Week 3 - The TA Google Classroom

This week we read a few resources about google classroom.  It was a very interesting reading since I have had first hand experience with google classroom while substituting.  It is amazing how it has changed throughout the years.  I have also seen how the use of google classroom among teachers have grown.  It has become more user friendly in my opinion that it does not take much time to learn to use.  In the beginning many teachers were just using classroom as an assignment sheet where students and parents can find what is due when.  Now teachers use google for many different activities.  Not only do teachers post assignments they put assignments on classroom that the students can work on while classroom.  Like the reading mentioned because teachers can create assignments like worksheets on classroom, it eliminates the use of paper worksheet.  The reading also talks about how classroom provides students instant feedback.  It also helps teachers start question driven discussions.  I have seen this first hand in a 6^th grade math class.  The teacher will put a quiz on google classroom and as the students answer each question it shows how many students pick each answer to the question.  He then will which students pick a certain and have a student explain how he or she got that answer.  This process helps the teacher figure which students know the material and which ones do not.  It also helps the teacher know where he needs to focus his teaching on where students are struggling.  Google classroom has started eliminating the loss of school days because of weather.  A lot of schools are declaring E-learning days whenever school is cancelled.  I feel eventually schools will not have to worry about missing school because of weather.  The teachers can post notes or even videos of the lesson and then also put on assignments.  There was one thing that I did not know Google classroom did that I found really fascinating was the idea that the teacher can assign individual work for students who are struggling to help them out without singling the student out in front of others.