Google Classroom

What is Google Classroom?

Google Classroom is a learning management tool from Google that helps teachers create classes, distribute assignments, collect work and give feedback in one place. It works with Google Workspace for Education tools such as Docs, Drive, Calendar and Meet.

Key features of Google Classroom

• Class creation and student rosters
• Assignments, quizzes and grading with feedback
• Announcements and class communication
• Integration with Google Docs, Drive, Calendar and Meet
• Access for teachers, students and guardians
• Web and mobile access

Who uses Google Classroom?

Google Classroom is used by K-12 schools, universities, tutors and training teams that want a simple way to run classes online or alongside in-person teaching, especially where Google accounts are already in use.

Google Classroom pricing

Google Classroom is available at no cost through Google Workspace for Education and for personal Google accounts, according to Google. Google also sells paid Workspace for Education tiers with added features, which are priced separately by edition and reseller.

Google Classroom alternatives

Alternatives to Google Classroom include Canvas, Schoology, Microsoft Teams for Education and Moodle. Canvas and Schoology are fuller LMS platforms for institutions, Teams suits Microsoft 365 schools, and Moodle is open source and self-hostable.