Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Providing student engagement signals for Google Drive file attachments in Google Classroom

What’s changing

We’re introducing a new feature that surfaces richer student engagement data on assignments with Google Drive attachments in Google Classroom. 

With this update, teachers will have easily accessible visibility into whether students have made progress on assignments with Drive attachments through pre-existing workflows in Classroom. This can help to identify students who may need additional support and make more informed decisions about how to assist their students. 

Specifically, teachers can see: 
  • From the Classwork page: The number of students who haven’t edited attachments for assignments. 
  • From the student work page on individual assignments: When the attachments were last edited by each student. 

With this information, teachers can: 
  • Quickly see whether students have started on their assigned work 
  • Provide timely interventions like sending reminders to the class or individual students 
  • Adjust instruction based on class progress Metrics for Drive attachments in Classroom

Who’s impacted 

End users 


Why you’d use it 

This feature gives teachers visibility into student progress on academic work and helps them provide effective interventions to best support students. 


Additional details

The feature is currently only available on assignments with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings attachments. 


Getting started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users: 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

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