The new version of Google Classroom just got a little bit better. Ten minutes ago I got an email from my contact at Google about informing me that the new version of Google Classroom now has a dedicated “materials” section within the new Classwork section. The new materials option will let you add resources like video files, documents, audio files, and other digital handouts that aren’t assignments or questions for students to respond to. You’ll find this new materials option in the Classwork section of your Google Classroom classes under the “create” menu. See my screenshot below for more detail.

The second update to Google Classroom is the option to add a Classwork section to classes that you previously created and used in the older version of Google Classroom. So if you have been on the fence about continuing to use your old classes or create new ones, now you can just update your old ones by adding a Classwork section. To do this just open your class and the in the lower, left corner of your screen click the “?” and then select “add Classwork page.” See my screenshot below for more detail.