Overview
Wayfinder offers an easy integration with Google Classroom for both lessons and Waypoints.
To start using the Google Classroom integration, your Wayfinder system administrator must request that we turn on the feature for your school or district. If you do not see the Google Classroom icons below, ask your system administrator to request the Google Classroom integration.
To work effectively, your students in Google Classroom should be the same students - with the same email addresses - in Wayfinder. Note that students may have to sign into Wayfinder as part of this process.
Waypoints
- Once the integration is turned on, there will be Google Classroom icons in several places. For Waypoints, the icon will be present at the top of the Waypoints page.
- Selecting this icon will bring up Google Classroom's sharing modal, where you can select a class and create an announcement, assignment, or other class material reminding students to take their weekly Waypoints check-in. (If the modal doesn't appear, be sure to check for any pop-up blockers and allow pop-ups from Wayfinder.)
- This will create a link for students that will take them to their dashboard, where they'll be able to select their Waypoints tile.
Assigning Lessons
- The Google Classroom icon will also be available for each lesson on the lesson overview page...
- and on the "Assignments" tab within a lesson.
- These icons will again bring up Google's sharing modal, this time with a link directly to the lesson. If students need to sign in, they will be automatically forwarded to the correct lesson after doing so.