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February 08, 2020
Google Classroom offers ease of use and great value.
Google Classroom is part of the educational suite of products our district uses. It allows for seemless collaboration between teachers and students. It provides a real-time platform for sharing information and with the available extensions it even allows for easy review and grading of assignments. It is an invaluable tool that is cost-effective.
- Seemless collaboration
- Ease of grading
- Uploading of documents can be glitchy when using Google Docs.
- Classroom management tools could be improved.
December 21, 2019
Google Classroom is keeping our staff and students connected!
We use Google Classroom as a way to connect our students to online learning. It's been a great feature to let multiple staff members join in with a cohort of students to add assignments or communicate with students. We also use it to schedule assignments and keep students accountable for keeping track of their workload.
- Classroom content management is excellent in Google Classroom.
- Coordinating a cohort of students among many staff members is easy.
- Filtering assignments to search for could be easier.
- The ability to quickly poll a class.
December 11, 2019
Jack of all trades
Google classroom is being used in our device-agnostic environment to help meet the needs of student and staff training and classroom work. We do most of our staff development through google classroom. Staff are trained on it and use it in their classrooms on a daily basis. The management is made easy because of the Google backend.
- Creating a paperless environment for staff and students
- Helps keep the students organized by tying in with email and calendar.
- Easy for teachers to setup and use.
- Sometimes there are small glitches with file types on attachments.
November 22, 2019
Google Classroom Review
Google Classroom is currently being used in several of our classrooms throughout our school, but mostly in the classrooms grades 5-8. We use it for our students to access some assignments and to communicate with the students. It provides them with updates to the curriculum as soon as a change is made.
- It gives us a good way for the students and teachers to communicate.
- Keeps class content ordered.
- Easy to set up.
- Have to manually transfer grades to the school's gradebook.
- The interface could be designed a little better.
November 19, 2019
An excellent tool to connect students and teachers
We use Google Classroom to fully integrate our curricular learning activities, assignments, assessments, as well as student communication via Google Classroom. We use it system-wide, and all faculty are expected to use it.
- Integrates Google Drive efficiently.
- Our paid curriculum has full Google Education integration.
- Additional educational websites and tools have full Google Suite integration.
- The mobile app is still slightly clunky to use, and not all features available from the website.
- There are not many visuals to aid in understanding student data.
October 25, 2019
Google Classroom Is The Bee's Knees!!!
I am a high school teacher and many of my colleagues at my school also use Google Classroom. I have found that it allows for students to access the assignments or projects at their own pace, and allows them to refer back to the instructional materials as needed. Additionally, having them turn in their work via the Classroom, I have a digital record of the date and time it is turned in, as well as an archived copy of their work.
- It provides a staging area for all the instructional materials for an assignment or project which can be revisited by students as needed. Assignment instructions, resource materials, worksheets, web links, videos, photos, etc. can all be included and stored.
- It provides the ability to reuse projects/assignments across classes. This is particularly helpful for cyclic classes.
- It provides a date/time stamp that shows when each student turned in their assignment/project. VERY useful from a teacher's standpoint.
- I am not sure yet as to what types of improvements could/should be made.
- Maybe add a project timer feature???
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This platform has helped me to build a good relationship with my students and establish better communication with them. It keeps them updated about new updates in the curriculum and new notices about the events and subjects. Plus it has helped in good teamwork with the students which is great.
- It helps in building good communication between teachers and students.
- It assists the students to keep them updated about new progress.
- It assists in uploading content daily for students according to curriculum.
- It should have tutorials for the beginners to understand it better.
- I need to helps teachers with resources which is not available.
- It needs to have some robust features for better performance.
September 28, 2019
Google Classroom enables you to learn in a new way.
It is used in our organization for learning processes. It is specially used during workshops and conferences so that everyone can share their point of view and good learning. This has enhanced the communication and cooperation between the managers and the employees and has lead to better collaboration and efficient united working on projects.
- It helps you in giving instant notices and updates about any upcoming events.
- Helps you in letting you know about the updated content in a synchronized pattern.
- Its a little time taking but once used, the person gets handy with it and loves the way it works.
- In needs to have tutorials so that less time can be wasted.
- In requires a better interface.
- It should have an option to contact someone directly, rather than sharing in the group where everyone has different sort of minds.
July 20, 2019
Google Classroom for your subjects
I work at a university, and since we have to maintain communication with the students, one of the ways we do that is through Google Classroom. It depends on each teacher, but I use Google Classroom to communicate with students. In particular, I use it to upload the content of each unit topic, perform rapid assessments, and assign some homework or even exams. I have also used it to answer and hear questions from students and to give timely notices.
