Google Classroom
Summary
Overall, Google Classroom presents a viable option when considering integrating a Learning Management System into your classroom. Its ease in setup, ease for students to access, & its integration of widely-used & recognizable Google apps would make it an easy addition to any classroom.
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Below are various reviews for you to explore.
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Positive Reviews
"...storage available is plentiful and integrated with other Google applications allowing more effective interactions... and no paper is required... which is environmentally friendly.”
Zakaria, 2021
“students perceived Google Classroom positively in terms of its useful ness, ease of use, and accessibility"
Albashtawi & Bataineh, 2020
"Using [Google Classroom]... neither imposed extra cost to students nor to the institution. No additional cost for creation of e-learning resources was incurred.”
Dash, 2019
Other Comments
Difficulty Learning
Some educators may not have the technological awareness or competency to be able to effectively implement it in their classroom.
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(Azhar & Iqbal, 2018, p.55)
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Missing Face-to-Face Preference
Some instructors feel that using Google Classroom "requires extra effort to learn and familiarize" themselves with the platform because they have a high preference for a face-to-face modality
(Zakaria, 2021, p.1303)
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Instructors may find it "challenging to conduct e-learning through Google Classroom as compared to a physical classroom.”
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(Zakaria, 2021, p. 1303)​
Considerations for Use
Training
If instiutions decide to integrate Google Classroom into their curriculum as their chosen LMS, "the university is encouraged to organise periodical training for the educators to help them be ready in using Google Classroom to help them change their "difficult to use mindset" into [an] "eas[y] to use mindset.”
(Zakaria, 2021, p.1303)
What do you think of Google Classroom?
What did you like about Google Classroom? What did you dislike?
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What do you wish Google Classroom had or didn't have?
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Is there something you would change?
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Share any other thoughts you might have!