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Google Classroom
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Google Classroom: A Digital Class Act for Seamless Learning
9 out of 10
July 27, 2023
At our organization, we use Google Classroom as an essential tool for managing our educational activities. The product addresses business …
Must have for K12 Classroom
Use nearly daily in my classroom for in class assignments and hybrid learning. Rather than having to maintain copies of notes and extra …
Great Collaboration, Easy and Must have product for Education Sector Folks.
9 out of 10
October 20, 2022
The first time, our teachers introduced Google Classroom. The easy-to-use and clean UI makes the software more usable. We used to run our …
Google Classroom - A great tool for young learners
8 out of 10
September 27, 2022
We use Google Classroom in our junior school to manage assignment tracking and collaboration between students in class.
Our teachers will …
Our teachers will …
Best online interactive tool for students
9 out of 10
July 05, 2022
I used Google Classroom for educational purposes.
I used Google Classroom for posting assignments.
I used Google Classroom for reviewing …
I used Google Classroom for posting assignments.
I used Google Classroom for reviewing …
Best Virtual Classroom Tool
8 out of 10
February 22, 2022
I use Google Classroom as a user. My college started in 2020, but because of the covid-19 pandemic, I was not able to take classes on …
I love using Google Classroom
9 out of 10
January 15, 2022
I have used Google Classroom since March 2020 with the closing of NYC public schools and all the teachers were forced to work remotely. …
A Software that Even a 3-year-old Can Handle
9 out of 10
September 16, 2021
I am using it for my training purposes and my 3-year-old daughter is using it, too.
This tool helped not only the students but also the …
This tool helped not only the students but also the …
Google Classroom is best for online learning
9 out of 10
July 27, 2021
Google Classroom serves as our academic management system for the whole university's campus. Each professor has their own Google …
Google Classroom
It is the learning management system used by my school system. It is being used throughout the entire organization: K-12.
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Google Classroom for Online Classes
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Popular Features
- Assignments (52)8.484%
- Mobile friendly (51)7.878%
- Social learning (46)7.878%
- Course authoring (45)7.575%
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Pricing
Education Fundamentals
$0
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per license/per month
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$3
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per student/per year
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$4
Cloud
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Google Classroom - A Brief Demo
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Google Classroom Basics Demo
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Features
Learning Management
Features of LMS and LCMS systems, related to designing, administering, and consuming learning content in an educational, corporate, or on-the-job context.
7.7
Avg 8.2
- 7.5Course authoring(45) Ratings
Users can develop and assemble online learning content.
- 7.5Course catalog or library(36) Ratings
Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.
- 8.2Player/Portal(34) Ratings
Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.
- 8Learning content(38) Ratings
The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.
- 7.8Mobile friendly(51) Ratings
Students or employees can access content from mobile devices. Course authors can develop responsive learning content.
- 7.4Progress tracking & certifications(40) Ratings
The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.
- 8.4Assignments(52) Ratings
Users can assign courses/curricula to individuals or groups, with due dates.
- 7.3Compliance management(29) Ratings
Users can identify potential risks and ensure that requirements are met and that certifications are up to date.
- 7.6Learning administration(40) Ratings
Administrators can manage the content and people (students/employees, course authors, instructors, etc.) on the platform.
- 7.7Learning reporting & analytics(37) Ratings
Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.
- 7.8Social learning(46) Ratings
Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.
- 6.9Gamification(5) Ratings
Presents course material in a game-like format to increase engagement and enjoyment.
- 8.5Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning(7) Ratings
Utilizes SSO technology to ease the login process for users.
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Google Classroom starts at $0.
Reviewers rate Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning highest, with a score of 8.5.
The most common users of Google Classroom are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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April 18, 2021
Not a proper learning management system
Score 2 out of 10
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Verified User
When the COVID-19 crisis began, one of the institutions I work with began using Google Classroom in lieu of a dedicated learning management system. It is being used in at least one of the colleges at a university, but I do not know if it has spread to every college. It is being used in every department. The business problem [it] was chosen to address was the problem of conducting educational activities remotely: neither students nor faculty have been able to go to campus(es) freely, and so all educational activities need to be conducted remotely. Many of the users, both students and professors, are neither technically sophisticated nor experienced with using computerized devices in ways beyond email, popular Web applications, and some Microsoft Office products.
