- I can distribute PDF files to all of my students instead of having paper printouts
- Students can return digitally annotated exercises in class for immediate review and feedback
However, there is at least one drawback with this approach: when making a copy of a Google Classroom assignment for each student, Google Classroom appends the student's name to the filename they are sent. So, there are potential privacy issues if I want to be projecting my computer (and their work) for anonymous peer review and feedback, if the whole class can see the filename as I open it.
There are some obvious and inelegant solutions, like blacking the projector screen while I open documents. But, I've devised some cleaner solutions. I've written about a couple previously:
- http://tabletpedagogy.blogspot.com/2015/09/stem-google-classroom-fostering.html wasn't really elegant, but it worked, and then
- http://tabletpedagogy.blogspot.com/2015/10/google-classroom-for-anonymous-student.html is also good, but suffers the drawback that students aren't working on a specific exercise that I've sent them, and also assumes that every student is comfortable generating a new drawing using an app on their mobile device
Now I have a third approach, which I've used quite a bit the past few semesters, and I really like it. Please view my five-minute demonstration video to learn more!