- Create & administer student exams
- To give class notices or updates
- Upload class content in an orderly manner
- Better design of the interface and overall usability
- Tutorials
April 24, 2019
Google Classroom - Easy Course Management System
Google Classroom is used as the learning management system for students in all grades in my school district. Google Classroom can also be used by adults for Professional Development. Google Classroom allows teachers to post information and resources for students. Students complete learning activities and post their work on Google Classroom for the teacher to evaluate their work. Students can also communicate with each other on Google Classroom.
- Posting course materials.
- Allow students to complete graded activities.
- Monitor student progress.
- Have a profanity filter.
- Have suggested resources for teachers to post based on the class content.
February 27, 2019
Manage Your Students with Google Classroom
Google classroom is being used on the case-by-case basis. Teachers in our district have the choice to use Google Classroom, should they see fit. We have a number of teachers who have implemented it in their classrooms, in order to better streamline student work, track student submissions, and integrate with their Google Drive. Currently, one of my art teachers is using Google classroom along with Google Sites to gamify her class. In general, as is the case with any LMS, this program works wonders to help blend and personalize education, in order to better meet student needs and allow them to work at their own pace. Teachers have more opportunity to provide constant and consistent feedback and track student work. I used Google Classroom in the past when I taught HS English to run a blended learning atmosphere. Students appreciated the opportunity to manage their workflow better and its seamless integration with their Google Drive to submit work. I am currently using Google Classroom outside of my district to create learning modules for teachers.
- Seamless integration with Google Drive. Easy for teachers to attach Gsuite files such as docs, slides, sheets, forms, site to enhance the learning.
- Manage student work submissions and whether they are on time or late. Students submit their work digitally and teachers can track the submissions, send them back for editing, or award points.
- Streamline classwork and homework assignments into one simple thread. Much like a social media platform like Twitter or Facebook, Google Classroom has everything top-down in one fluid thread for students and teachers to be able to easily find and access.
- Integration with other edtech tools such as Pear Deck, Edpuzzle, etc. Teachers can link to outside assignments on other programs they often use in their classrooms with their students.
- Although usually in the discussion with other LMS apps such as Schoology and Canvas, Google Classroom doesn't possess as in-depth of a platform. There is no ability to set individual learning paths, pace student work with completion settings, or embed other apps directly into teacher-created assignments.
- The assignment creation options are limited. Teachers can only choose from creating an assignment (usually a link with directions), a material (usually a doc/slide/website, etc), a question, and a quiz.
- With gamification taking on a new lens in education, there really isn't any way to use gamification elements with Google Classroom. There isn't any way to create Individual learning paths, or use badges and micro-credentials within Classroom. Outside programs would have to be used.
February 26, 2019
Great overall tool for in-house collaboration
Google Classroom is used as a collaborative learning environment for our students, teaching staff and technology professionals. We use it to communicate, share and store but also as a main (linking) connection hub for many applications we use on a daily basis.
- It has an easy to use format with its intuitive, well thought out and tested design.
- It follows the same patterns and expected flow of similar Google products.
- Google Classroom is very inclusive and easily integrated into your current work patterns.
- Google Classroom is so secure that it is actually an issue. Allowing "outside" collaboration is not easy to do and requires a great deal of work on IT's end to allow it to pass through. We have had a lot of trouble with this and can say that the difficulty is so great that it could be a reason we would choose a different solution in the future since collaboration is so important to our students success.
January 23, 2019
Google Classroom: Best Free and Easy-to-Use LMS!
Google Classroom has been my learning management system for all the classes I teach (Digital Design, Web Design, AP Computer Science Principles, and even my dual enrollment Foundations of Web Development) for three years. It is not used by the entire high school where I teach, but I know some other teachers at the school who choose to use it.
- Google Classroom is easy for both the students and teacher to learn to use
- Google Classroom has the ability to store previous classes in the archives, so I can reuse content
- I can easily link worksheets from Google Docs and tests from Google Forms into assignment posts
- Google Classroom sends my students emails whenever I post a new assignment for grade an existing one
- I would like there to be a more complex gradebook, that lets students see their total grade in the class and allows me to create weighted categories (there was a Beta gradebook released recently, which I have not explored yet. Perhaps this is included there)
January 22, 2019
Enhancing Practice With Google Classroom
Google Classroom is used in our school as a preference by teachers. There is no requirement to use it. Teachers make the choice to use it or not. Google Classroom is used to enhance and assist in organizing classroom management. It is a vehicle that is used to supplement Google Drive and seamlessly work between Drive and Classroom. In assisting with classroom management and assignments, Google Classroom allows for communicating and collaborating with students to build their skills with feedback.
