This article is for administrators.
As a Google Workspace administrator, you can set up Classroom add-ons so teachers can share engaging activities and content with students. Add-ons can be attached to assignments, quiz assignments, questions, materials, or announcements.
What you need to use add-ons in Classroom
- You must be using Google Workspace for Education Plus or the Teaching and Learning upgrade.
- Add-ons can only be created and assigned on the web version of Classroom.
- Add-ons can be viewed, completed, and graded on both the web and mobile versions of Classroom
Set up an add-on
There are 2 ways for administrators to set up an add-on:
- Domain install: Install an add-on for all teachers within your domain.
- Important: Based on partner settings, some add-ons can only be admin installed to the entire domain, organizational unit, or group.
- Allowlist: Allow teachers to individually install add-ons
- Important: Users will not be able to install Classroom add-ons unless the Google Workspace Marketplace apps settings are set to "Allow users to install and run only selected apps from the Marketplace" for this particular user and the add-on is explicitly allow listed by the administrator. If a Classroom add-on was previously installed prior to July 2022 and not allow listed, it will continue to run.”
Domain install an add-on
From a browser:
- Go to Google Workspace Marketplace.
- On the left, click Works with Classroom.
- Browse the available Classroom add-ons.
- Click the add-on you want to install for your domain.
- Click Install.
From the Admin console:
- Sign in to your Google Admin console.
- Click Apps
Google Workspace Marketplace apps
- Click Add app to Admin Install list.
- Browse the available Classroom add-ons.
- Click the add-on you want to install for your domain.
- Click Install.
Google Workspace Marketplace apps Once an add-on is installed, it becomes available for teachers to use with assignments, quiz assignments, questions, materials, or announcements.
Allowlist an add-on
To manage the allowlist:
- Sign in to your Google Admin console.
- Click Apps > Google Workspace Marketplace apps > Apps list > Google Workspace Marketplace allowlist.
- At the top, click Add app to allowlist.
- Choose the add-ons you want add to the allowlist.
- To change the allowlist settings, under "Apps list," click Settings.
Once an add-on is allowlisted, it becomes available for teachers to individually install when creating an assignment.
As a reminder, you are responsible for getting parental consent, where required, for the use of third-party applications.
FAQs
Do I need a subscription or licenses for each Classroom add-on?
Some Classroom add-ons require a subscription to access some or all of the content. Access to different add-ons varies by product.
To learn more about the requirements for an add-on, or to get support with using an add-on, find the add-on in Google Workspace Marketplace.