on individual phonics skills and identify specific words that need more practice. These insights will be available for newly created decodable book assignments accessed via the Grades section.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-01-16 • Scheduled: 2025-01-16 -
2025-01-13Education
educators can generate custom word lists that are tailored to specific grade levels and topics identified by the educator
Specifically, the list will provide the word’s grammatical category, a clear definition, and a relevant example sentence to help students understand and use the vocabulary effectively.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-01-13 • Scheduled: 2025-01-13 -
2025-01-13Education
With this new feature, teachers can quickly and efficiently grade all students' work on the Gradebook page by selecting ‘grade all’
With this new feature, teachers can quickly and efficiently grade all students' work on the Gradebook page by selecting ‘grade all’. They can also choose to override existing grades and automatically return them to students after grading.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-01-13 • Scheduled: 2025-01-13 -
2025-01-13Education
Introducing 'grade all' for bulk grading in Google Classroom Gradebook.
Google Classroom is introducing a 'grade all' feature within the Gradebook, enabling teachers to quickly assign a bulk grade to all students for a specific assignment. This update allows teachers to save time by eliminating one-by-one entry, providing options to override existing grades and automatically return assignments to students, which is particularly useful for completion-based grading.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-01-13 • Scheduled: 2025-01-13