Teach from Anywhere
Giving teachers and families the tools and tips they need to help keep students learning, wherever it takes place.
More than ever before, the world is searching for ‘how do teachers do it.' Whether in a classroom or at home, we are grateful to everyone helping to keep students learning.
To teachers everywhere, thank you for all that you do.
Choose the right tools for you
Don't have a Google Workspace for Education account? Check out the schools tab to learn how your administrator can sign up for our suite of tools for no cost.
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New features in Google Workspace for Education
Learn about the latest launches for educators, school leaders, families and students. Improve engagement, enhance moderation controls and equip classrooms with tools to learn from anywhere.
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New Google Meet features to support teaching and learning
Find out about new Google Meet features launching later this year to help educators improve moderation and engagement in remote or hybrid learning environments.
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Chromebooks for teaching and learning
Running on the fast, secure, and intuitive Chrome OS, Chromebooks are powerfully simple devices that help students and teachers be more productive and creative– whether they are at school, at home, or anywhere in between.
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New Classroom video series
Check out our new video series to help you solve key teaching and learning challenges with Google Classroom.
How do I teach remotely with video calls?
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Set up your home for video calling
Find a location with a strong WiFi signal, plenty of natural light and a clear background.
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Start a video call with your class
With Google Meet you can create video calls and invite your entire class.
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Record your lessons for immediate playback
Record your lessons so your students and colleagues can watch later.
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Livestream your lesson
Livestreaming saves bandwidth on weaker internet connections. Record your lessons and post them in Classroom for students to access later.
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How do I manage a virtual classroom?
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Create your first assignment in Google Classroom
Google Classroom helps teachers create and organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with their classes.
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Make a class website for your students
With Google Sites you can easily create a private class website to host lesson information, worksheets, videos and more.
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Structure your lesson with Google Slides
Google Slides makes your lessons come to life with a variety of presentation themes, embedded video, animations, and more.
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Create, share and edit Google Docs
Collaborate in real time with Google Docs, where you can create, edit, share and print documents all in one place.
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How do I make lessons accessible to all?
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Use live captions
Use captions in Meet and Slides to support students who are Deaf or hard of hearing, or to help students focus.
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Use a screen reader to read text aloud
Use the built-in screen reader on Chromebooks and Google Workspace for students who are blind or low-vision.
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Learn about accessibility features on a Chromebook
Teach your students how to use the accessibility features built into their Chromebooks.
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Learn about accessibility features in Google Workspace
Teach your students to use assistive technology in Google Workspace, like voice typing and braille support.
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How do I keep my students engaged?
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Support student discussion
Encourage discussion by having students post questions and comments in Google Classroom.
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Arrange 1:1 time
Set up appointment slots in Google Calendar so students can book individual one-on-ones or group sessions with you.
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Create an online quiz with Google Forms
Set and automatically grade quizzes and assessments with Google Forms.
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Keep in touch with parents and guardians
Use Guardian Notifications in Google Classroom to provide regular email summaries.
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To try the suggestions on this site, you'll need a Google Workspace for Education account. Google Workspace for Education is available for no cost for qualifying schools globally.
How do I get Google Workspace for Education for my school?
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Step 1 - Sign up
Complete the sign up form for your school. Verify you own the domain. Approval can take a few days, please be patient.
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Step 2 - Create users and define structure
Decide on an organizational structure for applying settings and policies and upload a csv file of users.
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Step 3 - Configure settings
Choose which users have access to which services and easily apply settings to keep them safe and secure.
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Step 4 - Provide training
Learning never stops. Explore technology training and resources for educators in the Google for Education Teacher Center.
How do I get Chromebooks for my school?
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Step 1 - Purchase Chromebooks and Chrome Education Upgrade
First, contact a Chromebook manufacturer, reseller, or the Google for Education team to purchase Chromebooks along with the management software.
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Step 2 - Enroll and set up your devices
After you've received your Chromebooks and Chrome Education Upgrades, enroll them and set them up, or plan for your users to enroll them directly.