The Google Classroom system is now in its second year of use, and the problems manifested in the first year continue in the second. However, it is not clear whether those problems are inherent in Google Classroom or are products of administrative decisions.
The lone problem it addresses is allowing all people involved in education here to communicate asynchronously with a relatively shallow learning curve, although it currently functions only as a stopgap and cannot function as a long-term solution.
- The system is relatively easy to begin with.
- It is integrated with Google Drive and Google Docs, which makes recycling relatively easy.
- It is platform-independent.
- It is relatively speedy.
- Tests and quizzes (in my experience) are primitive and do not allow modern testing techniques involving IRT.
- Recycling of materials is, at best, counterintuitive.
- Formation of subgroups is difficult.
Google Classroom is well suited for organizations without extensive computer infrastructure, as most of the storage and organization is handled in the Google system.
In the system I am experienced with (as an instructor and an observing administrator), student users have too much control over their own accounts, so that it is sometimes not clear who particular students are or, indeed, if they are supposed to be in the class or not. For schools and internal training programs in which the identity of participants is known beforehand, almost any other learning management system would be a better choice.
For simple sharing of documents, primitive tests, and collecting information from and distributing information to people, Google Classroom is adequate.
In the system I am experienced with (as an instructor and an observing administrator), student users have too much control over their own accounts, so that it is sometimes not clear who particular students are or, indeed, if they are supposed to be in the class or not. For schools and internal training programs in which the identity of participants is known beforehand, almost any other learning management system would be a better choice.
For simple sharing of documents, primitive tests, and collecting information from and distributing information to people, Google Classroom is adequate.
- Familiarity of Google interfaces.
- Off-site computing.
- Off-site storage.
32%
3.2
- Course authoring
- 20%2.0
- Course catalog or library
- 30%3.0
- Player/Portal
- 50%5.0
- Learning content
- 30%3.0
- Mobile friendly
- 70%7.0
- Progress tracking & certifications
- 10%1.0
- Assignments
- 30%3.0
- Learning administration
- 20%2.0
- Learning reporting & analytics
- 20%2.0
- Social learning
- 40%4.0
- It takes less effort to maintain than a real learning management system.
- Unless strict controls of numbers of submissions are imposed, homework management becomes difficult for groups of more than 4 or 5.
- The integrated mailing system is primitive.
Google Classroom was chosen unilaterally for one of my places of work, although I had checked Google Classroom when it was first released and decided against it for my own company owing to its poor reporting and other controls.
Provided one has the servers to use it and an administrator to run it, Moodle is superior in nearly every respect, particularly security, testing, and analytics.
Provided one has the servers to use it and an administrator to run it, Moodle is superior in nearly every respect, particularly security, testing, and analytics.
2000
Administrators, instructors, and students use the system. I have experience in the administrator and instructor roles. As a rule, I turn students in the system away from Google Classroom after an initial class and steer them to Moodle, which is better suited for instruction and affords more privacy and security than does Google Classroom. However, I have used Google Classroom as an administrator only rarely. It is possible it could be set up more securely.
5
Basic computer skills and the ability to inform users of basic usage are the only skills required to use Google Classroom.
- Remote learning as a substitute for traditional in-person learning.
- Instructor and staff training.
- Document repository.
- Administrators are able to control some information for instructors without the instructors' knowledge.
- Students have made multiple accounts, inflating enrollment.
- Users are able to set interfaces to different languages.
- Locked student accounts.
- Materials distribution.
- Asynchronous meetings.
Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
Not Sure
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
These are the factors I used to evaluate Google Classroom. I found Google Classroom in only one case in which I was not acting professionally.
I would conduct a thorough review of administrative controls. Google Classroom is attractive because of its being in the cloud and having controls familiar to many people, but in my experience is not a substitute for a real learning management system. I would select most other learning management systems instead of Google Classroom.
