Google Classroom Reviews

My wife used to handle my child's classwork through Google Classroom. Through Google Classroom, my wife used to help my child follow the instructions provided by the teacher while also dealing with the assignments provided through the tool.

There should be some changes in the way Google Classroom allows for interaction by devices. Google Classroom brings an upgrade that can help lessen the burden for children who have to carry books physically to school. In general, Google Classroom should work on its shortcomings in the area of integration so that it can help reduce the burden of children who need to carry books to school.

I have experience with Google Classroom for a year and a half to two years.

It is a stable solution since it is possible to connect with the whole community or a school.

It is not a scalable solution.

There are three users of the product in my house.

Initially, the product's initial setup phase may not seem user-friendly. Over a period of time, users will get to know and become familiar with the product.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

The solution can be deployed in not more than fifteen minutes.

I took care of the product's deployment process.

The school paid the charges to operate Google Classroom, and it was included in my child's fees. I did not pay anything to get Google Classroom. My child's school made payments on a subscription-based model to use Google Classroom.

I did not evaluate other products against Google Classroom. I remember that there were some classes that were held on Zoom.

Google Classroom impacted my child's engagement and participation in the virtual classroom. During the time when work from home was prevalent, the engagement on Google Classroom was much more. Right now, in my country, we have a week's holiday due to ongoing election campaigns. Children and parents use Google Classroom only during holidays. Schools don't promote the use of Google Classroom when there are no holidays and prefer to have physical classes.

The feature of Google Classroom that helps manage my child's coursework is the product's ability to be used to deal with assignments.

The most valuable features of the integration can stem from the multimedia classroom facility on any server, along with access to the school library, which is interconnected within Google Classroom since it can help children find books or e-books they want.

The improvements in my child's or wife's outcome since using Google Classroom stem from the fact that the tool has allowed them to be more tech-friendly.

The product's UI is good and user-friendly.

I rate the overall tool a seven out of ten.

Google Classroom is primarily for schools. It doesn't change the organization itself. It's a tool that allows a class to be organized and managed by giving results on tasks and allowing interactions between teachers and students. It also enables pupils to interact with each other, share information, and use other suite features for their day-to-day work in the classroom.

Google Classroom is one of the choices available, although it's not the only one. The tool is easy to use, and while it may not be perfect, it's easier to set up compared to others, even if it may have some performance differences. In Italy, it's the market leader.

There's room for improvement in the offline functionality. When you're working with a class, you can't close the class or perform certain tasks when you're offline. So, it would be great to have more flexibility in that aspect.

Everything made by Google is geared toward the network, which is understandable. But when you're offline, you encounter certain limitations and inconveniences while using Google Classroom. It's not just an additional feature, it's a core aspect that needs improvement.

I want more freedom when I'm offline. For example, when you turn on Google Classroom, it immediately starts working. But with Office 365, it takes some time. So, a smoother experience when working offline would be ideal.

At this point, it's not about new features for me. The issue lies in the learning environment itself. The features are overwhelming, but they are only utilized to a small extent, around 10-11%. Google should pay more attention to the actual needs of classes. Otherwise, they impose a way of working that may not align with what teachers require. Students learn quickly, but teachers need more time, especially when the motivation or reward for using these tools is not significant. I would like for more learning materials and resources within Google Classroom. 

I have been using Google Classroom for two years. It updates continuously. So, I keep it up to date. Currently, it is a new version that has been presented in a private preview at the path in April.

I would rate the stability as a ten, very stable and reliable.

Google Classroom is networking, so it doesn't have problems regarding scale. It's scalable by default.

I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. Google Classroom is a highly scalable platform. Everything is accessible online. But the issue is if you have a school with 1000 students. For example, if you want to combine multiple schools in a district, I am not sure how it will work in Google Classroom. It is a little complex process. 

I work as a consultant with schools, and typically, a school of normal size, around 1000 to 1500 students, would choose to adopt Google Classroom as part of their digital learning environment.

Google doesn't provide direct technical support. If you encounter problems, it can be complex to find someone who can assist. You often end up navigating through websites that may not provide the specific answers you need. In such cases, it's better to seek support from a partner.

I would rate the initial setup a nine out of ten. It is very straightforward. It requires content maintenance like any other platform where you produce content. It doesn't require systematic maintenance unless something happens.

For example, at the end of the year, if you are a school, you need to archive everything, including files and other materials, because you are liable for them. You need to be sure where to archive, including files and everything, because you are liable for them.

