Depending on your learning setting, there are different types of accounts for Classroom.
School account
You get a school account from an accredited school using Google Workspace for Education. Your school's IT administrator creates and manages these accounts and gives you your email and password. The account looks like you@yourschool.edu. If you use Classroom in a school and want to access Classroom from home, use your school account to sign in.
Note: Due to privacy laws, parents and guardians can't access Classroom or student assignments. They can get email summaries if the teacher allows it. For details, go to About guardian email summaries.
Personal Google Account
A personal Google Account is one that you create. You're likely to use it with Classroom outside of a school setting, such as a tutoring center or homeschool. It might look like you@gmail.com.
When you use a personal account, you can't access the same Classroom features as other accounts,. With a personal account:
- Students can't email classmates.
- Teachers can't invite guardians to sign up for email summaries.
- Children who have an account managed by a parent can't create or teach classes.
Each country has its own minimum age requirement for creating a Google Account. Children who don't meet the minimum age requirements can have an adult create an account.
Google Workspace account
Important: Children aged 13 and under should only use Classroom with a Google Workspace for Education or G Suite for Nonprofits account.
A Google Workspace account is typically used in large organizations that run G Suite Basic, Business, Google Workspace for Education Plus, or G Suite for Nonprofits. Your organization's admin creates and manages these accounts and gives you your email address and password. The account looks like you@yourcompany.com. For more details, go to Choose your Google Workspace edition.
Classroom accounts FAQ
Can I join classes created by other account types?
| If a student uses Classroom with... | And the primary teacher uses Classroom with... | Can the student join the class? |
|---|---|---|
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Google Workspace for Education or G Suite for Nonprofits |
Google Workspace for Education or G Suite for Nonprofits | Yes, if class settings in both organizations allow it. |
| G Suite Basic, Business, or Google Workspace for Education Plus | G Suite Basic, Business, or Google Workspace for Education Plus | Yes, if class settings in both organizations allow it. |
| Google Workspace for Education or G Suite for Nonprofits | G Suite Basic, Business, Google Workspace for Education Plus, or a personal Google Account. | No |
| G Suite Basic, Business, or Google Workspace for Education Plus | Google Workspace for Education or G Suite for Nonprofits or a personal Google Account |
No |
| Personal Google Account | Google Workspace for Education or G Suite Basic, Business, or Google Workspace for Education Plus | Yes, if the Google Workspace organization allows it. |
| Personal Google Account | Personal Google Account | Yes |
For more information, go to Control user access to Classroom.
What are Drive storage limits for each account type?
Drive storage is shared between Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. The amount of free storage for each user depends on your type of account:
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2 GB per user |
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30 GB per user |
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30 GB per user |
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2 TB per user added to pooled storage |
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5 TB per user added to pooled storage |
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As much as you need. For details, contact a Google Sales representative. |
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100 GB per user added to pooled storage, |
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Unlimited storage |
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100 TB pooled cloud storage Additional storage:
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15 GB |
* Available April 2021
You can increase your Drive storage limit. For details, go to Options for adding Drive storage.