Jhanna Mae R.

Vilog

John Anthony L. Alandy

ENGLISH 10 Date: March 4, 2020

The Effects of Implementing Google Classroom at

Bristol Integrated School S.Y. 2019-2020

Introduction

This generation of technology and computer literate learners prompted a coordinated

methodology and a change in perspective in realizing the different Teaching strategies which

involve unique and different ways. In this day and age, technology is pretty much ubiquitous, in

other words it can be found everywhere and anywhere. The most interesting aspect of this trend

is that the educational systems are adapting to technology at a rapid pace. This helps a lot on the

careers of students and as well as the teachers. Classroom teaching can do wonders with the

implementation and usage of technology since the modern world needs it. There is a lot of

emphasis on integrating technology in the classroom through innovative teaching strategies that

focus on enabling students to achieve the desired learning objectives (Hwang, Lai, & Wang,

2015). In current, Google Classroom is a popular technological tool that is best fitted in

classroom practices. Needless to say Google Classroom is also one of many different teaching

strategies. It provides course contents, communication, and support given to the learners through

different methods and strategies of teaching.

 Google Classroom is one such tool that is free of cost and has gained popularity

within schools. It is where teachers can create an online classroom, invite students and

administrators to the class then create and distribute assignments. Within the Google Classroom

students and teachers can have conversations about the assignments and teachers and

administrators can track the student's progress. Schools must register for a free Google Apps for

Education account to use Classroom.

The features under the Classroom app, students, teachers and also the administrators have

access to features that are not found in personal Google accounts. For example, in Forms,

teachers can add images to questions or as multiple choice answers. Inbox by Gmail has

Classroom messages grouped in Inbox, making it easy for teachers, students, and administrators

to find important updates and highlights. Also, the Classroom tool lets teachers organize the class

stream by adding topics to posts, and teachers and students can filter the stream for specific

topics. Google Classroom also encourages parent participation. Teachers can invite parents to the

Google Classroom to share summaries of student work and to receive automated email

summaries of student work and class announcements.

Google Classroom was implemented at Bristol Integrated School at the school year 2019

– 2020, it gives impact to both learners and teachers. It has different effects on every user.

Advantages and disadvantages of using it will always depend on the user.

According to E-Learning Industry.com Google Classroom have its pros and cons. The

advantages is that it is easy to use and accessible from all devices, effective communication and

sharing, speeds up the assignment process, effective feedback, no need for paper, clean and user-

friendly interface, great commenting system, and also it is free of cost for everybody to use.
While the disadvantages is that Google Classroom is difficult account management, limited

integration options, no automated updates, difficult learner sharing, editing problems, no

automated quizzes and tests, and impersonal.

In high-technology school and learners it will be beneficial but for those who are not

familiar and beginner will require lots of time to explore.

Related Literature

Google Classroom

Google classroom was launched in 2014; therefore, studies related to the effectiveness of

Google classroom are limited. Shaharanee, Jamil, & Rodzi (2016) analyzed Google classroom’s

active learning activities. They used TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) to study the

effectiveness of the activities posted on the platform. Results of 100 students revealed that

comparative performance of Google classroom was far better in the areas of communication,

interaction, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and overall students’ satisfaction. Similarly,

(Espinosa, Estira, & Ventayen, 2017) conducted a research to evaluate the functionality of

Google classroom as a Learning Management System (LMS). The study found that cost was the

primary reason for the adoption. Collaborative learning through assignments was viewed as an

extremely effective tool for enhancing student engagement. Liu & Chuang (2016) conducted an

action research in Taiwan in which they used Google classroom with the integration of peer tutor

mechanism for 6th grade students. Students held a positive perception regarding the use of

Google Classroom. The learning objectives were also achieved. Martínez-Monés et al. (2017)

called for an integration of learning analytics with Google classroom as they believed that this is
a major limitation of the emerging tool. So far, to the best knowledge of the researcher, all the

research conducted on Google classroom have indicated a positive response from the students.

None of the research has focused on taking into account the teacher’s perceptions of the

effectiveness of Google Classroom. The role of teachers in the adoption of any new learning

methodology should not be ignored as they are the central figure in the transformation of

educational practices.

Integrating Technology in Classroom

Educational institute’s management or administration has a major role to play in

integrating technology in classrooms as they have to finance or manage the process and

ultimately decide to what extent they plan to use technology. Öznacar & Dericioğlu (2017)

conducted a research in high schools on the role of administrators in the use of technology in

which they discovered that the administrators held positive beliefs regarding integrating

technology in the classroom. One of the many reasons for the failure of not successfully

integrating technology was that the administrators believed that 80% of their teachers were not

technologically aware to use it effectively; hence, the project failed

References:

Features of Google Classroom

https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/google-classroom.html

Advantages and Disadvantages (pros and cons) of Google Classroom

https://elearningindustry.com/google-classroom-review-pros-and-cons-of-using-google-

classroom-in-elearning

Review of Related Literature

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327417783_Effectiveness_of_Google_Classroo

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 QUESTIONNAIRE

Researcher-Made Questionnaire on The Effects of Implementing Google Classroom at

Bristol Integrated School S.Y. 2019-2020

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1.Who are the users of Google Classroom at Bristol Integrated School?

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2. What are the different features of Google Classroom?

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4. Are there any benefits to be gained with the use of Google Classroom?

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