There are some costs for other services; there are some costs associated with Google Classroom. The schools here think it's too expensive, even though it's reasonably priced. So, it's quite expensive.

I would rate it between seven, so it's relatively expensive. The license model is per year based. If you buy the devices, there may be additional costs.

In a school in the UK, we have a digital roster that contains all the information regarding the class, the composition of the classes, students, teachers, and everything. It's the place where the administrative staff works for tuition, staff management, campaigns, traveling, and everything. We need to take most of this information and include it when we prepare the class. The UK Office 365 for Education has a specific tool for doing this as compared to Google. 

Currently, you can find more information and resources on Google Classroom or even Office 365 in Italy through Facebook groups owned by teachers and vendors. It's more of a community effort. It costs less for vendors, but it sometimes causes issues.

I would say it's definitely worth a try. Many schools here take advantage of the free features from both Google and Microsoft and then they decide which one to go with. Normally, they go with Google. The advantage of Google is that it's easier for them to manage without dedicated security personnel and configuration.

I would give it a nine. It's a very good product, and Google seems to be committed to continuous improvement and learning. However, Google should listen more to their customers' feedback and make necessary improvements.

I use the solution for taking online sessions. It was used mostly during the pandemic. We use it for giving assignments and receiving submissions.

The product gives me visibility. I can see the submission times. I can see all the submissions in a central place. It is useful. I'm pretty happy with what I'm getting right now. I’m from an IT background. I am quite comfortable with the user interface. It is a useful tool.

The stability could be improved.

I have been using the solution for the last three years.

The product is pretty much stable. I did not have any issues. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.

The requirement was not for large batches. We had a batch of 30 to 40 students. We are quite happy with the product. There are 30 to 40 students in every class. There are approximately six classrooms in every batch. Currently, we are not using it. It was extensively used during the pandemic.

The setup is fairly straightforward.

The setup took me five minutes. We didn't require support to set up the solution. To set up the solution, we created classrooms for specific classes, the links were sent to the students, and they joined the class. We did not need any technical staff to deploy the product. We were able to figure out things.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

This solution integrates with all the other Google apps including Google Calendar and Google Docs. This makes it very easy to manage. 

It would be useful if this solution had its own online teaching platform with an integration with a Google video conferencing tool. We would also like to have access to a quiz-making or exam-making tool such as that found in Moodle. We would like to be able to create a pool of questions that can be randomly pulled to create different assessments for each student. 

This is a stable solution. 

This is a scalable solution. We have 15 to 20 faculty members and 400 students using this solution. 

We have previously used Moodle which is an overall better solution than Google Classroom. However, Moodle does have some limitations including requiring a server and other resources. Google classroom operates using Google Cloud for free and there is no hardware needed.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

Some users of Google Classroom who do not have technical skills may find implementing and using this solution quite challenging. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

We use Google Classroom for better lessons, meetings, communications, and emails.

The most valuable features of Google Classroom are the meetings, mark book, and assignments.

We found that  Google Classroom is it is missing a lot in current engagement. We know it has got guardian access, where it sends the reports to the guardian at the end of either the week or the month, depending on how you set it. However, it lacks collaboration between the teacher, student, and parents. The engagement is mostly between the student and the teacher. If you have a school similar to ours, where you're dealing with little children where the parent is supposed to be engaged, you need a system that can engage them as well. It's good for senior students, but not for our students.

I have been using Google Classroom for approximately 10 years.

The stability of Google Classroom is good.

Google Classroom is scalable.

We have approximately 300 people using Google Classroom in my organization.

The support from Google Classroom is very good.

We are using FireFly in parallel with Google Classroom. We compared the two head to head. We had to use Firefly to complement the areas which Google Classroom does not provide, such as the collaboration aspect where the parent is not engaged. Additionally, there's no proper tracking on Google Classroom. Firefly is a good competition for Google Classroom.

The initial setup of Google Classroom is easy.

Google Classroom is a free solution. There is paid version that has more options, the cost is approximately eight dollars per student per month.

Google Classroom is a good start if you are only starting with VLE. It is cheaper, it doesn't cost anything. You can get a free plan which can help you experiment and see what your school needs. Then from there, they can consider the paid version, which can allow you to add on whatever you are missing. However, from what I have seen it is not good for early learning, but much better for high school.

I rate Google Classroom an eight out of ten.

