Matthew Serwedes – Instructional Design & Live Streaming

A Better Way to Build Google Classroom Instructions

My app Assignment Block Designer is now in public beta. This web app and Google Chrome extension is a new educational tool from Renvorin Solutions LLC for teachers who use Google Classroom.

Writing assignment instructions in a single text box can get messy. Important steps, lists, links, and resources can be hard for students to scan (and time-consuming for teachers to format). Teachers organize those instructions into clear, reusable designs, without leaving Google Classroom.

Teachers can build richer assignment directions using content blocks, images, links, and learning standards. Users can save designs, helping teachers spend less time rebuilding familiar layouts and more time focusing on what students need to learn.

Teachers can start with a blank design or a template, then organize directions into sections students can scan more easily. I designed the editor to directly fit into a Google Classroom workflow, making it easier to create and reuse clear instructions for assignments.

Assignment Block Designer also includes a learning standards module, giving teachers a way to bring standards into their assignment designs. During the public beta, feedback about the editing experience and classroom workflow will help guide future improvements.

Instead of putting every direction into one long passage, teachers can separate key information into focused sections and place helpful links or visuals alongside the relevant instructions. That structure can make an assignment easier for students to revisit when they need a reminder. Teachers can also adapt a saved design by updating its wording and arrangement to fit a different lesson, project, or class.

The Assignment Block Designer Public Beta is now available

I’m inviting teachers who use Google Classroom—especially those who write detailed instructions and lists—to try it and share feedback as Renvorin Solutions LLC continues improving the product.

Assignment Block Designer is being developed by Renvorin Solutions LLC to help teachers create clearer, more organized Google Classroom assignments.