{"id":932,"date":"2018-12-09T01:27:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T01:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/?p=932"},"modified":"2024-04-21T15:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T15:06:57","slug":"google-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/12\/09\/google-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Classroom Management Systems &#8211; Google Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"261\" data-attachment-id=\"992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/12\/09\/google-classroom\/google_classroom_header2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?fit=1124%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1124,418\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Learning Management Systems Kinney Brothers Publishing Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?fit=300%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?fit=702%2C261&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?resize=702%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kinney Brothers Publishing Classroom Management Systemes\" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?resize=1024%2C381&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?resize=300%2C112&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?resize=768%2C286&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google_classroom_header2.jpg?w=1124&amp;ssl=1 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In 2019, bring your classes into the 21st century with a virtual classroom!\u00a0Whether you&#8217;re working in a single classroom or teaching students from overseas, a virtual classroom brings teachers and students together in a way that was only possible with correspondence schools in years past.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of competition for online classroom management systems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classdojo.com\/\">Class Dojo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/classroom.google.com\">Google Classroom<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoology.com\/\">Schoology<\/a> &#8211; free and paid.\u00a0Check out this list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/top-picks\/classroom-management-apps-and-websites\">most popular platforms<\/a>\u00a0where you can read brief reviews and compare pricing.\u00a0 Be sure to check out my two other posts in this series about Learning Management Systems:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/12\/11\/online-classroom-management-systems-2\/\">ClassDojo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/12\/15\/learning-management-systems-lms-k-12\/\">K-12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;m going to focus on Google Classroom; a web service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google Account. Google makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect\u2014inside and outside of schools.\u00a0 You can distribute assignments and connect with students, staff, coworkers, and parents.\u00a0 Create assessments, schedule workflow, and generate reports in one easy-to-access portal.\u00a0 With Google Translate, you can create and translate documents into one of 52 languages making communication with non-English students and parents so much easier.\u00a0 Best of all, it&#8217;s free.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Click on these links to learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com\/first-day-of-classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Classroom<\/a>, watch an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GIN-EtPa0lw&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introductory video<\/a>\u00a0below, or read this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/edu\/classroom\/answer\/6025224?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=7175444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAQ<\/a>.\u00a0 The first video is a brief visual introduction.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIN-EtPa0lw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core-embed\/youtube {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GIN-EtPa0lw\\u0026feature=youtu.be\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core-embed\/youtube --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This tutorial video gives you a more detailed look at setting up classes, adding course content, and communicating with your students.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6L-nZGIUTE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at these reviews and tutorials to spark some ideas for your own classes!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_Classroom\">Easy breakdown of Google Classroom on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innovatemyschool.com\/ideas\/five-reasons-to-implement-google-classroom\">5 Reasons to Implement Google Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2crowd.com\/products\/google-classroom\/reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"454 Reviews of Google Classroom (opens in a new tab)\">454 Reviews of Google Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ICe3i2zJFVs&amp;t=19s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"3-Part Tutorial on creating a language quiz in Google Forms (opens in a new tab)\">3-Part Tutorial on creating a language quiz in Google Forms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a 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