Originally posted on Google for Education blog
Posted by Ed Kupershlak, Google Classroom Software Engineer
Last year, we launched the Classroom API to make it easier for administrators to manage classes, and for developers to
integrate their applications with Classroom. Since that time, hundreds of
applications have integrated with Classroom to help teachers gamify their
classes, improve students’ writing skills, build interactive presentations and
more.
Do more with coursework in the Classroom API
Today, we’re introducing new coursework endpoints that allow developers to access assignments, grades and workflow. Learning
tools can focus on creating great content and, in turn, use Classroom to manage
the workflow for assignments created with this content. Gradebooks and
reporting systems can now also sync grades with Classroom, eliminating the need
for teachers to manually transfer grades.
Several partners have been helping to test the new functionality, including:
OpenEd , which provides a library of open education resources for K-12 teachers
Tynker , a creative computing platform for teaching students to code
GeoGebra , a visual mathematics platform that allows students and teachers to author
interactive mathematics content
VIDEO Access course Drive folders, groups and materials
In addition to the coursework endpoints, we’ve added new functionality to our existing course and roster API endpoints. Developers can now access
course Drive folders, groups and materials. Applications can use this new
functionality to store files in the same Drive folder as the rest of the
resources in a class, or use course groups to manage file sharing permissions.
In the coming months, we’ll be adding more coursework management capabilities.
When we do, we’ll post updates to the developer forum and issue tracker . We look forward to working together to make it even easier for teachers and
students to use the tools they love with Classroom. Developers, please review
the documentation , the FAQ , and ask questions on Stack Overflow . Also, don’t forget to let us know what you’re building using the
#withClassroom hashtag on Twitter or G+. And teachers, check out this list of applications that work well with Classroom today.
