Google Classroom

Google Classroom

With the Google Classroom students and teachers can have conversations about the assignments and teachers can track the student's progress. This is a great tool for a teacher to use. This is a super organized online app to use in the classroom. This is an easy way for the students to see what is assigned and easy for the teacher to teach.

When using Google Classroom as a teacher, I can upload any assignment for my class to do, and it will be easily accessible for them at any time. Also, it can be a way to keep the parents updated on our assignments, and if their child is struggling, then they can go back to the presentation or instruction part of the lesson in order to help their child with homework. As a student I can use this for when I am absent and need to do any make up work. If my teacher has posted the day's work, then I can have easy access to it, and I can get it, so I am not behind on classwork. Moreover, as the parent, I can use this to help my child when it comes to helping them with classwork. Also, I can keep up with class announcements and teacher's notes.

Google Classroom is a valuable resource to have as a student, teacher, and parent. Classroom can be used for students to have easy access to their assignments, whether they lose the hard copy, they have been absent, or they are one the road. Students can access this on most forms of technology, and are able to do their homework virtually anywhere. Furthermore, as teacher we are able to post the assignments for the students to have when they are gone. For example, if a student tells us they will be gone for a sport, then they will have their assignment ready to do on Google Classroom. This helps to decrease the amount of missing work. Lastly, as a parent, we are able to see what the teacher is teaching and have access to the teacher and what our children are learning. If the teacher posts the syllabus then we will have constant access to it if we have any questions.

Now, I do know that some students may not have the access to the internet at home, but if they will go to a local library, they will still be able to log onto Google Classroom and work on their homework. Classroom is not limited strictly to school use. Google Classroom is becoming popular in many schools around the country because of the technology centered generation. As teachers, we need to stay up to date on new technology in order to keep the students engaged, and Google Classroom is one of the next steps.

With the pandemic I know that this is something that the Guymon Junior High is using. The students only go to the school two days a week and the rest is online, and this is a tool that some teachers are using.