Google Classroom Support
Google Classroom is the gateway for learning
Phones or Ipads: Downloaded Google Classroom from the App Store
Chromebooks: open the lid, log in using student password and click on the google classroom icon
Log into Classroom using your child's/student username and password supplied to you in an email by your teacher
Students in K-4 do not have access to email (Gmail) for Google classroom login see above.
Getting Started with Google Classroom
Go to classroom.google.com- or download the Google Classroom App to your phone or Ipad.
Log in using your child's wateroflifecs.org username and password sent to parent emails. Watch the video How to Join a Google Classroom at left.
How do I join a Google Meet with my teacher?
Once in Google classroom and logged in as a student, find the "tile" for the classroom you want to attend. You may see, PE, Spanish, Music, Art and Homeroom teachers tiles. Click on the intended tile.
Click on the CLASSWORK TAB.
At the top of the classwork page you will see the link to Google Meet for that classroom. Click on the link.
STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE MEET BEFORE CLASS START TIME OF: 8:15am K-5 and 8:00am 6-8. Retry at start times if you receive a message "you are not able to create a Google Meet." This message indicates the teacher has not yet started the Meet.
Trouble with camera or microphone?
At start up on a browser, Google Meet may ask for access to the camera and microphone, click ALLOW. If you miss the allow permissions, look for an icon at top right of the browser, click on it to allow camera or microphone access.
Allow pop-ups- to use google meet you must allow pop-ups in your browser. If pop-ups have been blocked you may see a square in the top left of your browser window with an 'X" over it. Click the icon and allow pop-ups.