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Getting started with Sketchpad and Google Classroom

A quick reference for teachers and students.

For teachers

  1. Open Sketchpad and click the Google Classroom toolbar button.
  2. Sign in with the Google account that owns your courses.
  3. Pick a course, fill in title, description, and optional point value.
  4. Optionally tick Attach the current sketch as instructions to share the drawing you have open.
  5. Press Create assignment. Sketchpad posts the new coursework to Classroom.
  6. Manage what you've created from My assignments.

For students

  1. From the Google Classroom assignment feed, click the Sketchpad assignment.
  2. Sign in to your Google account when prompted.
  3. Draw in Sketchpad.
  4. Click Submit in the export panel. Sketchpad uploads your drawing to your Drive, attaches it to your submission, and turns it in.
  5. You'll land back on the assignment page in Google Classroom.

Troubleshooting

  • If the consent screen asks for a permission you don't recognize, see the per-scope handling notes.
  • If submission fails, Sketchpad shows a fallback dialog so you can download the JPEG and attach it manually in Classroom.
  • If you can't see your assignment in My assignments, make sure you're signed in with the Google account you used to create it.