Google Classroom - an Amazing tool for those already in G-Suite
Rating: 9 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
As a private school, our faculty use Google classroom on a daily basis. As a free and integrated learning management system, it has been a powerful tool for interacting with the students. Teachers use it for submitting and receiving assignments, posting comments/notes//discussions/quizzes, or even taking grades.
Pros
- Post Assignments: As a Google school with Chromebooks, classroom is by far the easiest and simplest way for faculty to post and receive assignments using Google Docs.
- Quizzes: With built-in integrations with Google Forms, quizzes are easy to build and grade.
- Building classes: Making a class is simple, and it is a great way to communicate directly with the students.
Cons
- Grading: Since Google isn't really a Student Information System, grading has to be transposed into another system after they are done in Google Classroom.
- Building Classes: Although building a class is simple, it isn't automatic. Once again, the lack of Student Information System integration means more direct work for our faculty.
- Forums and open discussion features would be a big improvement.
Likelihood to Recommend
The obvious use case is in a classroom environment with teachers and students. It is a direct form of communication and data sharing, and it is built directly into the G-Suite. However, I have also had success using it for other things such as Clubs/Sports, or even as a project management tool.