Google Developing Free LMS as Part of Apps for Education
“Google is now taking applications for a limited preview of a new app called Google Classroom — a tool that brings learning management functionality to the Google Apps for Education suite.
According to Google Apps for Education Product Manager Zach Yeskel, Google Classroom is designed “to give teachers more time to teach [and to] give students more time to learn” by helping them avoid “some of the busywork” that’s part of the process of teaching. Yeskel said Classroom has been piloted in about a dozen schools around the country so far, including institutions in New York, California and Illinois.
Google Classroom provides, among other things:
- Assignments that integrate with Google Drive and Google Docs;
- Grading;
- Real-time feedback on student work;
- Assignment sheets;
- Real-time questions;
- Announcements;
- Commenting; and
- Homework collection and organization.
When teachers open the Classroom app, they’re presented with a screen displaying their classes on cards, which give a summary of open assignments and other details. They can then click on a particular course for managing assignments and grades or performing other tasks. When instructors create assignments, Google generates folders within Google Drive to organize them automatically.”
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