6. GOOGLE CLASSROOM

DESCRIPTIONS:

Google Classroom is a web platform that provides all-in-one place for teaching and learning. During this Covid-19 outbreak, most of learning institutions and schools are using this platform to continue their routine procedures of education purposes. Not only that, Google also provides a wealth of curriculum ideas, lesson plans, activities and teacher resources, as well as apps that work with Google Classroom. It is absolutely perfect choice to keep students connected with their teachers and therefore learning way becomes more efficient.

FEATURES:

1. Time saving. Teachers can reuse the assignments, tests or other course content in future classes. Not only it is quick, we can also save a lot of papers using this online platform. (Go Green). Besides, this platform also allows the teachers to sync Classroom rosters from your student information system, manage multiple classes at once and add students to a new course by sharing a link or code.

2. Grading and Feedback. Teachers can export grades to Google Sheets or a .CSV file and set permissions on whether students can make posts or comments (or mute individual students). Next, the students progress also can be track easily and rubrics displayed alongside student work. Notifications about assignments, deadlines, and student summaries will be automatically send to teachers and students emails or from app notifications.

3. Creative teaching and learning. The teachers can set Classroom themes with school colors or logo and add content to assignments, such as video, PDFs, Google Docs or Google Forms survey. Not only that, teachers also can share videos, links or images from other websites related to their subject with students.

4. Originality. Originality reports, which lets students scan their work for potential plagiarism. Educators can also compare student-to-student matches against domain-owned repository of past student work.

5. Security. Only account holders with a unique sign-in can access a Google for Education domain and class activity only can be open by class members only.

BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS:

1. Educators monitor the performance of students more specific. All the students works can be easily accessed by the teachers in mobile, tablets or PCs with internet connection. The students works also safe and not easily missing in there so that teachers will have minimum difficulties to mark their assignments or tests.

2. Teachers can stay connected with students even though staying far away from each others and not meeting in real life. In order to continue the formal education procedure, teachers can use Google Classroom to post announcements, assignments, questions, and feedback for students in the 'Stream' section.

3. Teachers also can key-in the students' marks easily because the data can be exported to Google Sheets or a .CSV file.

4. Teachers can provide various type of teaching and learning materials by uploading slides, videos, links or images from other websites related to their subject with students.

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS:

1. Students also have the flexibility to attach files to assignments. For instance, it’s easy to attach a link, which redirects the teacher to an authority website or a news article. Not only that, students can upload their assignments with various type of forms such as video downloaded in Google drive and documents using Microsoft Words.

2. Students can keep all the assignments and submissions organized. Since the program integrates with Google products, it becomes easier to attach files, store submissions on the Cloud, and access all the coursework from anywhere at any time. Not only that, this platform also can save a lot of device space.

3. Alert to teacher's assignments due date and become more productive. This is because they can easily learning the subjects by reading notes given by teachers in Google Classroom anytime. Next, they can also use Google Calendar to track assignment due dates. Therefore, students can follow up with teacher's lessons and get the best results for tests at the end.

GUIDELINES ON HOW TO USE GOOGLE CLASSROOM:

REFERENCES:

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