Google Classroom Integration

If your school uses Google Classroom or Google Workspace, connecting your Google account is a quick and easy process!

You can connect your Edpuzzle account to your Google account and Google Classroom in two ways.

Connecting your Google account when signing up:

1. 1. At the top of the Edpuzzle homepage, click "Sign up."
   2. Select "I’m a Teacher."
   3. Click the "Sign in with Google" button and select the appropriate Google account when prompted.
   4. Now your new account is automatically connected to Google! You'll be able to use the "Sign in with Google" button for added privacy and security.

Connecting your Google account from your Settings:

1. 1. Log in to your Edpuzzle account with your email and password.
   2. Click the circular icon in the upper right-hand corner of your page and then on your name in the drop-down menu.
   3. Once on your Profile page, scroll down to the section labeled "Connected accounts."
   4. Click "Connect with Google" and select the appropriate Google account when prompted.
   5. Now your account is connected to Google! You'll be able to use the "Sign in with Google" button for added privacy and security and easily integrate with Google Classroom as well.
      

Approving the use of Edpuzzle

Those who use Google Workspace for Education and have students under the age of 18 will need to approve the use of Edpuzzle as a third-party app. If you or your students encounter an error message requesting administrator approval or indicating that access to Edpuzzle is blocked when trying to connect your Google account to your Edpuzzle account, when importing classes from Google Classroom, or when trying to log into Edpuzzle, check with your IT admin help!

Here are two articles from Google on this feature and how to approve apps:

• https://support.google.com/a/answer/13289151?visit_id=638206300069980011-2118810014&p=confirm-third-party-app-settings&rd=1
• https://support.google.com/a/answer/13288950 

If Edpuzzle has not been approved by your Google Workspace admin, you and your students may not be able to access your Edpuzzle accounts.

Note: Your account email and your connected Google account email can be different! 

To learn about integrating with Google Classroom, check out this article.

There are two methods of integrating with Google Classroom. The first is operated mainly from Google Classroom, while the other is operated mainly from Edpuzzle.

Integration Method 1 (Google Classroom Add-On)

With this first integration method, your IT admin will install the Edpuzzle add-on for your school/district and you’ll create and manage your assignments directly from Google Classroom.

To use the Edpuzzle Google Classroom add-on:

1. 1. For this integration method, you’ll need to make sure your admin has set up add-ons for your school/district. Not all schools/districts will have access to add-ons. If you’re not sure if your school does, check with your admin!
   2. Log into your Google Classroom account.
   3. The Edpuzzle add-on will appear as an option for any new assignment you create. To learn more about creating assignments using the add-on, check out this article.

If you hadn’t already created an Edpuzzle account, you’ll be prompted to create one when you first attempt to use the Edpuzzle add-on. Follow the prompts to sign up on edpuzzle.com before returning to Google Classroom.

How students interact with assignments using this integration method

Using this integration method, students will be able to log into their Google Classroom accounts and complete their Edpuzzle video lessons right from there. No need for them to create a separate Edpuzzle account or leave Google Classroom!

To make sure the Edpuzzle assignments register as “Turned In,” have your students click the “Turn In” button at the top of their page after completing their edpuzzles.

Your students will automatically populate on your Edpuzzle assignment lists as they access the assignments in Google Classroom. This means that if you’re viewing an assignment in Edpuzzle and see no students (or fewer students than are in your class) listed on the “Students” tab, that is normal! The students and their progress will populate automatically as they work on each assignment.

Integration Method 2 (Google Classroom Import)

With this second integration method, you’ll import your classes from Google Classroom to Edpuzzle and create your assignments in Edpuzzle as well.

Here’s how to set up your classes:

1. 1. Connect your Google account to your Edpuzzle account, if you haven’t already. Follow the steps here to make that connection.
   2. After you’ve linked your Google account, click the plus (+) sign next to "My Classes" in the menu on the left-hand side of your page.
   3. Click the “Google Classroom” button. 
   4. A list of your Google Classroom courses will appear. Check the box next to the class(es) you’d like to import.
   5. Fill in the subject and grade level fields for each class selected.
   6. Click the “Import classes” button to finish the import.
   7. After importing your class(es) you can post assignments for your students and manage their progress from Edpuzzle.

How students interact with assignments using this integration method

Using this integration method, students will create an Edpuzzle account in order to access and complete assignments. When clicking on an Edpuzzle assignment post in Google Classroom, a new window/tab will appear where they will be prompted to log into their Edpuzzle account (they will be able to use Google Sign-In) before the video lesson appears.

