Create Topics to Organize Classwork

You can group assignments, quiz assignments, questions, and class materials under topics. If you don’t assign a topic, the post shows at the top of the Classwork page. You can reorder the posts under a topic and rearrange topics to follow your curriculum. Students only see topics that have published posts

Rachel Mainero
30 steps
9 minutes

Google Classroom

Create a Topic

Navigate to [classroom.google.com](https://classroom.google.com) and click on the class you want to edit

Click "**Classwork**"

Click "**Create**"

Click "**Topic**"

Enter the topic name and click "**Add topic**"

Add a topic to assignments, quiz assignments, or questions

You can add only one topic to an assignment, quiz assignment, or question. If an assignment is posted to several classes, editing the assignment in one class doesn't update it in the other classes.

Next to the assignment, quiz assignment, or question, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Edit**"

Next to **No Topic**, click the Down arrow and choose an option:

Option 1: Create a Topic

To create a topic, click "**Create topic**" and enter a topic name.

Click "**Save**"

Option 2: Select a Topic

To select a topic in the list, click the topic name.

Click "**Save**"

Add a topic to class materials

You can add only one topic per post.

Next to the class material, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Edit**"

Next to **No topic**, click the Down arrow and choose an option - To create a topic, click **Create topic** and enter a topic name. - To select a topic in the list, click the topic name.

Click "**Save**"

Filter by topic

You can see all your posts for a topic and quickly move between topics with the topic filters.

To see all your posts for a topic, at the Down arrow, click a topic name.

To return to all your topics, click "**All topics"**

Reorder topics

When you move a topic, all its content also moves. Only teachers can reorder topics.

If it's not already selected, click **All topics.** Click anywhere on the topic and then drag it up or down

Or Next to the topic name, click **More**

Then select **Move up** or **Move down**

Reorder posts under a topic

You can change the order of assignments, materials, and other work under the same topic. Only teachers can reorder the posts under a topic.

Next to the post name, click **More** (three dots)

Then select **Move up** or **Move down**

Or click anywhere on the post and then drag it up or down

Rename a topic

Next to the topic name, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Rename**"

Enter a new name and click "**Rename**"

Delete a topic

Deleting a topic doesn’t delete the posts under it. Posts move to the top of the list on the Classwork page.

Next to the topic name, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Delete**"

Click "**Delete**" to confirm

Create Topics to Organize Classwork

Rachel Mainero
30 steps
9 minutes

Google Classroom

Create a Topic

Navigate to [classroom.google.com](https://classroom.google.com) and click on the class you want to edit

Click "**Classwork**"

Click "**Create**"

Click "**Topic**"

Enter the topic name and click "**Add topic**"

Add a topic to assignments, quiz assignments, or questions

You can add only one topic to an assignment, quiz assignment, or question. If an assignment is posted to several classes, editing the assignment in one class doesn't update it in the other classes.

Next to the assignment, quiz assignment, or question, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Edit**"

Next to **No Topic**, click the Down arrow and choose an option:

Option 1: Create a Topic

To create a topic, click "**Create topic**" and enter a topic name.

Click "**Save**"

Option 2: Select a Topic

To select a topic in the list, click the topic name.

Click "**Save**"

Add a topic to class materials

You can add only one topic per post.

Next to the class material, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Edit**"

Next to **No topic**, click the Down arrow and choose an option - To create a topic, click **Create topic** and enter a topic name. - To select a topic in the list, click the topic name.

Click "**Save**"

Filter by topic

You can see all your posts for a topic and quickly move between topics with the topic filters.

To see all your posts for a topic, at the Down arrow, click a topic name.

To return to all your topics, click "**All topics"**

Reorder topics

When you move a topic, all its content also moves. Only teachers can reorder topics.

If it's not already selected, click **All topics.** Click anywhere on the topic and then drag it up or down

Or Next to the topic name, click **More**

Then select **Move up** or **Move down**

Reorder posts under a topic

You can change the order of assignments, materials, and other work under the same topic. Only teachers can reorder the posts under a topic.

Next to the post name, click **More** (three dots)

Then select **Move up** or **Move down**

Or click anywhere on the post and then drag it up or down

Rename a topic

Next to the topic name, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Rename**"

Enter a new name and click "**Rename**"

Delete a topic

Deleting a topic doesn’t delete the posts under it. Posts move to the top of the list on the Classwork page.

Next to the topic name, click **More** (three dots)

Click "**Delete**"

Click "**Delete**" to confirm