The integration with Google Classroom allows for PointSolutions users to leverage response devices in class to easily collect student achievement data. Very simply, one can import a roster of students from Google Classroom into PointSolutions and then export assessment data into Google Classroom.

How to Connect Google Classroom and PointSolutions

1. Go to https://echo360.com/.
2. Click Login at the top of the page.
3. Click Login to Dojo360 or PointSolutions.
4. Click Login under the appropriate region and Sign Into your account.
5. Select the Google Classroom tab and select Google Classroom Sign In.

   If the Google Classroom tab is not available, please email support@echo360.com and provide the email address for your PointSolutions account.

6. Sign into your Google Classroom Account.

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8. Click Continue.

   The PointSolutions Pro dashboard opens.

   Only courses in which you are a Teacher will show up in PointSolutions.

Adding a Course from Google Classroom

1. Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
2. Under the Google Classroom tab, click Add on each course you want to sync to PointSolutions.

   The courses will move to Active Courses.

   The search box will search for both course name and course ID.

   The courses are synced and available within PointSolutions. You must authenticate your account before you will see any courses under the Google Classroom tab.

Emailing Participants

Through the Google Classroom integration with your account, you can email participants to remind them that they need to create an account, register a license, or add a device.

1. Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
2. Locate the course in which to email students.
3. Click Select.
4. Select the Roster tab and click Email Participants.
5. Select the desired option(s): Create Account, Subscription, and/or Clicker ID.
6. Click Send.

   The emails will only go out to those who need the option(s) chosen.

Downloading a Course from PointSolutions Pro

Courses created/connected in PointSolutions Pro are automatically downloaded to PointSolutions Classic upon signing in. To refresh courses, click the Refresh Courses button from the Manage tab.

Updating Courses from PointSolutions Pro

1. Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
2. Locate the course to update.
3. Click Select and choose the Roster tab.
4. Click Update Course.
5. Launch PointSolutions Classic.

   When launched, PointSolutions Classic will automatically download the updated Roster.

Using a Google Classroom Synced Course

1. Open PointSolutions Classic and sign into your account.
2. From the Polling tab, select the course and the polling environment.
3. Run and save the session.
4. Close the polling environment to return to the PointSolutions Classic dashboard.

Uploading Grades to Google Classroom Sync

Grades can be uploaded to Google Classroom directly from the course within the Manage tab.

1. Open PointSolutions Classic and sign into your account.
2. Select the Manage tab.
3. Select a course.
4. Click Upload Grades.

   An account license is mandatory. If a participant does not purchase an account license, their score will show as an asterisk in all PointSolutions participant reports. Furthermore, their score will export as "0" to an Excel workbook and will be exported as an asterisk to an LMS.

5. Select the grade column(s) you want to upload and click Upload.
6. Close the window and visit Google Classroom to finalize the grades.

Finalizing Grade from PointSolutions in Google Classroom

When your grades are first uploaded to Google Classroom, they will need reviewed. Until they are reviewed your gradebook will look like the image below.

1. To finalize your grades in Google Classroom, go to the Classwork tab, select the assignment, and select View assignment.

   

2. When viewing the assignment, click the student’s grade from the left-hand panel. The grade that was uploaded from PointSolutions appears near the upper right-hand corner as No grade Previously X/Y – Not returned. Type the student’s grade in the left-hand panel.

   

3. After you finalize the grade for each student you will be able to see the grades under the Grades tab.

   

   The grade will still display Not turned in. The grade is finalized and will count towards the student’s overall grade, as well as the class average.