- Don't know
- I was not privy to implementation phases.
In my particular case, no input was sought from end users before implementation.
Google Classroom support resembles other Google support inasmuch as it is only skeletal.
I was not involved in the purchase decision.
Yes
It was not.
I am unable to describe any time, as I have never got any support from Google for Google Classroom.
Many of the Google services Google Classroom depends on are familiar to many users.
- The invitation system would be easy to use in some circumstances.
- Integration with other Google products is useful.
- The multiplicity of interface languages is useful.
- Reuse of Google Forms, the basis for tests, is cumbersome and counterintuitive.
- Attendance management is difficult because of the control users can have over their names.
- Testing, particularly with automated scoring beyond simple multiple choice, seems impossible.
Yes, but I don't use it
February 27, 2019
Manage Your Students with Google Classroom
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
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.
Google Classroom is great for schools who are invested in Google and are looking for an easy way to streamline assignments and work. Priding itself on simplicity, this is also great for elementary through middle school teachers and their students. Teachers can quickly send out assignments to students and manage student work via their school's Google accounts so students aren't going outside on the web as often. High Schools may want something a little more in-depth that has higher order activities within and allows the teacher to redesign their lessons.
59.09090909090909%
5.9
- Course authoring
- 80%8.0
- Course catalog or library
- 70%7.0
- Player/Portal
- N/AN/A
- Learning content
- 80%8.0
- Mobile friendly
- 90%9.0
- Progress tracking & certifications
- 80%8.0
- Assignments
- 80%8.0
- Compliance management
- N/AN/A
- Learning administration
- N/AN/A
- Learning reporting & analytics
- 90%9.0
- Social learning
- 80%8.0
- Overall, Google Classroom has afforded my students a place to better manage their digital selves and stay on task. This is something that holds a lot of weight in the special education or resources level classroom, as these students have a tendency to fall behind or lose track of work. Students seem to submit more work and not lose physical copies in backpacks.
- I have personally seen a change in student writing when I taught HS English. Because of the constant feedback, and ability to be able to open student writing assignments at any time, I was able to offer constructive feedback more often and not get bogged down to review every students' final essay at the same time. I was able to provide feedback as the student work trickled in.
- For students, Google Classroom allowed them to have more opportunity to review things at home as all of the document and in-class materials could be found online at any time.
With so many schools using Google apps, Google Classroom becomes an integral part of the classroom learning experience. Overall, Classroom gets the job done. If you are looking for something simple this is it. It isn't a full-blown LMS but it keeps everything organized in one stream making it easier on students. Uploading and attaching Google suite tools cuts down on the time teachers spend sending out work to students or making photocopies. My only issue is that it's tough to stack it up against more enhanced LMS applications such as Schoology and Canvas, that have more built in, and afford teachers opportunites to recreate interactive lessons.
Schoology, Google Analytics, Google Drive, Google Forms, Canvas, Canva, Edmodo, Blackboard Learn, Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Illustrator CC, WordPress, Weebly, Wix
- Creating Assignments
- Establishing a Class
- Joining students to your class
- Rearranging assignments/materials
- No gradebook
- Limited collaborative options within Classroom
Yes, but I don't use it
Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design.
January 11, 2019
Change it up with Google Classroom
Verified User
Employee in Other
Education Management Company, 11-50 employees
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.
Google Classroom has helped streamline my classroom. I am no longer bogged down by stacks of papers to read and grade. I am able to pull up my classes anywhere, I am also able to check on student progress and grade papers. I wish I would have started using it sooner.
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5.7
- Course authoring
- 80%8.0
- Course catalog or library
- N/AN/A
- Player/Portal
- N/AN/A
- Learning content
- N/AN/A
- Mobile friendly
- 100%10.0
- Progress tracking & certifications
- 90%9.0
- Assignments
- 90%9.0
- Compliance management
- N/AN/A
- Learning administration
- 90%9.0
- Learning reporting & analytics
- 90%9.0
- Social learning
- 90%9.0
- Teachers have been thrilled with having fewer papers that they need to bring to and from school for grading.
