如何正确获取Google Classroom插件开发所需的测试账号？

Developer Test Domain (2-Week Trial) #

• You’ll need to purchase a .demo domain—costs are minimal, usually $10–$15 USD per year.
• Don’t worry about the 2-week limit: Google allows extending the trial for active development projects. Just reach out via the Cloud Console support when your trial is almost up, share details about your integration progress, and they’ll likely approve an extension.
• This is a fast way to get a fully functional test environment for initial development and validation.

Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals (Free Permanent Tier) #

• Sign up for the free tier using any domain you own or a low-cost registered domain (some registrars offer domains for as little as $5/year).
• When registering, list it as a "test educational institution" (e.g., a dummy school name). The free tier is intended for real schools, but developers can use it for testing as long as you adhere to Google’s terms of service.
• This gives you a permanent test environment with full access to Classroom LTI features, ideal for longer development cycles where a trial might not suffice.

Reassessing the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program #

• If your initial application was rejected, double-check the eligibility criteria. Ensure your solution clearly maps to educational use cases and that you submitted all required documentation.
• If your use case doesn’t fit the program’s focus (which is for partners building large-scale educational solutions), skip this path—it’s not designed for individual developer testing.

Pro Testing Tips #

• Use the Classroom API Explorer to validate basic API functionality before building out the full LTI integration. This lets you test endpoints and responses without deploying your plugin.
• Create test student and teacher accounts in your test domain to simulate real-world workflows: installing the LTI app, assigning content, verifying grade passback, and ensuring permissions work as expected.

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