Item: Google Classroom
Rating: 9
Author: Amy Westby

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

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.

Return on Investment

Google Classroom has allowed us to connect with students in a positive way.
We are able to coordinate classwork amongst staff members.

Alternatives Considered

Edmodo, Schoology, McGraw-Hill Connect and Moodle

Google does a great job of doing the obvious: integrating Google's Drive system as schoolwork. It does a great job of scheduling assignments and sending reminders to students.

Support Rating

We haven't needed to use a lot of support. Their FAQ page is very helpful to find the right link to answer a question. There are also many good tutorials on YouTube.

Key Insights

Do you think Google Classroom delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Classroom's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Classroom live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Google Classroom go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Classroom again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Edmodo, Schoology, Moodle

Likelihood to Recommend

Google Classroom is perfect for an educational environment in which multiple staff members are working with a group of students. It's also fantastic for creating assignments and making sure students are on task with their work.

Google Classroom is keeping our staff and students connected!

Overall Satisfaction with Google Classroom