Students must be present on your class list for their specific class in Edpuzzle to have access to edpuzzles assigned to that class. When you first import a class from Google Classroom to Edpuzzle, all students on the Google Classroom roster are imported as well. If any new students are added to the Google Classroom roster after that initial import, you’ll need to manually import those new students to Edpuzzle. 

To add new Google Classroom classes to your Edpuzzle account:

1. 1. Click the plus (+) sign next to "My Classes" in the menu on the left-hand side of your page.
   2. Click the “Google Classroom” button. You may need to log into your Google account again (or for the first time) here. If prompted, just sign in with the appropriate account.
   3. A list of your Google Classroom courses will appear. Check the box next to the class(es) you’d like to import.
   4. Fill in the subject and grade level fields for each class selected.
   5. Click the “Import classes” button to finish the import.

This will add your chosen classes to Edpuzzle, along with your current roster for the class, so that you can easily post video lessons and sync grades.

If you’re having trouble importing your classes, check out this article.

When you connect your Google Classroom to Edpuzzle, the roster is automatically imported.

Once a class has been imported from Google Classroom, the only way to add more students is to first add the students to the Google Classroom course and then import them to Edpuzzle.

To make sure any new students are added to your class in Edpuzzle, follow these steps:

1. 1. Check your Google Classroom to make sure the student is on the roster for the class in question. If not, you'll need to add them before proceeding.
   2. In Edpuzzle, select the class in question from the list under “My Classes” in the menu on the left-hand side of your page.
   3. Click the "Class members” tab and on the right-hand side, you'll see the "Import students" button. Click that button and your roster should update to include any new students from Google Classroom who have been added since your last import.

Note: If your roster in Edpuzzle does not update automatically after completing the steps above, check out this article.

You can post assignments directly to Google Classroom from Edpuzzle in one of two ways.

Using the Edpuzzle Google Classroom Add-on:

Not all schools/districts will have access to add-ons. If you’re not sure if your school does, check with your admin!

1. 1. Log into your Google Classroom account.
   2. Select the class you want to assign your video lesson to.
   3. Click on the “Classwork” tab
   4. Click on the “+Create” button and then choose “Assignment” to start creating a new assignment.
   5. Add your assignment title and any desired instructions.
   6. Select “Edpuzzle” from the “Add-ons” section. 
   7. If this is your first time connecting the class to Edpuzzle, you’ll immediately be prompted to add some class details before moving forward. This will create an associated class on Edpuzzle where you can view assignments and student progress/grades. Fill in the required fields and click “Next.”
      If you’ve previously connected this class to Edpuzzle you’ll only need to sign in to your Edpuzzle account to continue.
   8. Choose the video lesson you want to assign from your My Content library by clicking on the video thumbnail, then click “Assign” at the bottom right to confirm your choice.
   9. On the next screen, choose whether you want to prevent skipping or turn on closed captions using the toggle switches next to each option.
   10. Click “Assign” to save your selection. The pop-up window will close automatically, bringing you back to complete the rest of your Google Classroom assignment parameters. 
   11. After posting the assignment, it will appear under Classwork in Google Classroom for you and your students!

Note: While using the Edpuzzle add-on in Google Classroom, any due date you choose for an assignment will not transfer to Edpuzzle.

Using imported Google Classroom courses:

With this method, you must first import your course(s) from Google Classroom to Edpuzzle. For more information about that process, check out this article.

1. 1. Log in to your Edpuzzle account.
   2. Click on your "My Content" library from the menu on the left-hand side of your page.
   3. Check the box(es) below the video(s) you wish to assign.
   4. Select "Assign" from the bottom menu.
   5. Choose the class(es) you want to assign the video to. 
   6. Click the "Next" button at the top of the page.
   7. Add a start date and due date (if necessary) and choose if you want to prevent skipping or turn on closed-captioning.
   8. Use the drop-down under "Attempts" to select the number of attempts you'd like to offer students to complete the assignment.
   9. Toggle the “Post on Google Classroom” option to “On.” This will post the assignment to the course in Google Classroom and ensure that progress and grades will sync to your Google Classroom grade book from Edpuzzle.
   10. Click the "Assign" button at the top of the page and you're done!

Note: If you want to schedule an assignment for the future, remember to set a start date BEFORE you post your assignment to Google Classroom.

