As I shared in a previous post, my students have been working in digital literature circles with the books we’re currently reading. I typically allow them to work on their assigned reading/jobs about 3 days a week for approximately 20-30 minutes. There are a couple groups who have finished their work early, and this is where the new Google Classroom feature comes in– assigning work to individual students.
I can’t tell you how excited I was when I found out that we could now assign work to individuals, groups, etc. without assigning activities to the whole class! This makes differentiation a breeze! Now, when I have early finishers, I have them choose from a couple of these Digital Reading Activities that work for ANY novel or short stories.
To assign work to individuals in Google Classroom, follow these easy steps:
For those of you who use Google Classroom, how do you plan to differentiate using this new feature? I’d love to hear all about it in the comments below!
