Reflection on the benefits of using the Google Classroom

Reflection on the benefits of using the Google Classroom

After my module tutor introduced me on Google classroom and taught me how to create it, I try to reflect on the benefits of using the Google classroom in teaching and learning and I realized that Google Classroom is a web-based forum that lets teachers to create online classrooms in order to have better teaching and learning with students. In which teacher can upload the teaching learning materials, assign assignments and help students in the better ways. Moreover Google Classroom allows teachers to communicate and interact with students and offers an open space for students to express their thoughts as well as view the announcements and course content that is uploaded.

 

I personally feel that it is as similar to VLE discussion but only difference that I saw is in VLE the students should be more active and work more but whereas in Google classroom teacher should be active throughout the course and let student to do few works but that’s also to discuss, do assign works and doing projects etc…

A decades ago teacher used to stand literally in front of 30 to 40 students with chalk and a board and lecture the whole lesson that is also in the formal classroom and from that there is no more room for student to learn. When we do that we fail to give equal opportunities to every student to express their voice for the clarification but with this Google classroom it create a space where all students with different learning styles to voice it out in the forum created and at the same time the curiosity of the student is fulfilled.

While creating a Google Classroom, I have learned that we should organize our thoughts; should give the code to students if we want our students to join the classroom and the most of all is we teacher should post the materials that is very academic and should take extra effort to give time for the student and help all the students without hurting their sentiments.