Here’s a quick video tutorial to walk you through the above steps:

For more information on integrating with Google Classroom, check out this article.

Grades are exported automatically for your students when they complete an assignment and you grade all of their answers. You can also manually export grades at any time by following these steps:

1. 1. Choose the class you'd like to export grades for from the list under “My Classes” in the menu on the left-hand side of your page.
   2. Select the assignment.
   3. Click the ellipsis (...) at the top of the page and select "Export grades to LMS" from the drop-down menu.

Keep in mind that when you export your Edpuzzle grades to Google Classroom, they'll appear in one of two ways:

• "Returned." This means that the assignment on Edpuzzle was completed by the student and graded by the teacher, including open-ended questions. This grade will be visible to the student on Google Classroom. Note that grades will be exported automatically once a student has completed an assignment and all the questions have been graded
  
• "Draft." This means that the assignment on Edpuzzle either was NOT completed by the student or that the teacher still has questions to grade. This grade will NOT be visible to the student on Google Classroom.

To change the grade from "Draft" to "Returned" so the student can see it, you can simply type in the grade in Google Classroom and change the status manually to "Returned."

Note: When you export Edpuzzle grades, don't worry if they appear as "Not turned in" on Google Classroom. This is simply because students didn't manually turn in the assignment on Google Classroom. To change this, have the student click “Mark as Done” on the assignment in Google Classroom.

If you’re using Google Classroom connected classes and a student sees an error message indicating that they are not in your class or that they need to be added to your class when trying to access an assignment, there are a few things that could be happening:

Your student didn't log into Edpuzzle with their Google Classroom email.
To fix this, have the student log out of their current account and then log in again from edpuzzle.com by selecting the "Log In" button at the top of the page, then “I’m a Student,” and finally the “Sign In with Google” option. Make sure they select the email address associated with their Google Classroom account in the Google Sign-In pop-up. 

Your student created a new Edpuzzle account by accident and used an email address different from their Google Classroom email.
Similar to the above solution, tell the student to log into Edpuzzle using Google Sign-In and selecting the email address associated with their Google Classroom account. There's no need to delete the new account they created, as it will automatically be deactivated if not used. 

The student wasn't on your Google Classroom roster when the class was imported to Edpuzzle.
To update your class list to reflect your current Google Classroom enrollment, select the class from your My Classes list. Go to the "Class members" tab. On the right, click the "Import students" button. Once updated, the student should be able to access their assignments by signing into Edpuzzle with the same email they use for Google Classroom.

The student is trying to access the wrong assignment or an assignment from another class.
On Edpuzzle, assignments have a different link for each class. Even if the assignment is the same, each class will have a different link for the version of the assignment created for that class. Make sure that you’ve shared the specific assignment link for that student’s class with them.
To help prevent errors like this, always use the “Post on Google Classroom” option when creating the assignment. With this function, our system will automatically share the correct assignment links across your classes.

If you can't import your classes from Google Classroom or you're having problems when trying to post or update assignments or sync grades, there could be a problem with Google’s permissions. 

Usually, this occurs when your Google account's permissions for Edpuzzle have expired. This normally happens at the beginning of the course or after a period of inactivity and means that Edpuzzle isn't able to access the information from your Google Classroom account.

In order to fix these issues, the first step is to disconnect your Google account from Edpuzzle and then reconnect it. Here's how to do this:

1. 1. Visit your Edpuzzle profile.
   2. Scroll down to the “Connected accounts” section.
   3. Click the “Disconnect” button next to your Google account.
   4. Then, click the “Connect with Google” button in the same location and select the appropriate account in the pop-up window. 
   5. Visit Edpuzzle and try again!

If this doesn’t solve the issue, please do the following:

1. 1. Visit https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.
   2. Select Edpuzzle and then click on the “REMOVE ACCESS” button. You may have to scroll down and repeat the process for multiple sections.
   3. Visit Edpuzzle, and try again. You will need to grant permission again to your Google account.

At some schools, permissions are set by the IT department. In this case, we need you to contact your IT admin and request that they reset your Google Classroom permissions for Edpuzzle. From the Google Admin site, your IT admin should follow these steps:

• Select the affected user's account > Security > Connected Applications > Remove Edpuzzle permissions.

Once the IT admin has removed these permissions, you can log back in. You’ll be prompted to click the “Allow” permission button to access Google Classroom and everything will re-sync perfectly.

Note: These steps won’t affect or modify your existing classes.