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Step 3 - Manage your device policies and settings
With Google Admin console you can configure over 200 policy settings such as Wi-Fi settings, selecting apps to be pre-installed, and forcing devices to auto-update to the latest version of the Chrome operating system.
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Step 4 - Send Chromebooks home or keep them at school
Prepare Chromebooks to be sent home with students or to be shared in a school setting.
Now that a lot more schoolwork is happening at home, students are spending more time than ever online. Here are tips and tools to help families manage and support children's use of technology.
How can I learn about the technology my child is using for school?
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Learn about Google's tools
Read our Guardian's Guides to help you learn how teachers and students are using Google's products, from Chromebooks to Google Workspace for Education.
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Set up Chromebooks for home use
Learn how to set up and use all of the features built into your child's Chromebook for use at home.
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Find accessibility resources for students with disabilities
Support your child if they have a specific need or disability by exploring accessibility features built into Google Workspace and Chromebooks.
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Get trained on classroom tech
Our Tech Toolkit for Families and Guardians breaks down the technologies being used in the classroom with a video series, a glossary, best practices for family engagement, and an FAQ to answer the most commonly asked tech questions.
How can I manage my child's technology use and help them stay safe online?
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Create healthy digital habits
Use the Family Link app to set digital ground rules to help guide your child as they learn, play and explore online.
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Navigate the digital world together
We’ve created a guide to spark productive conversations and identify healthy habits that work for your whole family.
Where can I find more content to support my child's learning?
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Find high-quality apps for kids on Google Play
We've teamed up with experts and child development & media specialists to highlight apps that can help children develop, grow and have fun.
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Learn about history, arts, science and more with Google Arts & Culture
Discover fun facts, awesome activities and surprising stories to explore together with Google Arts and Culture.
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Discover learning resources for the whole family
Parents and guardians can find supplemental learning content and activities on YouTube.
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Try fun coding activities at home
Parents and guardians can use this guide to help kids get started with CS First, an engaging video-based curriculum that teaches coding through hands-on activities.
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Get help with schoolwork
Use Socratic, a learning app powered by Google AI, to help students understand high school and university-level work.
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Learn to read with the magic of your voice
Read Along engages young readers in stories and fun word games to learn or improve reading skills.
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A tablet experience for kids to discover, create, and grow
Kids Space is a new kids' profile on select Android tablets that recommends quality apps and books (subject to availability) from Google Play, and fun videos from YouTube Kids, all based on interests kids choose. Parents can manage their child's experience with Family Link.
How can I communicate with my child's school? And what if I speak a different language?
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Check the guardian summary from Classroom
If your child's school is using Google Classroom, ask their teacher to enable guardian summaries to get an email overview of their assignments.
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Arrange calls with Google Meet
You and your child can set up video and audio calls with teachers using Meet.
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Improve understanding with Google Translate
Translate conversations on your phone, or use the camera to translate words, documents or emails to communicate in other languages.
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Use interpreter mode
Use Google Assistant's interpreter mode to translate conversations between languages with the Assistant on your phone or, if you have one, your smart device.
How can I find more resources from trusted organisations?
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Find advice to help children have safe experiences online
Learn positive online safety practices for your family, with a wide range of online safety programs and resources.
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Help children play safe and stay safe, online
Teach your children to stay safe online with eSmart Digital Licence, featuring 3 different versions with age-appropriate content.
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Help students navigate difficult situations
PROJECT ROCKIT TV is a webinar series designed to kick start conversations for students around tough topics that may not be routinely covered, helping to build healthy communication and support.
About Teach from Anywhere
School closures affect teachers, students and parents everywhere. In these extraordinary times, technology can help make learning easier and more accessible, wherever it takes place.
With schools across Australia preparing to return, we hope the Teach from Anywhere hub will continue to give you the technology tools and tips you need to support learning. Our secure tools are designed to enable collaborative teaching and learning - anywhere, at any time, on any device. So education can continue, no matter what.