- Announcements: this is an easy and precise way to convey assignments, reminders, and information to students in a class.
- Connection to Calendar: the use of the calendar gives students a quick and direct way to know what is going on in the class, when assignments are due and other important due dates.
- To Do List feature: again, this is a great way to give students access to what is happening in the class and gives teachers a way to organize the class and/or their lessons.
- Loading students into a class can become cumbersome; it relies on downloading a CSV file and then uploading that---requiring a strong knowledge of how to do that.
- For someone new to using something like this, looking at the site initially may make them feel overwhelmed by all the information available.
- Although there is good information within the help center, it is difficult to find a way to contact someone directly, like a chat feature for example.
January 19, 2019
Google Classroom Review
Google Classroom is being used by schools and individual teachers in our organization. Currently, I use it in my own classroom to post assignments, links, and easily share items online with students. I also use it to allow students to turn in assignments and easily grade progress. Google classroom also allows me to connect my roster with other websites to easily sign students up for other online programs.
- It has an easy, user-friendly format for students and teachers.
- It allows for teachers to upload a variety of assignments.
- The format helps students and teachers stay organized in multiple classes and assignments.
- I wish it was easier for students to pick and upload which type of Google document they want to use for a particular assignment.
- Sometimes it takes a long time for a student's new document to be created or it isn't there when they create it. So they have to refresh the page and click on the document again.
- I wish you could upload an assignment right from the stream like in the past rather than having to go into the classwork tab.
January 17, 2019
Google Classroom: The Simple Solution
We utilize Google Classroom in grades 4-12 for distribution and collection of assignments and class materials. We also utilize it for professional development courses for our staff.
- Simple
- Student-friendly
- Integrates with Google
- Gradebook is lacking
- API integration can be tricky
- Limited formatting in posts
January 17, 2019
Another Fantastic Product from Google
Google Classroom is an integral part of our school district's educational initiatives. By integrating this technology, students extend what they learn far beyond the classroom and continue the conversation before, during, and after the school hours are through. By posting specific assignments, as well as allowing students to converse in the same platform, everyone can find a chosen level of participation in which they feel heard, understood, and accepted.
- The user interface is wonderful. Updates are streamlined, without changing the functionality of the site.
- The website's design is beautiful. The colors and themes are eye-catching, and keep students engaged with their unique layout.
- Using this portion of Google tools in connection with the rest of the Google platform is seamless. Connecting Docs, Slides, and other Google tools requires no real training before use.
- You must have a Google login, and some companies do not use this platform.
- Sharing between classes can be easy, but editing posts and creating assignments are more difficult to change.
- Moderating your content for students is easy, but moderating content that other collaborators share is not as easy.
January 14, 2019
Leverage Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a streamlined tool for teachers to deliver content to students, allow collaboration and provide feedback all while leveraging the power of G Suite.
- Share content
- Track progress
- Communication with students
- Easy setup
- Full function grade book
- More layout customizations
- Continuing to integrate with others tools
January 12, 2019
Makes Teachers' Lives Easier
Our entire organization, Blair Oaks High School, uses Google Classroom. We use it in many ways, including content instruction, event planning, and organizing groups and extracurricular activities. It is easy to use, simple, quick, and makes teachers' and students' lives easier. Teachers and students can collaborate with each other electronically with each other. Teachers can use it to facilitate learning, share with students, organize the work students complete, provide quick formative and summative feedback for students, allow students to collaborate with each other, and easily integrate other platforms of the G-Suite.
- Allows teachers to share material with one, multiple, or all students at one time.
- Also allows teachers to schedule the time that items post. The entire site is very customizable.
- Teachers can integrate other G-Suite applications easily with Classroom. For example, teachers can create and assign a Google Form as a formative or summative quiz for students on Google Classroom.
- Organizing class documents and assignments is very easy because Google Classroom automatically creates separate folders in your own Google Drive.
- Teachers used to be able to organize the stream of Classroom by topics or chapter. Currently, it is in ascending order from the most recent posts.
- Hard to import grades from other G-Suite (like forms, etc.) into assignments on Google Classroom.
- A possible way to improve for education would be to block students from accessing any other web pages while they are taking an assessment.
Google Classroom is used by a subset of our employees to demonstrate the viability of a Google ecosystem in our choice of suites. Currently, we use Microsoft 365 as our productivity suite and Cornerstone OD as our LMS. However, I have extensive experience with G-Suite and think that Google apps can serve a certain population in our hospital. Managing education within that population has been far more intuitive with the use of Google Classroom in conjunction with G-Suite applications.
