Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a free web service for schools created by Google that aims to simplify the development, delivery and grading of tasks. Google Classroom's primary aim is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students. It is a free and simple tool that help educators track and measure progress effectively, while strengthening interactions with learners from school, from home, or on the go. It is available in website and application version so that it can be used in phone and laptops. This Web 2.0 also developed with Google Meet and Google Docs to make educational purpose run smoothly.

Google Classroom gives benefits towards teachers, students and parents. The benefits are: -

For Teachers: Teachers can make different class for different subject. Google Classroom can simplify the teaching process by share a code or link to students and parents so that they can join the class. Teachers can start a video meeting since it is already built in with Google Meet. It is easy for teachers to create and manage classes, assignment and grade student’s task since it does not require any paper. Teachers can add content, such as YouTube videos, a Google Forms survey, and any item from Google Drive and it is really easy to keep track with this contents. It offers real-time, direct feedback to every teachers. Teachers can easily connect with guardians and automatically give notifications, feedbacks and updates to them. It is very easy for teachers to mark and give comments toward student’s work openly or privately.

For Students: Google Classroom make the learning process very easy to every student. Student just need to enter the code that have been given by their teachers, then they are already join the class. It is easy to keep track with the tasks since students will get notifications of any information and assessments given by teachers by the notifications that appear on student’s phone, laptop, email and calendars. Google Classroom also will make an easy list for the task that need to be submit within a week. It is also easy for students to do their work using the Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Drawings that have been built in in this web 2.0. Students can check for the feedbacks, originality and grade for every assignment that have been submitted. Students can also communicate with teacher and other students using the comment sections.

For Parents: Parents can easily track down the progress and assignments given of their children. It is easy for them to understand what their child learns during the whole semester. Since all of the task have been given earlier by the teacher, it is easy for parent to make plan of any vacations or family business, so that this plans are not clash with student’s work.

Here is the video on how to use Google Classroom.

As conclusion, Google Classroom is a great Web 2.0 for educational purpose because it is very easy to use and can simplify the teaching and learning process. It also can be used everywhere since it does not require a real class and space for the process to be done.

Reference Google. (2020). About Classroom. Retrieved from https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020279?hl=en