Google has a new policy that may cause your students to see an error when they try to start an assignments. As of October 23, 2023, all applications used by students must first by approved by your Google administrators.

If TeacherMade is blocked in your district, your students will see the following message when trying to use TeacherMade: "Access Blocked: Your institution's admin needs to review TeacherMade" along with a "Request Access" link.

Have your students click the "Request Access" link. That will alert your admins that you are requesting access and make it easier for them to find and approve TeacherMade for you.

Then contact your Google admins directly and request that they approve TeacherMade for use by students.

You may copy the text below to help them do this quickly.

Allowing TeacherMade in Google Workspace for Education

TeacherMade is an online classroom tool that allows Teachers to create interactive assignments for their students. It is a safe and well-protected platform created by professionals with decades of experience developing educational technology. Enabling TeacherMade in a Google Workspace for Education environment is easy and will help your Teachers achieve their instructional goals.

To enable TeacherMade in your Google Workspace for Education account, follow the steps outlined in this Google article: https://support.google.com/a/answer/13288950?visit_id=638283123048794875-2947669650&p=under18-third-party-apps-access&rd=1

If you have trouble finding TeacherMade in the apps list, try searching for our Client ID:

313165442523-dmn2kps6qeokgo278qgde7k90q967uuv.apps.googleusercontent.com

In addition, TeacherMade requires a collection of sites to be accessible to students and teachers. You may see the current list here: https://support.teachermade.com/en/support/solutions/articles/72000561333

Finally, TeacherMade requires permission to access Google's API. It integrates with Google and Google Classroom for these purposes:

• For Teachers to use the "Sign In With Google" SSO feature.
• For students to identify themselves via Google when starting a TeacherMade assignment.
• For Google Classroom schools:
  • Allow Teachers to create GC assignments directly from within the TeacherMade app.
  • Send student scores to the Teacher's Google Classroom gradebook.

If you're curious what student and teacher data TeacherMade requires to operate, you can review this article: https://support.teachermade.com/support/solutions/articles/72000610496-what-teacher-and-student-data-does-teachermade-collect-

If you have any questions, please contact us at support@teachermade.com and we'll answer as quickly as we can!