Google Classroom - for the 21st century online classroom
October 31, 2024

Google Classroom - for the 21st century online classroom

Louis Schietekat | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Classroom

I use Google Classroom to present an online Grade 5 Math course for homeschooled students. Google Classroom provides an easy and intuitive manner in which to plan, prepare, order and present my lessons. The platform also provides the functionality to create assignments and test which my students can complete and submit. Google Classroom also helps me capture and track assignment and test scores of all my students.

Pros

  • Create and order Lessons, easily accesible to the tutor and the students.
  • Create assignments which can be submitted and graded online.
  • Capture and manage grades for the whole class

Cons

  • The Lesson description has limited word/image formatting options, but I guess the idea is to attach the "meat" of the lesson.
  • Google Classroom automatically integrates with Google Drive which is great, I would like a bit more control in organizing Google Drive folders.
  • Google Classroom also automatically integrates with Google Calendar which is also fantastic. This integration only applies to Assignments though, not to Lesson "material".
  • Saving on startup cost: The free version of Google Classroom is packed with features.
  • Saving time with easy lesson preparation and endless links to online resources.
  • Saving time on capturing and managing assignment and test scores.
Overall Google Classroom is very user friendly and quite intuitive. There where you expect to find a feature, there it is. And this is not to say that the features are light weight. And a the same time, it does feel that the system is not overloaded with niche features that could crowd and complicate the user inferface.
I was lucky enough that I was referred to Google Classroom by the head of the math department at a local school who have been using the platform since Covid. The only other education platform I've used is Udemy where I did some courses. I have not Used Udemy to build a course though. From that background I can say that Google Classroom enables a much more holistic approach to education with lesson material, assignments, tests, score tracking plus loads if integration for a 21st century online classroom.

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

Any type of online education can be facilitated with Google Classroom. The platform is packed with functionality to make the Tutor/Teacher's job easier and to make the student's learning experience easier. From integration with Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Calendar and Meet to even embedding YouTube videos which all makes the 21'st century classroom engaging and interactive.

Google Classroom Feature Ratings

Learning Management
8.5
Course authoring
9
Course catalog or library
9
Player/Portal
9
Mobile friendly
8
Progress tracking & certifications
8
Assignments
9
Compliance management
8
Learning administration
9
Learning reporting & analytics
8
Social learning
9
Gamification
8
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning
8

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