About GitHub Classroom

content/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students/about-github-global-campus-for-students.md

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 - "[AUTOTITLE](/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-teachers/about-github-global-campus-for-teachers)"
 - "[AUTOTITLE](/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students/about-github-community-exchange)"
+- "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/get-started-with-github-classroom/about-github-classroom)"

content/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students/apply-to-github-global-campus-as-a-student.md

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 - "[AUTOTITLE](/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students/why-wasnt-my-application-to-global-campus-for-students-approved)"
 - "[AUTOTITLE](/get-started/signing-up-for-github/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account)"
-- [{% data variables.product.prodname_education %}](https://education.github.com)
+- "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/get-started-with-github-classroom/about-github-classroom)"
+- [{% data variables.product.prodname_education %}](https://education.github.com)

content/education/index.md

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     - /get-started/signing-up-for-github/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account
     - /get-started/quickstart/git-and-github-learning-resources
   popular:
+    - /education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/get-started-with-github-classroom/about-github-classroom
     - /education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students
     - /education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-teachers
     - /desktop

content/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/get-started-with-github-classroom/about-github-classroom.md

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+---
+title: About GitHub Classroom
+intro: 'Teachers and school administrators can use {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} to create virtual classrooms, make and edit assignments, automatically grade assignment submissions, and more.'
+type: overview
+topics: 
+  - Fundamentals
+versions:
+  fpt: '*'
+---
+
+## About {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}
+
+{% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} is a teaching tool that lets teachers and school administrators create and manage digital classrooms and assignments. You can create assignments for individual students or groups of students, set due dates, and track assignments on your teacher dashboard. Additionally, {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} has many features that simplify tasks like providing feedback, grading assignments, and integrating your existing teaching tools.
+
+## {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} features 
+
+{% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} offers a variety of features to simplify both teaching and learning.
+
+### Assignment templates
+
+With {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, you can create assignments that use template repositories with boilerplate code, documentation, and other resources that you think will be useful to your students. Assignments with template repositories create assignment repositories with starter code for your students. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-an-assignment-from-a-template-repository)."
+
+### Autograding
+
+Through {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, you can configure tests to automatically grade the work of each student every time that student  pushes to their assignment repository. To learn more about autograding with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, see "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/use-autograding)."
+
+### Ability to connect a learning management system
+
+Optionally, you can connect a learning management system (LMS) to {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} to import a student identifier roster for your classroom. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/connect-a-learning-management-system-course-to-a-classroom)."
+
+### Feedback pull requests
+
+With {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, you can enable feedback pull requests. If you enable this feature for an assignment, {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} creates a special pull request titled **Feedback** in the assignment repository for each student or group. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/leave-feedback-with-pull-requests)."
+
+### Combination with an integrated development environment (IDE)
+
+In {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}, you can integrate a classroom with an IDE. Students can make changes to their assignment repositories through the IDE, or by checking out and running code locally with the appropriate software. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/integrate-github-classroom-with-an-ide/integrate-github-classroom-with-an-ide)."
+
+## Further reading
+
+- "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom)"
+- "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/learn-with-github-classroom)"

content/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/get-started-with-github-classroom/index.md

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   - /education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/basics-of-setting-up-github-classroom
   - /education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/get-started-with-github-classroom/basics-of-setting-up-github-classroom
 children:
+  - /about-github-classroom
   - /glossary
 ---
-

content/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/create-a-group-assignment.md

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 ## Further reading
 
-- [{% data variables.product.prodname_global_campus %} for teachers](/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-teachers)
+- "[{% data variables.product.prodname_global_campus %} for teachers](/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-teachers)"
 - "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/connect-a-learning-management-system-course-to-a-classroom)"
 - "[AUTOTITLE](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/teach-with-github-classroom/using-github-classroom-with-github-cli)"