Google Classroom is a learning management system. The features I used most was introducing myself in the main forum and providing assignments to the classroom. It was very good in terms of getting messages out quickly and uploading certain documents that were instrumental for the students' lessons. They were able to receive feedback as well as provide messages to me. If I needed to send a message to a student individually, I was able to do that very easily, and grade whatever assignments they submitted.

I can't address how it improved the organization and this was the only platform I used. I can say that the training and onboarding was simple and seamless.

What I liked most about Google Classroom was that it was very easy to communicate with the students and simple for me to learn even though it was my first time using it. I was able to learn the features very well by navigating through different discussion forums and becoming proficient in using the solutions. Ease of use was the best feature.

Some platforms are for more sophisticated users and may not be easy for novice users to understand or navigate. Ease of use is a very important aspect when teaching young children. If you lose their focus early on, it's very hard to get it back.

The ability to upload certain things instrumental for my class and lessons was also very valuable. Additionally, it was very simple to assign points to the students.

Students are used to having accumulated points and letter grades. Google Classroom should add a feature by which you can toggle in between points and letter grades. Accumulated points mean less than letter grades unless there's a prize or reward for most accumulated points. However, it would be nice if there's a way to toggle between allocating points and allocating grades.

I've used Google Classroom intermittently. The first time I used it was to teach young children for a period of a quarter. It was during a teaching rotation since we were doing everything virtually because of the pandemic and the people that managed the process had been looking at various online and onboarding classroom settings solutions. They decided Google Classroom was the best venue for that. 

I have used Google Classroom for approximately one year.

Google Classroom was reliable in my usage. I did not have any glitches or any issues.

I had a class of approximately 20 students that could use Google Classroom at one time. I never had any problems with my students using the solution, it ran smoothly.

I was using the solution twice a week.

I did not contact the technical support from Google Classroom. I did have a few training modules that were helpful.

I have previously used Microsoft Teams. It was good but Google Classroom was more reliable with fewer glitches and issues.

The organization was the main user of Google Classroom and they would add us (volunteer teachers) onto their platform. I was not involved in the implementation.

I do not think it was difficult for the organization to add me to the solution. We had a training session and they were supportive of any additional questions that we had, especially for people like myself who were using it for the first time. From my experience it was really easy to do. There was an important time when I needed to use Google Earth in one of my classes and it was very easy to do. Additionally, I had to provide Zoom information which was straightforward for the students to access and join me in the classroom.

I had one or two training sessions for approximately an hour each where someone with more experience in Google Classroom went through the features and gave examples on how to do X, Y, and Z. We were able to do a Google search if we had questions about other features we wanted to do and share that amongst each other. It was very easy for a first-time user to become acclimated to it.

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I would highly recommend Google Classroom. It's easy to access and use, which is a very strong feature. I can't emphasize that enough because one of the things I noticed, especially in this pandemic, is that everyone has different levels of expertise. Some people use the platform for the first time while others are gurus - there are ranges. To have a platform whereby those who are experienced and those who are new users are both comfortable with it speaks to the versatility of the platform.

I rate Google Classroom a nine out of ten.

We used the product at our university to facilitate digital learning.

Google Classroom is simple to use. Its most valuable feature is the ability to conduct test and quiz programs.

The product's UI needs improvement. At present, it requires specific knowledge to get familiar with the platform.

I have been using Google Classroom for a year.

The system crashes sometimes. I rate its stability an eight out of ten.

Google Classroom has good scalability. Our university has approximately 1500 to 2000 users.

The initial setup was pretty straightforward. It took around 15 to 20 minutes to complete.

We can implement the product ourselves.

The product offers a yearly based license.

I rate Google Classroom a seven out of ten. I would not recommend it to others as many other better tools are available.

The most valuable feature of Google Classroom is its clouds based. It can be accessed anywhere. Additionally, the GUI is good, we have not had any complaints and the platform has built-in security. For example, email has protection.

I have been using Google Classroom for approximately two years.

Google Classroom is very stable.

The scalability of Google Classroom is good. However, it depends on the features that they add.

We have approximately 2,000 faculty and 6,000 students using this solution.

I rate the technical support from Google Classroom a five out of five.

We did not use a previous solution prior to Google Classroom.

The initial setup of Google Classroom is straightforward. The deployment took us two to three months because we had to train the faculty.

The implementation of Google Classroom was done in-house.

Google Classroom is a free solution.

I rate Google Classroom a nine out of ten.