Google Classroom - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

“During the Pandemic, there were times when we were completely virtual and times when half the class was virtual, and using the Google Meet associated with Google Classroom, made teaching during this time more manageable.”

“Integration is very important in teaching and learning, it helps to connect with others through video sharing even if they are not able to join Google classroom they are still learning through Google meets.”

“Used during covid-19 lockdown for class everyday, 6-7 hours a day. Would have not been able to pass Grade 10 without it.”

“It allows educators to conduct live virtual classes, facilitate face-to-face interactions, and enhance collaboration.”

“I integrated Google Meet within the training inside Google Classroom by generating meeting links for live training.”

“They work well when you wanna schedule a meeting and inform your students when you are gonna hve the class. ”

“To take virtual mode classes for students upto 100 beacuse above which you have to buy the liscence.”

“For broadcasting and sharing information in real time with interaction between you and your student ”

“Holding video conferences to have lectures, meetings, and other conferences.”

“If something wasn't done by me or my students in google docs, sheets, forms, or slides, it was done in docs! It is amazingly simple to use and integration with classroom is probably the most important out of all of these!”

“My students would do their assignments on a Google Doc that I put into the assignment and this helped me to check for plagiarism and how much time they spent on the assignment.”

“For students to see the assignments. They can also see a picture preview before they click on the link and not just the title of the document.”

“There has been a seamless tie between Google Classroom and Google Docs. This is very important for when my students need to do online work.”

“Students can complete writing, editing and other work while staying signed in. They can easily share completed work.”

“I prepare the content of the lesson using Google docs, then share it with my learners in Google Classroom.”

“It's perfect for taking notes or doing my papers on it and then upload them to Classroom”

“This product is used widely, along with all other Google products, in Google Classroom.”

“Google Docs is an important tool that needs to work seamlessly with Google Classroom.”

“Google drive was used in the backend to store all of my material which I would upload to google classroom when it was to be assigned or shared with the students. It served as my file organization service and still to this day has all of my old teaching materials in it!”

“Sharing google drive links is also an option if we like to send requirements needed in the google classroom.”

“This was an essential feature because I always added Google Docs as files to my homework assignments”

“allows users to download files on google classroom at anytime that they want.”

“I used google forms for my quizzes. Everything from pop-quizzes, surveys, formative, and summative assessments I used google forms for. Sharing these via google classroom was super easy and great!”

“as an assessment tool for online tests quizzes and classrooms, general data collection, some students also used it for their statistics projects ”

“When I am taking test this is the application I use, it is easy to use and works well with the Google classroom platform”

“To evaluate my lessons and to get feedback. (It includes learners personal information)”

“Gmail helps us to be notified whenever there are new posts in the google classroom. However if you annoyed with it, there is still an option to not subscribed with this.”

“This integration is important because many users already have Google accounts through Gmail. Email is how students are notified of upcoming assignments and deadlines.”

“To receive messages from teammates who wish to shares data from google classroom to my email.”

“Reminder about classes, assignments deadlines, evaulated marks is send via mails.”

“Google Calendar excels as the best timing software due to its seamless integration with various devices and platforms, ensuring accessibility from anywhere. Its intuitive interface and user-friendly features make scheduling and organizing events effortless. Additionally, its smart suggestions and event notifications enhance productivity and time management.”

“I like that I setup all my classes on the calendar which I sent invites to my students from and so from the calendar I am able to go directly to my Google Meet from which I can also access my classes. ”

“Students can see in their own Google Calendars when assignments are posted and when they are due. This helps keep them on track and organized!”

“Google calendar helps us to keep in track of all the important dates that are posted in google classroom such as deadlines, examinations, etc.”

“All of my lessons were combined onto google slides so students could easily find and access them later. I would put our daily objects, embed videos, put lecture notes, directions for activities, etc. all on these slides. It made it very easy to go back to at any point in the week or semester and see what we did on that given day since these were shared with the students via google classroom.”

“Aids in composing notes and sharing them on the platform. Also helps when making presentations and explaining on video through screen sharing.”

“For students to see the assignments. They can also see a picture preview before they click on the link and not just the title of the document.”

“This product is used widely, along with all other Google products, in Google Classroom.”

“I can have all resources, including videos from YouTube, located in Google Classroom for an all-purpose hub and calendar for each of my classes.”

“I post Youtube videos in my class to supplement the lessons. The seamless integration is highly appreciated. ”

“Google Classroom allows the possibility to link YouTube videos to assignments.”

“Using Kahoot to create/use relevant content adds differentiation and fun. Students love it and it works well with Classroom.”

“it has a great impact on students learning, playing, and learning at the same time. ”

“I was able to go over the homework assignments with the children online. It was easy, painless and got the job done!”

“I watched my classes thorugh zoom and made class workshop and exams with classroom.”

“I can monitor what my students are working on and make sure they are on task and working as well as ask them when and if they need help. ”

“This saves me so much aggravation making sure students are on the right track.”

“EdPuzzle is a great program for adding in checks to see if students were actually paying attention to assigned videos. It grades them on correct answers as they go. EdPuzzle was made for Google Classroom, and it works perfectly.”

“Edpuzzle can link assignments to Google Classroom to assign to students and upload grades.”

“Google sheets was frequently used as a data table software to organize data and share it with students, or have students organize data and share it with me.”

“I like a variety of styles of learning and hands-on activities. Pear Deck is fun for the students and also for me. Having it all work together makes for a seamsless classroom.”

“Khan is a fabulous support to teaching and it is free. Being able to work these together is great.”

“The grades from Quizizz assignments are graded and integrated into the Gradebook of Google Classroom. ”

“This platform was a platform that to me is long gone, from the old and choppy looking interface to the overcomplicated layout classrooms. Schoology is a platform that I truly don’t miss from my middle school year, yes it is usable and gets the job done, I wouldn’t recommend to most unless that is truly your only option.”

“I check student papers through PlagiarismCheck inside Google Classroom. It saves so much time. ”

“Through Hapara, we were able to get detailed comprehensive insights about individual student performances. We get to know the documents that they opened or edited recently. We can also view the activity and the browser tabs that are opened on their device through Hapara for monitoring purposes. Overall, this integration has been very helpful for us in keeping track of our students.”