
Google Classroom
Google LLCPlatform exclusively designed to improve online educational environments · In-app purchases
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Review by
Jason Mitchell
About this app
Technology generated many changes in everyday elements of our lives. Nothing is the same anymore and many areas that used to be done only in person are now also carried out virtually. Among one of these sectors is education. It is very normal today to take classes, courses or complete careers at a distance. To facilitate the task, there is Google Classroom, one of the best free Google apps.
Google Classroom is the platform that the internet giant offers to teach classes and develop an online educational environment. It can be accessed from computers or mobiles through its app for Android or iOS.
The benefits of using Google Classroom are many. Your educational space will improve considerably once you learn to use this tool. As is often the case with Google products, its interface is simple, agile and intuitive, which will mean that, with just a few hours in the program, you learn to configure it in the best way.
If you are a teacher or are in charge of a course, you can program all the content you want to share in a very simple and accessible way for your students. You have the opportunity to create a classroom, assign a name to it and from there share access with a simple link to all the people you want to add. In addition, you can add activities which have comment spaces enabled to provide feedback for whoever does it.
In addition, when using Google Classroom, you can apply and synchronize thousands of apps approved by education specialists that help in learning and development.
From the students' side, the tool is very efficient as they can follow their learning path in one place. In addition, the materials such as documents, presentations, videos and images that are shared can be downloaded and stored automatically in Google Drive.
Google Classroom is another of the tools that Google makes available to users to make their task easier and more effective. In this case, the area that benefits from this service is education thanks to a powerful and efficient application.
Ratings and reviews
Pros & Cons
Pros
- It's free.
- You can quickly see your exam dates.
- Can be run on all devices.
- It's easy to use.
Cons
- The teachers have a lot of extra work just managing the tool.
- You must have an internet connection.
- You can only access from mobile, tablet or computer, if you do not have one you can not use it.
- The interaction is more limited
3 Tricks for Google Classroom you didn't know
| Trick | Description |
|---|---|
1Drag-and-Drop Topic Reordering | Easily rearrange your topics in Google Classroom by dragging and dropping them. This helps keep your course organized. |
2Using Templates for Assignments | Create document templates in Google Docs and assign them as assignments. Each student gets their own copy to edit. |
3Individual Feedback Comments in Documents | Provide detailed feedback to students directly in their documents by adding comments and using @ mentions to reference specific text. |
Direct competitor: Microsoft Teams
A comprehensive collaboration platform combining video conferencing, chat, and file sharing, serving as an alternative to Google Classroom.
| Feature | Microsoft Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| User Interface | Simple and Google-centric | Feature-rich and collaboration-focused |
| Features | Focus on assignment management and communication | Comprehensive integration of video conferencing and teamwork |
| Performance | Fast and reliable, especially for simple tasks | Can be more resource-intensive with large teams and many features |
| Price | Part of the Google Workspace suite with tiered pricing plans | Part of Microsoft 365 with different plans for educational institutions |
| Support | Extensive online help and community support | Professional support from Microsoft and extensive documentation |
