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Closing down: The GitHub Classroom application is closing down and will be retired on August 28, 2026. For more information, see the GitHub Classroom closing down notice.
assignment
An assignment is coursework in GitHub Classroom. A teacher can assign an assignment to an individual student or a group of students. Teachers can import starter code for the assignment, assign students, and create a deadline for each assignment. For more information, see the definitions for individual assignment and group assignment.
classroom
A classroom is the basic unit of GitHub Classroom. Teachers can use a classroom to organize and manage students, teaching assistants, and assignments for a single course. A classroom belongs to an organization on GitHub. To administer a classroom, you must be an organization owner for the organization. For more information, see Manage classrooms.
GitHub Classroom
GitHub Classroom is a web application for educators that provides course administration tools integrated with GitHub. For more information, see the GitHub Classroom website.
group assignment
A group assignment is collaborative coursework for groups of students on GitHub Classroom. For more information, see Create a group assignment.
identifier
An identifier in GitHub Classroom is a unique ID for a student participating in a course. For example, an identifier can be a student name, alphanumeric ID, or email address.
individual assignment
An individual assignment is coursework for each student who participates in a course on GitHub Classroom. The student is intended to complete an individual assignment without help from other students. For more information, see Create an individual assignment.
roster
A roster allows a teacher to manage students and assignment submissions in a classroom on GitHub Classroom. Teachers can create a roster by entering a list of student identifiers, or by connecting GitHub Classroom to a learning management system (LMS). For more information about identifiers, see the definition of identifier. For more information about connecting GitHub Classroom to an LMS, see Connect a learning management system course to a classroom.