Yes, I know Google Classroom has been around for a long time, but I can’t sing it’s praises enough. I had always used Edmodo and Remind. I never used them to teach, I used them to post items students would need from class. When we migrated to online learning, I learned exactly how bad Edmodo and Remind are The platforms crashed constantly. I get it - you now have millions of teachers and students trying to log on to a platform. Guess what, Google Classroom never crashed. I swiftly transitioned to Classroom on the 2nd day of online learning. Where do I begin? It is free. If your school district or school uses the paid version (enterprise version - called G Suite) than teachers have access to even more stuff. Mine doesn’t so I have the plain jane version, but it is still great! The ease of use is superb. You need to sign up or have a gmail account in order to use Google Classroom. I would suggest you set one up just for school, because when students submit work, you receive notifications. You can create a Resource Library - where you can place frequently used items in your classroom. Unlike Edmodo which only allows you to pin one item to the top of the feed. If students need something they just have to go to the library without having to go back through old posts. You can post assignments, grade them online, legit forget dragging home a bag of papers! Need help? I watched this YoutTube tutorial to get started. https://youtu.be/rCNImsWUxZA it is made by the channel called Pocketful of Primary. She has all sorts of other videos about Google Classroom, but I would use this one to get you started! I posted a screen grab from one of my archived classes below.

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