Overall Satisfaction with Google Classroom
We use Google Classroom as an optional platform teachers can use with students. Since our secondary teachers have Schoology as a learning management system, we see more prevalent use of Google Classroom with our primary teachers (K-5). Google Classroom allows teachers to post assignments with instant access to students' work. Google Classroom is a relatively new product in the educational realm but offers additional features with each passing year.
- Google Classroom allows you instant access to student work when using Google products such as Docs and Slides.
- Google Classroom is easy to set up for teacher and student use.
- Google Classroom offers several access points, either through URL website link, app, or apps launcher within Google Drive.
- Google Classroom allows you to attach additional files, links, etc. to assignments.
- Students can use Google Classroom to reply to other classmates' posts.
- Google Classroom is NOT an LMS, although some schools/districts try to mold it in that fashion. It does not include robust features of an LMS.
- Google Classroom provides a grade book, but that grade book does not sync with all district's grade book, so you will have to manually transfer any grades received.
- It would be great to see Google Classroom offer a closed-captioned option for any uploaded videos shared on the site.
- Student engagement is high when using Google Classroom. Students are more willing to work on projects continually when provided a digital platform.
- Since teachers have instant access to student work, they can pinpoint weak areas for remediation, thus increasing test scores for mastery.
- Google Classroom also saves time for teachers when used as an organizational tool as student work is all in one place with easy access.