Week 5- My thoughts on Google Classroom

In this course I was introduced to Google Classroom. I had never heard about it before and when I first glanced at it I thought, "wow, this might be a little complicated", but I was wrong! Google Classroom is such a wonderful tech tool that provides innovative ways to interact with students in school but most importantly at home! It comes with awesome features to give all students an opportunity to get a further understanding of what is being taught. I love how it is all set up as if it was your own little classroom and space, but instead of it being located in a building, it is in your computer! One of my favorite features is the how you can create assignments under the classroom tab. It has the option to create quiz assignments, questions to promote discussions, and you can even upload materials such as worksheets or other work you would want students to see. It is all very easy to manage as well! The quiz assignments has an option to upload pictures from your desktop or even google drive. You can insert a YouTube video by either searching it with their search option or by providing a URL. You can also add links to articles or web pages! I love the fact that it has a due date option to customize when you would like your students to turn in their work. You can type in instructions and the whole quiz can be worth as many points as you would like it to. It is such a great tool! We are actually saving trees with the fact that teachers can create worksheets digitally! No more photocopies and lost homework. Students also get instant feedback and teachers are given an instant analysis on whether or not students understood the concept. Overall Google Classroom is such a wonderful tool.