- Students who are absent or on school trips are able to stay caught up with their assignments.
- Students enjoy more flexibility in completing assignments and some like to work ahead if they have already completed current assignments.
- Canvas
Google Classroom provides some of the same features that Canvas it does. It feels much easier to implement with younger students and allows them to be familiar with this type of platform before jumping into Canvas. Canvas does have more details in their features, but we feel it is better suited for high school to college-aged students.
25
They are teachers at different grade levels.
1
Our IT department is a single person. He takes care of all of our infrastructure and software. With this said, we have some teachers who are Google Certified Educators and they are able to troubleshoot 95% of any troubles within Google Classroom. It is very user-friendly.
- Student Achievement
- Teacher Workload
Not Sure
- Price
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
We implemented Chromebooks with our students, so Google Classroom was a natural extension of that. It was easy for teachers to use and learn the ins and outs. We also appreciated the value we were getting from this product.
We would change anything because we are happy with our end result.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
- It is easy to upload assignments and documents into Google Classroom.
- It is easy for our students to access Google Classroom.
Yes, but I don't use it
It has increased our engagement and productivity. Teachers enjoy being able to have fewer papers to take back and forth from school.
It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
May 03, 2016
Googliness at SJP
Verified User
Professional in Other
E-Learning Company, 11-50 employees
Google Classroom is being used by some, not all of the teachers at the school. I was one of the first teachers to use it. I am an English teacher and began using it in the fall of 2015 when the initial trial product was released. My school has a 1:1 iPad ratio per student. Now the the app is fully functional, the process of using Classroom easily allows for digital submission of student homework. I use it to manage clubs as well. I am the facilitator of our Student Government program. We use it to organize students, review proposals, and prepare for elections. It is also an easy way to get notifications pushed to students' iPads when we have updates.
- Provide digital worksheets and rubrics for assignments
- Deliver announcements and email updates with important reminders
- I sync it with my calendar, so I am able to mange upcoming events/projects.
- Google classroom is best paired with Google Drive. I wish that it helped students stay better organized by scaffolding the folders and assignments more effectively. It would be nice if teachers could create units within their posts.
- The linear stream feed makes it difficult for students to search for assignments. A "search option" would be beneficial. It would also be nice if there was a way to organize posts by month or week, so that they were easier to find when looking back.
- Students cannot see comments written on digital google doc submissions even when they are returned. This means I use Google Classroom exclusively for homework, and do not have essays/digital feedback for students. This is a big hinderance.
Google classroom is great for humanities subjects where students are doing a lot of reading and writing. Ideally there would be a way for students to submit digital homework for subjects like math and science. I don't know any math and science teachers who can use Google Classroom to its full potential simply because it doesn't easily allow for submissions that aren't word processing docs.
- Positive: I don't have to have paper assignments, and I can grade remotely any time I want
- Negative: I wish you could sort through digital submissions by student name, as well as by assignment.
- Negative: I wish there was a notification when students submitted late homework.
I have used iTunes U, but this is a much stronger platform because it integrates Google Docs very successfully. Itunes U did not have a word processing program that it was directly affiliated with. Also, while the folder creation could be stronger for the students on the Google Classroom platform, it is already better than the iTunes U program I was using.
- Using school gmail accounts works really well with Google Classroom.
- Google Drive syncs effortlessly.
- Reusing and reposting assignments was a great update.
- Inability to make readable comments on Google Docs
- Inability to search posts.
- Inability to sort assignments by student instead of by assignment
- Lack of notification for late submissions
Yes
The Google Classroom app is not as strong as the computer program, however, my students use the app daily and only have minor loading issues occasionally. Also, student sometimes have trouble with PDF documents or docs that are not Google made. This is inconvenient, but not discouraging enough to discontinue usage.
This is only a product I would recommend to a humanities teacher. Math and science teachers cannot use this product the same way that I can as an English teacher. It is great for word process and for reading, but unable to handle the demands of math and science. Therefore, I would highly recommend this product to English or Social Studies teachers, but NOT math or science teachers.