Connect Your Student Account

Link your student Google account so you can access and submit classroom assignments.

Students connect from /classroom using Connect as Student. This enables:

• Viewing classroom assignments on /classroom/dashboard
• Tracking assignment completion in Type the Word
• Turning in completed work back to Google Classroom

• You can sign in to Type the Word
• Your teacher shared an assignment in Google Classroom
• You are enrolled in the class using the same Google account you will connect

1. Sign in to Type the Word.
2. Go to /classroom.
3. Find the Student Connection section.

[Screenshot: Student Connection panel on classroom page]

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• Alt text: Student Connection section on classroom page
• Caption: Students use this card to connect their Google account.

1. Click Connect as Student.
2. Select your enrolled school Google account.
3. Approve permission prompts.

[Screenshot: Google account chooser and consent for student flow]

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• Alt text: Student OAuth consent flow in Google
• Caption: Use the same Google account enrolled in the class roster.

After redirect back to /classroom, confirm:

• Connected as Student
• Link to View dashboard

[Screenshot: Connected as Student success state]

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• Alt text: Student connected status on classroom page
• Caption: Connected state means your student token is ready for submissions.

1. Click View dashboard.
2. Confirm your courses are listed.
3. Open a course to review available assignments.

[Screenshot: Student dashboard showing enrolled courses]

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• Alt text: Student dashboard with enrolled course cards
• Caption: If courses load, your student connection is valid.

1. Return to /classroom.
2. Click Disconnect Student Account.
3. Confirm Connect as Student returns.

[Screenshot: Disconnect Student Account button in student card]

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• Alt text: Disconnect Student Account action
• Caption: Disconnect clears the saved student token for your account.

• No courses appear: You may be connected with the wrong Google account.
• Cannot start assignments: Confirm your teacher has published the assignment.
• Not enrolled errors: Ask teacher to verify your enrollment in Classroom.
• Prompt says connect student account first: Reconnect on /classroom and retry.

• gc-student-open-connection-panel.png
• gc-student-google-consent.png
• gc-student-connected-state.png
• gc-student-dashboard-courses.png
• gc-student-disconnect.png