Google Classroom for Online Learning
The world is transiting to an era
of globalization where the race for the innovation and implementation of new
technologies in developed as well s developing countries. In this rapidly
globalizing world, a company’s name is frequently i.e., Google. Google is a well-known term or lets me put it this way, it has been a household name where it is
being used as a synonym for the word “search”. I have heard lots of people using
the phrase “Google it” instead of “Search it”. And as suggested in the article,
the most effective way of mastering the overpowering technology is by
introducing technology in the arena of education (Ketut Sudarsana
et al., 2019).
Google company has brought a new
online tool Google Classroom to Google App for Education in 2014 which has been
facilitating educators to create and organize the assignments quickly with
feedback and interact with the class virtually in an asynchronous mode. The
study conducted shows that around 80% of respondents used the internet several
times a day and 20 % of them use the internet many times a day. The study found that overall students are satisfied with Google classroom (Shaharanee et
al., 2016)
which proves that it has created effective influences as an active learning tool.
Recently, this tool has been used in Nepal mostly during and after the pandemic of Covid-19. The pandemic forced all the teaching-learning activities to be halted as all the educational institutions were compelled to shut their gates. But this chaos started a new revolution in the educational domain as E-Learning was explored and practiced even through trial and error. As an educator, I also used this tool to continue the teaching-learning process during this lockdown phase and found that those who were rigid to using e-learning tools also were keen to learn and use the tool to its optimum.
As per my experience many users especially educators are confused about the synchronous and asynchronous modes of the e-learning platforms. The synchronous mode enables the user to communicate simultaneously using the platform which can be also named Video Conference. The applications which come in this category are MS Team, Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, etc. Whereas this Google classroom comes under Asynchronous mode which works as a database where the learners can access the uploaded materials according to their convenience. It is also known as LMS - Learning Management system and examples of this system are Moodle, Google Classroom, Blackboard, Skillsoft, etc. This also supports teachers in managing assignments, different classes, resources and even assessing the whole activity.
The benefit of Google classroom over other LMS is that it is free and ready to use with just acquiring a Gmail account which can be found in the google app section. So, anyone who has a Gmail account could use this system for organizing their digital learning and become an expert in no time.
What can you do with Google Classroom?
| User | What you can do with Classroom |
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(Google, 2022)
Video Tutorial for using Google Classroom
- Creating Google Classroom using smartphone (Hindi)
- Creating Google Classroom using a laptop (English)
Reference
Google (2022). About Classroom. Retrieved
from Classroom Help:
https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020279?hl=en
Ketut Sudarsana, I., Bagus Made Anggara Putra, I., Nyoman Temon Astawa, I., & Wayan Lali Yogantara, I. (2019). The use of Google classroom in the learning process. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1175, 012165. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1175/1/012165
Shaharanee, I. N. M., Jamil, J. M., & Rodzi, S. S.
M. (2016). Google classroom as a tool for active learning. 020069.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960909
Nice research about the google classroom . You can share more feature of google classroom and How to use it in the teaching learning activities
ReplyDeleteThank you sir for your feedback. I will try to include your concern in it.
DeleteSupporting Sumin Sir's point, Google Classroom is also very good for managing multiple classes in one central server (google) with all the learning tools together.
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ReplyDeleteI think that e-learning platforms such as Google classroom, zoom, MS Teams are a blessings in disguise after the covid19 pandemic. The government and educators should think about implementing it as it will help greatly in the open and distance learning.
ReplyDeleteYes sir, I totally agree with you as our leaders should focus on how these technological boons could be integrated in our main stream education.
DeleteGreat. Videos that you have linked here can help teachers and students learn about how to use google classroom. If you explain how teachers and students can use it, it will be much helpful.
ReplyDeleteThank you sir for your constructive feedback, I will definitely include that in this article.
DeleteGreat work
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DeleteGreat post sumin sir.
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DeleteThank you Sumin Sir. It is worth reading. Filled with information.
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DeleteNice article sir, it solves the problem how to use Google classroom for every learner
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