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What Is Google Classroom?

Google Classroom is an all-in-one, secure platform designed to provide a positive learning experience for K-12 educators and students. It provides tools for increased visibility and collaboration in the classroom. The platform can be accessed from any web-connected device and integrates with many third-party learning apps as well as other Google products, such as Google Meet. Its easy-to-use features enable educators to create assignments, share feedback, track student progress, share resources, and more.

Who Uses Google Classroom?

K-12 schools, educators, and students.

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Reviews of Google Classroom

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.4
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.7

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Beatrice
Beatrice
Financial Analyst in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Financial Services Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The best platform to manage and facilitate training

5.0 last year

Comments: Google Classroom offers a convenient way to train my team, share training materials, and assignments to ensure everyone is prepared for an upcoming project. The idea of classroom, lessons, assignments, and a common platform makes everyone take the training seriously, unlike when we used Zoom or shared training files using emails.

Pros:

I like that Google classroom has a clean interface that makes it easy to use even for beginners. It has all the features required to facilitate learning, share notes, give assignments, provide feedback, attach important materials and track progress. I use it with my team to facilitate training and ensure everyone understands our future projects beforehand. I also like that the notification system keeps everyone on the same page.

Cons:

I sometimes experience problems when uploading documents from my phone. It requires stable internet for effective collaboration and learning. Adding an audio sharing feature would make the platform even better. I also wish there was a way to monitor and confirm that the team members are reading the relevant materials.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

All in One Products

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: Google Classroom streamlines online learning with its user-friendly interface, efficient assignment management, and seamless integration with other Google tools. It enhances communication, collaboration, and accessibility, making it a valuable platform for educators and students alike.

Pros:

Google Classroom's integration with Google Drive, ease of assignment management, and real-time collaboration features streamline communication, simplify grading, and enhance the overall learning experience for both students and teachers.

Cons:

The interface can be unintuitive, and notifications overwhelming. Integration with non-Google tools is limited, hindering seamless workflow management.

John
Security Ambassador in US
Hospital & Health Care, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good Enough

4.0 last month New

Comments: Used mainly during the pandemic to connect with my childrens teachers and classmates, work well for what we needed

Pros:

Ease of use for my kids to interact with their teachers and other students remotely

Cons:

Seemed to lack options and was difficult to integrate with other programs.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

I really loved my experience with this site, which lasted more than two years

3.0 9 months ago

Comments: It was a very good experience. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs the features that the site offers. For me, some of the flaws can be overlooked in light of the amount of features available, and it does not cost the person anything.
Everything is really organized perfectly

Pros:

What I loved most about it is the wonderful organization with high quality and the capabilities of bringing together large numbers in teams in a way that is not available in many other sites. It suits me in many situations, such as my studies and work, and I truly believe that any person currently, whether a student or an employee, will need it one day.

Cons:

What I liked least about the site is their slow customer service and response, and I think it does not befit the range of features on the site. The last thing was that if some of the ideas on it were developed using artificial intelligence, it would be more creative, although it really is not one of the best sites for me. The best of them

Tommaso
Adjunct Professor in Italy
Education Management, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

A good basic

4.0 4 months ago

Comments: I use it for large classes at university even with 120 students. It is a very good communication and delivery management system. It lacks precision for more advanced functions.

Pros:

A good general system for managing a digital classroom. But basic.

Cons:

Still sloppy in handling message board text. Grade system improvable. Lacks a personal file where student information can be reviewed and notes taken if necessary.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

One of the Best Online School !!!

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Google Classroom has been largely positive. Google Classroom offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it easy for both educators and students to navigate and utilize its features. Also, the platform simplifies classroom management by providing tools for organizing assignments, facilitating communication, and managing student submissions.

Pros:

What I like most about Google Classroom is that it streamlines the management of classes by allowing teachers to digitally organize, distribute, and collect assignments and course materials. This reduces the administrative burden on teachers and keeps everything neatly organized and the integration with other Google tools, such as Google Docs, Sheets, and Meet.

Cons:

What I like least is just the inability to schedule assignments for multiple classes simultaneously.

Advik
Education Manager in Australia
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Google Classroom one of the best learning platforms for schools.

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: It has been overall easy to setup manage google classroom. Its easy for students and teachers to navigate and use the platform

Pros:

As a teacher, you can check the submission of students, post content, post homework, set due dates and so much more.

