Create a Google Classroom Custom Header with Google Drawings
How to Create a Google Classroom Header Image
Google Classroom is a great application for Google using educators and students to manage assignments, communicate and collaborate, and go paperless! Google has made great strides in updating this application based on the feedback submitted by educators like you. Google Classroom is only going to get better! So if you haven’t taken the time to learn this great application, now is the time.
Create a Google Classroom Custom Header with Google Drawings
1. Go to drawings.google.com to open a new drawing.
2. Click on the title (top left) and rename.
3. Go to File>Page Setup
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- From the drop-down, select Custom
- Change inches to pixels
- Input 2000 x 400 pixels and click Okay.
4. Here comes the fun part! Create your image!
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- Suggestion: right-click on the image and choose a background color to get started. (I chose a white background.)
- Suggestion: right-click on the image and choose a background color to get started. (I chose a white background.)
5. Now you can insert any images or text that you want, like your school logo, your avatar, or other images that help define your class. (My example was for a Google Academy that I taught in Commerce ISD. Kudos to Heather Kilgore for creating the logo!)
Tip: I find that it’s best to use a series or pattern of small images so that it doesn’t look distorted. If you choose something large, it doesn’t resize very well.
6. When you are done creating your image, go to File>Download as> choose .png or .jpeg to download the image to your computer. (Note: Jpeg is good if for real photographs, .png is good for clip art.)
7. Now, upload your new header into Google Classroom.
- Go to Google Classroom and choose the class where you wish to update the header.
- Near the bottom-right of the current image header, select “Upload photo.” Navigate to where you downloaded your new header, or drag and drop to upload.
- Move and crop the image if you like to get it exactly where you want it. Then click, “Select class theme” at the bottom of the window.
- Voila! You have a new customized header! (Note: the theme colors are not customizable, but Google Classroom tries to somewhat mimic the colors in your image. I’m hoping for the ability to choose custom colors in the future!)
- Tip: Choosing a different header, even just with minor changes will help you students see at a glance which class they are in and help keep them on track.
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