Google Classroom: Classwork - Topics and Materials

Topic: group assignments, questions, and quizzes under different topics. Topics can be used as a module or unit with the assignments or materials as individual lessons.
- Create a topic
  1. Go to Classwork
  2. Click on the '+ Create' button
  3. Select the 'Topic' option
  4. Enter your Topic name
  5. Click 'Add' when you are done
- Reorder topics in your Classroom
  1. Go to Classwork
  2. To reorder you can:
    1. Hover over a topic that you would like to move and drag the topic where you would like it to be placed
    2. Click on the three horizontal dots (More) and click on 'Move up' or 'Move down'
  3. Check if your topics are now in the order of your preference
Material: you are able to post resource materials or topic-related readings to the Classwork page. Materials can be organized by topic, reordered, and scheduled to post later.
- Add Materials to a topic
  1. Go to Classwork
  2. Click on the '+ Create' button
  3. Select the 'Material' option
  4. Enter your Material name and description (if you choose to put a description)
  5. You can click 'Add' to add already created materials or '+ Create' to make materials for your class
  6. Select the Topic for the Material that you are adding
  7. Select if you would like all of your students to view the Material or specific students
  8. Click 'Post' when you are done to share immediately with your class
- Schedule or save Material as a draft
  - Option 1: Schedule a Material to be posted at a later date
    1. Next to 'Post,' click the down arrow
    2. Select 'Schedule'
    3. Next to the date, click the down arrow
    4. Select a date and time for your Material to post
    5. Click 'Schedule' and the Material will automatically post at the scheduled date and time
  - Option 2: Save a Material as a draft
    1. Next to 'Post,' click the down arrow and select 'Save draft'
- Edit Material
  NOTE: if you have the same material for several classes, editing it in one class will not change it for your other classes.
  1. Go to Classwork
  2. Click on the three horizontal dots (More) on the Material you would like to edit
  3. Select the 'Edit' option
  4. You are then able to choose from the following:
    - Posted Material: make changes and click 'Save'
    - Schedule Material: make changes and click 'Schedule'
    - Draft Material: make changes and next to Post, click the down arrow and select 'Save draft'