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Add Links in Google Classroom to SAM Activities and Resources

After setting up your SAM course, create links from Google Classroom to activities or other content in SAM.

Before adding links to SAM activities, make sure your SAM course is set up the way you want it.

  • Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your SAM course.
  • Configure assignment settings such as grading, attempts, feedback, time limits, due dates, and grade categories.
  • SAM activities are worth 100 points. To change this, edit the points for an activity in the Google Classroom gradebook after adding the activity link.
Best Practice Use consistent assignment settings and a consistent schedule for due dates and times.

Links created in this way are sometimes called deep links because they are not just web links but allow data to be exchanged between Google Classroom and SAM.

Note

This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses.

To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel.
  • If your assignment has Add-ons, your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus.
  • If your assignment does not have Add-ons, your school uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard.

Google Workspace for Education Plus adds links to Google Classroom assignments, while Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard adds links directly to the Classwork tab.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in Google Classroom.

Google Workspace for Education Plus

This integration method imports one link at a time. To import multiple links at once, follow the instructions for Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard.

  1. Open the Cengage integration tool.
    1. Open your Google Classroom course.
    2. Open the assignment editor.
    3. In Add-ons, click  Cengage Classroom.
  2. Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.
    Note

    Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

    If you're using the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard workflow, you can select multiple activities.

    A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

    Graded activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

    If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

    By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the Google Classroom gradebook.

    To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

    To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.

  3. Click Continue.

Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard

  1. To open the Cengage integration tool, click Google apps >  Cengage.
  2. Select your Google Classroom class.
    1. Click a class in the Google Classroom Class dropdown list.
    2. Optional: Select a Google Classroom topic.
    3. Select whether to import your SAM assignments as drafts or immediately assign them to students.
    4. Click Continue.
  3. Click Select Content and select activities to include in your class.
    Note

    Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

    If you're using the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard workflow, you can select multiple activities.

    A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

    Graded activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

    If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

    By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the Google Classroom gradebook.

    To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

    To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.

  4. Click Continue.