Google Workspace Changes

Ability to attach Google Forms to posts and assignments.

Teachers and students will soon be able to attach Google Forms from Google Drive directly to posts and assignments, providing a streamlined way to distribute tests, quizzes, or surveys and view answers.

Optional due dates for assignments.

Teachers now have the option to create assignments without due dates, which is useful for long-term projects or student-driven assignments.

Option to bump posts to the top of the stream.

Teachers can now move any older post to the top of the class stream to ensure that important items are easily visible to students.

Automatic Google Calendar integration for classes.

Google Classroom will automatically create a calendar for each class. All assignments with due dates will be automatically added and updated on these calendars, which can be viewed within Classroom or via Google Calendar.

Ability to reuse posts across classes.

Teachers can now reuse assignments, announcements, or questions from any of their current or previous classes, including co-taught classes. They can modify the content before posting or assigning it to a new class.

Introduction of question-driven discussions in Google Classroom.

Teachers can now post questions to their class stream and allow students to engage in collaborative discussions by responding to each other's answers, with settings to control whether student-to-student interaction is permitted.

General availability of the Classroom API

The Classroom API has moved from developer preview to general availability, allowing all developers to create applications and integrations. Google Apps for Education users can now authorize third-party apps to access their Classroom data, subject to administrator controls. Furthermore, the API is now integrated with Apps Script, enabling the creation of custom scripts and add-ons for Docs, Sheets, and Forms.