You don’t need to have Gmail enabled to use Classroom. However, if your administrator hasn’t enabled Gmail, teachers and students won’t receive email notifications. Important: If you have your own mail server set up and receive Drive notifications, you also receive Classroom notifications.
The next thing we wanted the answer to was does Google Classroom require Gmail to work?
Google Classroom doesn’t require Gmail to work. It’s possible to set up GAFE with the same domain as the legacy email service, so the GAFE account could have the same email address as the Outlooks accounts.
Notice that new features for G Suite ROLL OUT so if your Gmail account does not have access to Google Classroom just wait. What if your email is not @gmail. Com but instead a school email on G Suite. Yes, you can now join the Google Classroom classes of people outside of your district MAYBE.
Another frequently asked question is “Do my students need to have a Google email account?”.
, and learn more. Welcome to the forums! Your students need to have a Google account, but assuming you are in a school settings, your G Suite admin can set up their student Google accounts so they don’t have access to the email portion of the Google account, if they are willing to do so.
When I was writing we ran into the inquiry “Can you join google classroom without gmail?”.
Unfortunately, that’s not currently possible. Since Google Classroom works in conjunction with Google Drive, all users must have a Google account in order to use Google Classroom.
Your students need to have a Google account, but assuming you are in a school settings, your G Suite admin can set up their student Google accounts so they don’t have access to the email portion of the Google account, if they are willing to do so.
You should be wondering “Does my district have Gmail enabled for students?”
My district does not have Gmail enabled and everything works fine. In Google Classroom, students will need to go to each class to see new posts. If you are using mobile devices, notifications for Google Classroom app are an excellent way around no email for students to know when an announcement/assignment is posted.
Can I use GAFE with Google Classroom?
Hi Angie and dziegman. Google Classroom doesn’t require Gmail to work. It’s possible to set up GAFE with the same domain as the legacy email service, so the GAFE account could have the same email address as the Outlooks accounts.
Another frequently asked inquiry is “Does Google Classroom work with Google Docs and drive?”.
Lets find out! Classroom works with Drive, Docs, and other Google Workspace for Education services to help teachers create and collect assignments and students to submit work online. If Drive is disabled: Docs and other services are also disabled. You won’t be able to attach these materials to work you assign students.
How can I join a Google Classroom class?
Today my life got infinitely better. Google Classroom now allows users with Gmail accounts (email ends in @gmail. com) to join a Google Classroom class. Eventually, Gmail users will be able to create a class, patience! Notice that new features for G Suite ROLL OUT so if your Gmail account does not have access to Google Classroom just wait.
Can I join a classroom on a school domain?
Personal Google Account – (ending with @gmail. com) personal Google accounts typically cannot join classrooms on a school domain, unless the organization’s Google Admin has changed the settings to allow out-of-domain users.