Consistency in Using Google Classroom

Many kids use just assignment stream and don't go to the individual classroom site.
No access to announcements, questions, etc from this assignment list.
Ryan has work or discussions that are in the stream and even has them posted as an assignment to go to the stream but some students don't go to their classroom stream site. They don't understand stream.
Also might miss materials that are in the classroom site.
Louise will keep changing an assignment (and due date) as she adds next piece and next piece. It keeps popping up as a new assignment to them that way.
Teachers have started a question stream in classroom that they may even start in class and it doesn't seem it should be changed into an assignment.
Had a yeasty discussion about how to use question feature and the value of this.
Also had a nice sidetrack to posting into announcements agendas for class that can then also be made into an assignment for notetaking in classroom.
Side comment on posting assignments not after 230 for the next day and it should be verbally mentioned in class as well.
Alexandra pointed out need to listen to kids and the assignment list as to-do is only useful to them if it holds all (most) of what they will need.
Need to teach kids how to bookmark classroom (and for each class) and have them keep stream open all day (like they probably do for facebook)
Also, need to post long term things on the about section and kids need to be trained to check this as well.
SUSAN: Do kids get any notification when we modify assignments?


Agreements:
* Assignments should be posted by the time kids leave school (2:15) unless there are extenuating circumstance (such as modifying assignment based on class that day, esp if it was last period, or if the assignment is due more than 1 day away, or if you told the kids directly)
* Anything that is to be handed in is posted as an assignment
* Use the questions feature only for in-class work. If you were to use question for out of class assignment, then post this as an assignment to do the question.
* Train kids to bookmark google classroom and check stream
* Tell kids to check the stream at least daily: Remind kids of this.
* Kids responsibility to get assignments in a format they can access if they don't have internet access at their home