Cons:

There is less compatibility with third party apps but it isn't a big issue.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Google classroom review

3.0 9 months ago

Comments: Well expect for the video size, all features are great. Also much more user friendly

Pros:

Well it makes sharing contents and assignments easily

Cons:

Well the screen area can be made big. Just like zoom app

Peggie
Account Resolutions in US
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Google Classroom User-Friendly

4.0 last month New

Comments: I like the user-friendly platform that facilitates online learning. Also it's very good for its seamless integrations with other Google Apps.

Pros:

It's very easy to learn the interface and it blends well with lots and lots of websites and apps.

Cons:

It is quite limiting in the options for customization and enhancements for personalization.

Evandro
Software Development student in Mauritius
E-Learning, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Google classroom great for submitting homework

4.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Started using it when COVID 19 hit and was affordable to use it

Pros:

I love the fact that let's you interact with teachers and colleagues at school and other spheres of life

Cons:

Sometimes the quality of the sound let you down.

Catalin
IT Consultant in Romania
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Robust product with a lot of old components

4.0 11 months ago

Comments: It's good to make the things working if you accept a robust but kind an old piece of soft and tech.

Pros:

The stability of the product, strong for a large number of users.

Cons:

Old ways inside the app; quite hard to manage the app; lack of reports that make sense. Old style flows inside the app.

Pamela
EDUCATOR in UK
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Google Classroom

5.0 last year

Pros:

Its drive, storage students and teachers can always check previous work, providing feedback Two way communication. comments, assignments, and direct messaging Its secure unauthorized participants cannot intrude, additional teachers can join the classes resources can easily be shared, and organised in many forms, classroom links easily with other tools, docs, sheets, and slides etc

Cons:

Requires a google email and internet access

laleia
pharmacy in Philippines
Hospital & Health Care, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Awesome Experience!

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: Overall, Google Classroom has become a widely used and valuable tool in education, empowering teachers to create engaging learning experiences, supporting students in their academic endeavors, and enabling administrators to effectively manage educational initiatives. With its continuous development and updates, Google Classroom is likely to remain a cornerstone of digital learning environments for years to come.

Pros:

Google Classroom is intuitive and easy to navigate, both for teachers and students. Its clean interface and straightforward design make it accessible even to users with limited technical expertise

Cons:

Google Classroom relies on internet connectivity for access and functionality. In areas with limited or unreliable internet access, students and educators may encounter difficulties in accessing materials, submitting assignments, or participating in live sessions.

Sovann
Student in South Africa
Education Management, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

2023 Matric Student

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Could not have survived my high school carreer with Google Classroom. Due to my own prior knowledge, and Google Classrooms simplicity, I was able to take full advantage of this free tool and make the most of it for my school life. Would highly reccomend it to any school with a stable wifi connection.

Pros:

1. Easy uploading for assignments 2. Beingh able to comment and speak with the teacher directly about a specfic assignment 3. Getting emails if someone updated or marked an assignment, also being able to see the mark, and the marked document on google classroom to find your mistakes and fix them

Cons:

1. Sometimes documents would not upload to google classroomdirectly, so I would need to upload it to google drive first, then google classroom, making it take more time and more space on my google cloud storage. 2. Sometimes the user-interface on my iphone/ipad would not make it easy to upload/view documents that my teacher would upload to google classroom, forcing me to use my laptop. An example would be not being able to see an google doc, that a teacher as left suggestions on. Not able to see it on my ipad, but when i open it on my laptop, it works perfectly fine.

Olden
Olden
Freelancer in Zambia
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Google classroom: A Game - Changer for remote Learning.

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Google classroom has been positive. As I found it to be a user friendly platform that makes it easy to create and to manage online classes.

Pros:

The thing I'm happy about Google classroom is that it's ease to use organization and integration with other Google tools that Google classroom offers.

Cons:

The least I didn't like about Google classroom is that it can be overwhelming for teachers to navigate and set up initially.

Suyogya
Suyogya
General Manager in Nepal
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Review of Google Classroom as a University Student

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: Overall, it's an amazing product and I highly recommend every educational institution to use Google Classroom for their virtual classes. I hope they add the direct chat feature so you can discuss important things with your teachers and classmates.

