Today, Google announced that it will make assigning group assignments in Google Classroom easier and faster with a new feature called Student Groups. Teachers can now add individual students to pre-defined groups before creating and assigning group work.
Previously, if a teacher wanted to assign a group assignment, they would need to create the assignment and then add students to the assignment individually. This approach is fine for the occasional group project, but it’s a pain for teachers who regularly have their students do group work—especially if their students stay in the same group throughout the school year.
But now, the process of assigning group work is less cumbersome. In the People tab, teachers can use the new Groups button above the class roster to create, name, add, and modify custom student groups. These groups will be an available option whenever a teacher creates an assignment.
Previously, Google added the ability to import class rosters from certain student information systems (SIS), meaning some teachers no longer need to manually add student names one at a time to each new classroom they create.
