Is CommonLit integrated with Google Classroom?

Overview

Yes, CommonLit offers an integration with Google Classroom. The integration allows you to import classes and students from Google Classroom, post CommonLit assignments straight to your Google Classroom stream, and export scores to your Google Classroom gradebook. Additionally, students imported from Google Classroom will have their Google email on their CommonLit account, which will allow them to log in with Google.

In this article, we'll cover how to:

1. Connect your CommonLit account to Google Classroom
2. Import classes from Google Classroom
3. Manage rosters for Google Classroom-imported classes
   1. Add new students
   2. Remove students
4. Post assignments and export scores to Google Classroom
5. Disconnect your CommonLit account from Google Classroom

Connect your CommonLit account to Google Classroom

You can connect your CommonLit account to Google Classroom by editing your My Account page or importing classes from the Manage Classes page. If you are a planning to import your classes right away, we recommend starting from the Manage Classes page. If you don't plan to import classes, or you're a co-teacher who just needs to connect your account, you can do so from the My Account page.

Option 1: Editing your My Account page

1. Select My Account (the person) in the menu on the left.
2. Under Account Details, click the Connect button to the right of "Connected to Google Classroom?"
3. Select the Google account associated with your Google Classroom account
4. Click Allow to accept the permissions (these permissions are necessary for the integration to work)

Option 2: Importing classes from the Manage Classes page

1. Click My Classes (the teacher) in the menu on the left
2. Choose the Manage Classes tab
3. Click the Create a class button
4. Choose Import from Google Classroom
5. Select the Google account associated with your Google Classroom account
6. Click Allow to accept the permissions (these permissions are necessary for the integration to work)

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Import classes from Google Classroom

Once your account is connected to Google Classroom, you can import your classes by following the steps below. (If you just connected your account by clicking Import to Google Classroom, you can skip to step 4!)

1. Click My Classes (the teacher) in the menu on the left and select Manage Classes
2. Click the Create a class button
3. Choose the Import from Google Classroom option
   1. If you are not already connected to Google Classroom, you will be prompted to select the account you would like to connect to. Select the Google account associated with your Google Classroom account and accept the required permissions.
4. Select the class(es) you would like to import from Google Classroom
5. Choose the grade level(s) and subject area(s) for each class
6. Finally, click Import!

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Manage rosters for Google Classroom-imported classes

Classes imported from Google Classroom do not automatically update in CommonLit when changes are made in CommonLit. Instead, you can sync classes with Google Classroom to import new students or manually remove students who have left the class.

Add new students

If you add students to your classes in Google Classroom and want to add those students to the class in CommonLit:

1. Click My Classes (the teacher) in the menu on the left and select Manage Classes
2. Click the Sync button for the class you have added students to in Google Classroom (Note: Classes can only be synced individually. If multiple classes have new students, click the Sync button for each class.)
3. Refresh the page after about a minute to see your updated roster.

Remove students

Syncing a class will add new students, but it will not remove students. To remove a student:

1. Click My Classes (the teacher) in the menu on the left
2. Choose the Manage Classes tab
3. Select the student's class to navigate to the Manage Students page
4. Find the student you wish to delete and click the remove user icon to the right of View Data in the Actions column
5. Confirm by clicking Remove Student

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Post assignments and export scores to Google Classroom

Texts and lessons assigned to Google Classroom-imported classes can be posted directly to your Google Classroom stream. When you create an assignment, you will see a Lesson Assigned window that allows you to post the assignment to Google Classroom.

If you want to post the assignment to your stream and have grades pass back to Google Classroom, choose Post Assignment and Scores to Google Classroom. If you only want to post the assignment to your Google Classroom stream, choose Post Assignment to Google Classroom. (Note: If the options to post to Google Classroom are grayed out, the class was likely not imported from Google Classroom.)

Once you choose one of the options to post the assignment to Google Classroom, you will see an Edit Google Classroom Post window where you can edit the post before sharing. You can edit the title of the post, the total points the assignment will be worth, or the instructions that will be included. Once you're done making any edits, click the Share button.

Once the assignment is shared and the start date has arrived, students will see the assignment in Google Classroom and be able to click the link to go to the assignment in CommonLit.

Additional tips

If you don't post the assignment at first but decide to later, you can open the share window by going to your Assignments page, selecting the assignment you want to share, and clicking the arrow icon on the Assignment Dashboard. This will open the Share window where you can choose to post to Google Classroom.

Additionally, if you initially chose to just post the assignment to Google Classroom, but you decide later on that you want to export scores, go to your Assignments page and click the name of the assignment. Then, click Turn on above the Student Status table to enable grade passback.

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Disconnect your CommonLit account from Google Classroom

If you no longer want to use the Google Classroom integration, or your Google Classroom account changed, you can disconnect your CommonLit account from Google Classroom.

To do so, click My Account (the person) in the menu on the left. Then, click the Disconnect button to the right of Connected to Google Classroom? and confirm by clicking Yes, disconnect.

If you need to connect to a new Google Classroom account, simply click Connect.

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