Google Classroom and Hāpara are better together
Make digital instruction easier and help your students manage their learning content.
How Google Classroom works alongside Hāpara
When teachers sync their Google Classroom to Hāpara, they get access to extra features in Hāpara Highlights and Hāpara Teacher Dashboard that help streamline digital instruction. Plus, learners can manage their Google Classroom content in Hāpara Student Dashboard, making it easier to stay on top of assignments.
Google Classroom + Hāpara Highlights
Hāpara Highlights is a Chrome browser monitoring tool that gives teachers visibility into what learners are doing online. They can guide learners’ browsing, provide personalized support and foster executive functioning and digital citizenship skills with ease.
When Google Classroom is synced with our classroom management solution, teachers gain access to a suite of features that simplify digital instruction, making it even easier to use Google Classroom. Our browser monitoring tool becomes a teacher’s instructional one-stop shop, streamlining their workflows without needing to leave Hāpara Highlights.
Share Google Classroom questions, assignments and materials
Hāpara Highlights organizes teachers’ Google Classroom content in a simple, user-friendly format. With just a couple of clicks, teachers can select a Google Classroom question, assignment or material to share directly with learners from Hāpara Highlights. This organized format saves teachers time and effort so they can continue seamlessly with instruction.
Open links directly onto learners’ devices
Learners of all ages are still developing their executive functioning skills, and their Google Classroom stream can become overwhelming. With the Hāpara Highlights Share Links feature, teachers can instantly open Google Classroom content onto learners’ screens to help them stay engaged with the class activity. That means no time is wasted scrolling or searching. Whether it’s a specific resource or an assignment to complete, teachers can guide learners to exactly where they need to be for the lesson.
Access learners’ full Google Drives
Directly from Hāpara Highlights, teachers can also access learners’ Google Drives with just one click. This feature is invaluable for checking on progress, helping learners locate misplaced files and ensuring they’re using their Drives responsibly.
Google Classroom + Hāpara Teacher Dashboard
Hāpara Teacher Dashboard is a dashboard that makes it easier for teachers to give formative feedback to learners. In one dashboard, teachers can see the Google files learners have recently worked on. These recent Google Docs, Forms, Sheets and Drawings include Google Classroom assignments. Even if a learner submits a Google Classroom assignment, it will still appear in Teacher Dashboard. Teachers can preview a file or click on it to open it and leave feedback.
From Teacher Dashboard, teachers can also share files with learners, groups or the class or create new files to share.
Google Classroom + Hāpara Student Dashboard
Are your learners’ Google Classroom streams getting crowded? Hāpara Student Dashboard is an online assignment planner that organizes Google Classroom and Hāpara content for learners. Instead of being overwhelmed, learners can easily keep track of assignments. It allows them to organize and manage the dashboard in the way that works best for them, giving them agency and developing their executive functioning skills.
Tips for using Hāpara with Google Classroom
Start by syncing Google Classroom in Hāpara so you can begin using all of the benefits.
Add due dates to your Google Classroom assignments so learners can more easily manage assignments in Hāpara Student Dashboard.
Post Google Classroom content in the right spot — Materials/Resources or Assignments — so learners can keep track of what they need to accomplish each day.
Don’t clog everyone’s feed with assignments they don’t need. Only share assignments with the learners who need them.
Be sure to review assignments, give formative feedback, grade them and return them.
Google Classroom and Hāpara FAQ
Can teachers share Google Classroom content in Hāpara?
Yes, with the “Share links” feature in Hāpara Highlights, teachers can share Google Classroom questions, assignments or materials directly to learners’ devices. This feature also allows teachers to share other links to learners’ devices. Hāpara Highlights gives teachers the ability to personalize learning by sharing content with the class, a group or an individual learner.
What can learners see in Hāpara Student Dashboard?
Learners can see Google Classroom assignments and Hāpara Workspaces listed. Learners can simply click on the assignment or Workspace name to start working on it. Learners can organize their tasks by selecting to view tasks with upcoming due dates or those that are overdue.
Hāpara Student Dashboard also shows learners class Google announcements, emails, and notifications about assigned, returned and graded work. Additionally, learners can see a list of their Google Drive files.
In Hāpara Student Dashboard, can learners see Google Classroom assignments that don’t have due dates?
Yes, learners can see Google Classroom assignments with no due dates, as well as those with due dates. Hāpara Student Dashboard allows them to select “No due dates” to filter their view of Google Classroom assignments.
See how Hāpara keeps digital learning safe and distraction-free
Book a 15-minute walkthrough to see how our all-in-one solution saves teachers time, minimizes digital distractions and builds digital citizenship. Discover how Hāpara helps you keep learners safe and engaged – with minimal setup and a responsive support team.
Trusted by schools in 40+ countries
Teachers love it. They absolutely love it. It’s a tool we needed. It was a big win for our team. People are excited about the ease of use. That’s something that’s just been a game changer for classroom management when it comes to technology, because we can’t be everywhere in the room all the time. It’s been a big win for us.
Instructional Technology Coordinator, Kim Knigge, Joliet Public School District 86
It's the most user-friendly and versatile student monitoring program I have ever used!
Educator, Bernard H., Knox County Schools
Teachers love it. They absolutely love it. It’s a tool we needed. It was a big win for our team. People are excited about the ease of use. That’s something that’s just been a game changer for classroom management when it comes to technology, because we can’t be everywhere in the room all the time. It’s been a big win for us.
Instructional Technology Coordinator, Kim Knigge, Joliet Public School District 86
It's the most user-friendly and versatile student monitoring program I have ever used!
Educator, Bernard H., Knox County Schools
Our all-in-one classroom management and safety solution
With an all-in-one solution, you’ll no longer be in the dark about learners’ online activity. Equip your team with the visibility to keep learners focused and safe across your school or district.
Classroom management
Educators can see exactly how students are using their Chrome or Edge browser, view their Google Drives, guide their learning, build positive relationships and provide formative feedback.
Student safety
School and district technology teams can block harmful, inappropriate and distracting content and configure policies to align with learning needs.
Student wellness
Designated school and district staff are alerted to warning signs based on student browsing and digital content, allowing staff to provide immediate help.
A better way to manage the digital classroom
We’re ready to show you how Hāpara delivers:
Safe and engaged digital learning
Quick implementation and easy management
Professional learning and training to fit your needs
Access to a world-class support team
