Create a question

When you create a question, you can:

• Post only to the class or to additional classes
• Post to individual students
• Create a multiple-choice question
• Add a due date or time
• Add a topic
• Add materials

Open the question page

1. Sign in to Classroom with your Google Account.

   For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the bottom, hover over Add  click Create question .
4. Enter the title and any instructions.
5. For short-answer questions, students can reply to each other and edit their answer. To turn answer interactions on or off, select:
   • Students can reply to each other—After answering the question, the student can see their classmates' answers and comment on them. If this option is turned Off , students can't see each other's answers.
   • Students can edit answer—Students can edit their answer after submitting it.

Note: There is no character limit for short-answer questions.

Post a question to additional classes

1. Next to For, click the Down arrow select the class or classes you want to include.

Note: You can’t post to individual students across multiple classes. Posts to multiple classes are shared with all students in the classes.

Post a question to individual students

By default, a question is posted to all students in the class. You can post a question to individual students. However, you can’t post to individual students if more than one class is included. And, you can’t post to more than 100 individual students at a time.

1. Next to All students, click the Down arrow  All students to deselect it.
2. Select the students you want to post the question to.

   Note You’ll see the number of students you posted to on the question in the class stream.  To view the students’ names, click number students on the question.

Create a multiple-choice question

1. Next to Short answer, click the Down arrow Multiple choice.
2. Click Option 1 to enter the first answer option.
3. Click Add option to add as many options as you want.
4. (Optional) To delete an option, click Remove next to the option.

5. (Optional) If you don't want students to see a summary of answers, click Turn off .

Add a due date or time

By default, the answer has no due date. To change this:

1. Next to No due date, click the Down arrow No due date, and select a date.
2. (Optional) To set a due time, click Time and enter a time.

Add a topic

1. Next to No topic, click the Down arrow .
2. Choose an option:
   • To create a topic, click Create topic and enter a topic name. 
   • To select a topic in the list, click it.

Learn more about how to organize your class stream.

Add materials

You can add materials, such as Google Drive files, links, or YouTube videos to your question.

• To upload a file, click Attach . Select the file, and click Upload.
• To attach a Google Drive item, such as a document or form:
  1. Click Drive .
  2. Select the item and click Add.

  Note: If you see a message that you don’t have permission to attach a file, click Copy. Classroom makes a copy to attach to the question and saves it to the class Drive folder.

• To attach a YouTube video, click YouTube and choose an option:
  • To search for a video to attach:
    1. At Video search, enter keywords and click Search .
    2. Click the video Add link.
  • To attach a video link:
    1. Click URL.
    2. Enter the URL and click Add.
• To attach a link, click Link , enter the URL, and click Add.
• To delete an attachment, click Remove  next to the attachment.

Note: If you see a message that you don’t have permission to attach a file, click Copy. Classroom makes a copy to attach to the question and saves it to the class Drive folder.

• To post the question immediately, click Ask.
• To schedule the question to post later, next to Ask, click the Down arrow  Schedule.
  1. Next to the date, click the Down arrow  and select a date and time.
  2. Click Schedule. The question is automatically posted at the scheduled date and time.
     Note: To schedule the question for another class, schedule it first for 1 class and then reuse the question.
• To save the question as a draft, next to Ask, click the Down arrow  Save draft.  
• To see scheduled and draft posts, click Saved posts at the top of the class stream.

1. Sign in to Classroom with your Google Account.

   For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and choose an option:
   • For a posted question:
     1. Next to the question, click More Edit
     2. Make any other changes and click Save.
   • For a scheduled question, at the top, click Saved posts.
     1. Click the question.
     2. Make any changes.
     3. Next to Ask, click the Down arrow  Schedule.
   • For a draft question, at the top, click Saved posts.
     1. Click the question.
     2. Make any changes.
     3. Next to Ask, click the Down arrow  Save draft.

     Note: After a question is posted to several classes, editing it in 1 class doesn't change it in any other class.

1. Sign in to Classroom with your Google Account.

   For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and choose an option:
   • To delete a posted question:
     1. Next to the question, click More Delete.
     2. Click Delete again to confirm.
   • To delete a draft or scheduled question:
     1. At the top, click Saved posts.
     2. Next to the question, click Remove Delete.