Pros:

I have been using Google Classroom I started my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. It has got everything a physical classroom has. The thing I liked the most about Google Classroom is it's ease of use. We can join different groups for different modules/subjects. The announcements and file sharing is also a very useful feature. I love how we can browse through the course contents with a lot of context and information. Also, the ability to quickly join a module's google meet session without having to find the link for it is also super useful.

Cons:

I have to say that I didn't like the fact that there was no chat with classmate or teacher option available. We have to contact them through their provided emails which can be very annoying.

VIVEKANAND
Professor in India
Education Management, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Review on Google Classroom

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Although every technology has it.s own merits and demerits but if it is used wisely it is better for excellent output. So I advise and recommend for it.s use also as serious students along with their serious parents can be benefitted it.s utility at large.

Pros:

It is one of the most user-friendly, mobile-friendly, free-to-use, paperless app which enables teacher and learners to bring on a common technological platform. It also enables students to attend the classroom if they are away from class due to some reason from any remote place with very ease.

Cons:

There is a need for a smartphone with high data usage which is little bit of costly as far as students from rural and agricultural background is concerned. Although it is the best platform but connectivity, fast internet availability issue will be there. Again, it is difficult to monitor the usage of mobile by children if parents are not intervened for high usage as use will be more and students are addicted to the mobile. Apart from this students will not be more attentive as they close their camera and sit aside doing their own work.

Vanessa
Professor in Brazil
Writing & Editing, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The impact of virtual classrooms: Benefits and Challenges of Google Classroom.

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: Google Classroom and other virtual classroom platforms have the potential to trasform education, making it more accessible and flexible.

Pros:

Overall, Google Classroom and other virtual classroom platforma have the potential to transform education, making it more accessible and flexible.

Cons:

Technology dependence. the virtual classroom depends on the availability and quality of students's internet connections and devices.

Shubh
Shubh
Teacher in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A great platform to connect with students

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: The overall experience has been impeccable. It has eased up the process of managing and connecting with students. I recommend this to be used by all the colleges and schools throughout the world.

Pros:

It allows me to create and manage multiple classrooms teaching various topics, sharing notes, creating assignments and taking online tests. Further, I can take online meet sessions with them to teach something new.

Cons:

The chat system is not fully efficient for me. Further, the online meet system limits the number of users that can join at a particular time.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Consumer Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

the best way to save money and time

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: I think it was the best app and we didn't change your compare to other apps.

Pros:

The most favourable things in Google classroom is that it's since like a real classroom.

Cons:

When we give a training to the others in Google classroom it feels like that all the candidates are sitting in a physical classroom.

Tricia
UX Designer in US
Publishing, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

My online learning hub.

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: Changed my teaching thanks to Google Classroom. It has made me so much more efficient in book-keeping type tasks, gives us greater interactivity and engagement during learning time and I can interact with my students off the floor as a teacher quickly by simply typing.

Pros:

I like the fact that it has an intuitive interface, how easy it was to assign and grade homework with Google forms yet integratable with other google services A great approach to increase student engagement and make communication a little easier.

Cons:

Google Classroom is particularly weak in variations from basic forms of assessment and differentiation.

Reem
Software Engineer in Egypt
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Google Classroom

5.0 last year

Comments: I have used it for more than 5 years. All my profs made Classrooms on Google Classroom to share lectures with us and communicate with us easily.

Pros:

What I liked most is the system where we can access all the lectures we need at any time and we can access the required assignments and know the deadline for submitting them. We can communicate with colleagues and teachers.

Cons:

Live meetings cannot be performed So we should use another app to meet.

Muhammad Asad
IT Supervisor in Qatar
Information Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best Ever experience

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: For all educators, Google Classroom is a fantastic contemporary tool. Its interface makes school and homework more convenient and facilitates communication between teachers and students.

Pros:

As we can use it on Mobiles and our all devices and User friendly platform gives us the best experience ,Grading and feedback is the option that i like the most.

Cons:

Organizing materials in a topic and In the feature of grading and Feedback their are less options and bad thing is Poor Connection

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best for students and techers

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: great experience while working in google classroom

Pros:

easy access for various puposes of teaching.

Cons:

user interface design can be changed for working.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Google classroom evaluation and feedback.

5.0 last year

Comments: I recommend google classroom for all teachers and students because it's easy to use and applicable for all users.

Pros:

I like the assignment section that enables the students to see their assignments on the to-do list and also the enables them to see the deadline on each assignment.

Cons:

All the negative sides of google classroom were updated and not yet negative.