Auto-Assign Active Work to New Students in Google Classroom

The first few weeks of school are a whirlwind of lesson plans and changing rosters. To reduce administrative work, we’ve enhanced the Realize and Google Classroom integration to make adding new students easier.

What’s New

When you assign work to the entire class in Realize:

• Assignments now sync to Google Classroom are assigned to "All Students" instead of individual students.

• Students joining mid-semester will automatically see all previous assignments in their Google Classroom feed.

• In Realize, new students are assigned all active, not-yet-past-due assignments in Realize the moment they join the class.

Why It Matters

• Save time by eliminating the need to manually update assignments each time a new student joins your class

• Ensure new students have immediate access to the same active assignments and resources as the rest of the class

Use student groups with your Google Classroom connected classes in Savvas Realize

You can now use the student group feature in Savvas Realize with your Google Classroom connected classes. 

Now you can:

• Create student groups: Easily form groups within your Google Classroom-connected classes directly in Savvas Realize.

• Assign content to your student groups: Target specific content or assignments to individual student groups, tailoring instruction to meet the diverse needs of your students.

Add students to Savvas Realize assignments directly from Google Classroom

You can now easily add students to Savvas Realize assignments directly from Google Classroom, streamlining your workflow and ensuring seamless access for learners. When students launch the assignment from their Google Classroom class, they'll automatically be enrolled in the corresponding Savvas Realize assignment.

Return a Savvas assessment back to the student

Teachers will be able to return a student's completed Savvas assessment back to the student by changing the assignment status from Completed to In Progress. For more information on how to return assessments back to students click here.

Savvas Realize Grades Now Adjusted to Match Google Classroom Max Score

Starting August 29th 2023, grades passed back to Google Classroom will be adjusted to match the max score set in the Google Classroom assignment. This means that you and your students will now see their grades in Google Classroom accurately reflect their performance on Savvas Realize assignments.

For example, if you set the max score for the Savvas Realize "Quiz 1" in Google Classroom to 20, Savvas Realize will adjust a student who received 80% on the quiz to a score of 16 out of 20 in Google Classroom

LTI-Advantage LOR integration with Safari Montage (pilot phase only)

Savvas now supports an integration with Safari Montage's Learning Object Repository (LOR) integration using LTI-Advantage. The new integration allows a district to manage their Savvas content in Safari Montage where they can create playlists, curriculum maps, or find content by standards. 

Districts who use Canvas can use the Safari Montage Discover tool to add Savvas content found in Safari Montage to their Canvas courses.