Google has started the rollout of new analytics tools for Google Classroom, adding a bunch of ways for educators to monitor the activity of their students. This latest addition puts a new "Analytics" tab on class pages, which, according to Google, is meant to help teachers "see relevant insights on the class analytics page that alert them on how students are progressing and where they may need additional support." For example, on the new page, there might pop up a notification saying "3 students' grades increased over 25% since last month," or, on the flip side, "1 student turned in over half their assignments late in the last month."
On the Classwork page, teachers can now see a number next to an assignment showing how many students have not even opened the attached files in Google Drive. For any teacher who has stared at a blank submission list, wondering if a student is struggling or just forgot. It shows who has not even started, letting teachers poke a student privately or nudge the whole class to get going.
Google says insights are triggered by factors like approaching deadlines or performance issues, such as a student scoring below 70%. But here is the catch: these new tools are not for everyone. This is a premium feature, locked behind the paid Google Workspace for Education Plus license, so schools using the free version are completely out of luck. For those with a subscription, the student engagement metric that shows unopened Drive files is available right now.
The main "Analytics" tab and its associated alerts, however, are on a slower schedule. Their extended rollout begins today. The company says the tab itself should show up by June 30, while the full set of insights will continue to appear, with everything expected to be in place by August 1, 2025. Super admins get access to this automatically and will have to decide which other education leaders and staff get to see all the new data.
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