- Google Classroom work seamlessly with G-Suite applications, allowing us to create and share learning and materials and submit them for review and distribution
- Google Classroom is intuitive to use and easy to learn
- When using Classroom, the workflow of distributing assignments, receiving completed work, and providing feedback on the assignments is far more intuitive than in the enterprise LMS that we also use.
- Classroom works best for those in G-Suite environments. I have to extend accounts to non-Google users to offer its benefits.
- I would like to see Classroom add an annotation feature. Many of my educators request this option in their feedback workflow.
- Video submissions are often cumbersome depending on file type.
January 12, 2019
Google Classroom is the best for teachers and learners
Basically, we opened a new business in our firm and that is the academy. We [offer] management consulting training to companies so that their employees will be great at data crunching, analyzing problems, synthesizing problems, and project management. It is such a great help to have Google Classroom because you can set up numerous classes and tailor-fit the learning delivery to how you would want it to be. It provides you with the option to assign tasks, give deadlines for such tasks, and the system is very helpful because it will automatically grade the learner. It makes it possible as well to share files and instructional materials with the students per group and you can use an existing gmail account for it.
- Set up multiple classes.
- Assign tasks and give a deadline.
- Automatically grade the students or learners.
- Share files to group.
- The design is not that interesting to young learners.
- Structure is not very attractive to young learners.
- All of the students need to have a Gmail account.
January 12, 2019
Google Classroom
I use Google Classroom to communicate with students. I can use it to post homework, reminders, study guides, etc. I also use it for having students turn in work online. Google Classroom updated their assignment option over the summer and now there is a separate tab within Classroom for posting assignments. It also sends students reminder emails when work is due.
- Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
- Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
- Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
- I would love to see some more options with their quiz formatting.
- They recently changed the look of Classroom and I don't find it quite as aesthetically appealing as it was previously.
January 11, 2019
Change it up with Google Classroom
We use Google Classroom in our 4th through 6th-grade classrooms. We provide students with access to resources, assignments, videos, and other classroom materials through Google Classroom. It is a great tool for us to use to help students stay up-to-date with their assignments should they be absent from school.
- Provides an online space to organize student materials.
- Allows us to have multiple sections setup in one place.
- We can access Google Classroom on any network we are on.
- It feels like something is always changing as they improve Google Classroom.
- It would be great to be able to import grades straight into our grade book. We are able to download the grades, but then have to enter them by hand into the other program.
- Students are not able to make edits or quick changes on assignments once they are turned in unless they first grade book the assignment. It would be great to have a feature that allowed them to edit after it is turned in.
January 11, 2019
Google Classroom will keep your classroom organized!
Most of the teachers at my public high school are using Google classroom to "stay with the times." Google classroom reduces paper clutter, allows students to always stay 'in touch' with their teachers by easily being able to access the material, links, ask questions, and post work. It is a FANTASTIC tool for English teachers because it solves the problem of the missing assignment; once work is posted, it is easily viewable. Additionally, in classes that are co-taught, every instructor is allowed to view the students' work, which would not be possible if there was only 1 copy of the task.
- Google Classroom sends reminders to students when work is due
- Google Classroom allows students to respond to one another when you post a question for the community
- The service allows students to access materials that were posted last week or last month. If a student has lost the assignment or a handout, it will forever be accessible online.
- The grading option is not great; I would love it if Google Classroom was linked to a user-friendly, easy to establish grade book.
- I loathe how when students submit writing assignments to me, I become the "owner" of the document and they have to request access to edit the writing that they created!
- I wish that there was a discussion template that looked more like Blackboard. It would be nice if there were tabs for materials, discussions, assignments and grade book at the top of the Classroom home page.
January 11, 2019
Helpful Organizational Tool and Feedback Platform
My school uses Google classroom to provide a place to keep all digital class materials in one place for ease of use by students. It also provides me with a grading platform that makes students submit their work instead of continually editing through Google Docs, In Google Docs a student could share their work with you as "finished," then sneakily continue to edit). I also enjoy it because it helps me organize my class into topics and post enrichment material.
- Feedback platform: the grading and scoring feature really helps students see my comments on their work.
- Materials organization: I can create topics for my posts and assignments so that students see the logical organization of work under the "Classwork" tab.
- Real-time updates: the "Stream" tab allows students to see my chronological updates to their classroom.
- Needs to be more functionally integrated with more grading platforms, specifically PowerSchool.