Amazing for real life collaboration in virtual space!
February 21, 2020

Amazing for real life collaboration in virtual space!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Classroom

Google Classroom is used just as the title suggests - it's a classroom within a classroom. Teachers create virtual classrooms for each class period and post assignments, create discussions, assign homework just like they would do in a regular classroom. Only with Google Classroom, it is done in virtual space, which allows for everyone - even students with attendance issues - to be an active participant in the class.
  • It allows for collaboration between students in virtual space that mimics that of the real classroom.
  • Allows for a variety of tools (i.e., educational apps) to be listed for use by students in one centralized space.
  • It is connecting to the district's learning management system to make the grade transfer process easy.
  • They are making it easier for parents/guardians to sign up for the account and monitor student learning.
  • Allows for student collaboration
  • Allows to recreate a classroom and continue instruction beyond school hours to accommodate all students.
To create an instructional space online, Google Classroom is ahead of its competitors. It does precisely what educators need - create a virtual classroom where students can collaborate, post discussions, post their work, and receive immediate feedback. It feels like a real classroom. Schoology, though user-friendly and connected to the district's LMS, does not allow as much autonomy for educators to add outside apps and is otherwise more "robotic" than Google Classroom. Schoology feels and looks like Facebook, with student collaboration limited to comments, whereas Google Classroom feels like a real classroom in digital space.
Google Classroom is integrated with other Google Apps, which are often used by teachers frequently. This makes Google Classroom appear more familiar, which is a massive plus for older, less tech-savvy educators. They know how to find help for Google products, making it easy to do so for Google Classroom. As a school, we did not need to reach out for support because most people were able to figure it out on their own or with the help of colleagues.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Classroom go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Classroom again?

Yes

Google Classroom is well suited for all modern educators because it allows us to stay current with technological advancements in the times we live in. Our students are more tech-savvy than ever, with phones and tablets persistent in the classrooms. Our students are online more often than they are offline, and to reach them, we need to get our classrooms online, which is precisely what Google Classroom does.

Google Classroom Feature Ratings

Course authoring
8
Course catalog or library
10
Player/Portal
9
Learning content
9
Mobile friendly
10
Progress tracking & certifications
9
Assignments
8
Compliance management
7
Learning administration
10
Learning reporting & analytics
10
Social learning
10