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I used to use BB when I was teaching high school, so I am very familiar with it. I don't use either BB or GC now that I teach at a Career Center. However, since I've learned of GC, I have tried to implement GC in my teaching. I find it more interactive than BB where students can share their ideas live time.

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I am more familiar with Blackboard.  I have used it as a teacher and a parent.
Google may be more user friendly, it appears. It appears more items can be made more easily. Blackboard lets parents see grades, etc.

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Lacy Grecco
I don't use BB very often and since I have been learning about GC, I think it's very user friendly.  

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Lacy Grecco
I don't use BB very often and since I have been learning about GC, I think it's very user friendly.  

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I use blackboard to access curriculum resources for art teachers in the county. Since blackboard has been around longer, a lot of our materials are stored there, as opposed to Google Classroom.

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Google will allow everyone to work on one one document at the same time and allows for student teacher conversations on the document.

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I think Blackboard is a good tool to post items that need to be referenced throughout the year, by both the student and the parents. Google Classroom is a more interactive site for students since they are able to post assignments, edit, comment, etc.

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Benefits: Google seems more user friendly. Blackboard is beneficial to post information, but I find many parents don't look at it anyway. I don't use either that much, so I'm looking forward to hearing what other people have to say.

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I think that google is more user friendly than blackboard. As a school it is easier for all staff communication to use different google platforms. I am not very familiar with blackboard in terms of how elementary students can use it. My students (kindergarten) don't use google or blackboard in the classroom but I can see how google would be very easy and helpful in older grades.

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Benefits:  Google allows users to see multiple comments simultaneously, and to see prior versions (in their entirety).  Great benefits for group projects!

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From the students pont of view, I think Google is more user friendly. For library info I think BB is great. For student activities I think Google is probably easier.

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Since I am relatively unfamiliar with both platforms, I do not think my opinion has much credibility. Other that using Blackboard for classes at my college, I have used it very little as part of FCPS. My program at Pulley Career Center is for low-incidence Special Education students who are 18 and above and mostly go out to job sites. We are not required to use it much, however Google seems much more versatile, having so many more applications that can be manipulated and transferred. In fact Blackboard does seem to have this limitation: the ability to so easily move and save a variety of documents and applications. I will reserve more sound judgement as I learn more about the Google apps, however the learning curve for the latter does seem much greater to attain proficiency.

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Google:
-  need fcpsschools.net log in
- can be difficult to follow
- can import grades or assignments easily from across platforms
- Calendars can be made public
-Students can see what work they are missing
- rel time feedback is possible
- can assign assignments/notes to specific students
Blackboard
- easier for family/parental access
- easily find FCPS programs
-i'm not as familiar with BB

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Blackboard is helpful for posting resources for families and general curriculum information. However, at the K level, most first time parents do not access it since they are unfamiliar. The kids are not using it so they are unable to teach mom and dad how to use it. I think most people outside of education do use GD and I think would feel more comfortable using GC instead of BB. I can see how in older classrooms how GC would be a wonderful way to present collaborative activities

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I am only familiar with BB and learning more about GC. From what I have experienced, BB is a great way to post information and families are comfortable with navigating the site.

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Google Classroom is more user-friendly for kids than BB. It is simple to organize materials. I love that you can easily sync a Google calendar with assignments, reminders, etc. with students. The parents of my students have access to the calendar as well, so they always have access to what assignments are coming up. Unlike a discussion board on Blackboard, the stream comments appear once you log into the program. Students are able to ask me follow-up questions, but they also help answer each other. I like that GC allows for a more collaborative environment.

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Kuan-Chen Pearson
I have BB and GC. I find GC is easy to set up and from GC you can via GC calendar to link to BB to inform students daily assignment. Also GC provides for a paperless classroom and easily to access to Google products such as Google Docs and Drive. Teacher also being able to better track a student's progress

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Kuan-Chen Pearson
I have BB and GC. I find GC is easy to set up and from GC you can via GC calendar to link to BB to inform students daily assignment. Also GC provides for a paperless classroom and easily to access to Google products such as Google Docs and Drive. Teacher also being able to better track a student's progress

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I think the organizational structure is better in Blackboard.  However, it is pretty clunky to use and not many teachers/students use it at the elementary level.  Google Classroom however is intuitive to use and most students feel comfortable using Google Apps.  But it is harder to organize things in Classroom which makes it harder to find things.

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I find that BB is becoming obsolete because google is so much easier for teacher and students to use.  Even though I am a beginner at google class - it makes so much more sense than BB.  Kids already know it.  To add something - there are fewer and simpler steps.

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I find that BB is becoming obsolete because google is so much easier for teacher and students to use.  Even though I am a beginner at google class - it makes so much more sense than BB.  Kids already know it.  To add something - there are fewer and simpler steps.

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I'm more familiar with BB so it seems easier for me, but I agree with others that BB is good for posting info, monthly calendar, etc. and GC is better for assignments where students need to respond.

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I just find that Google Classroom is easier to use since the students have been exposed to it since middle school. I find it more user friendly once I become more aware of its capabilities.

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Jeff LeLoup
Google classroom is interactive and lends itself to student engagement with the material.  Blackboard does not allow for as much interaction, rather it's good for sharing information.  

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Jeff LeLoup
Google classroom is interactive and lends itself to student engagement with the material.  Blackboard does not allow for as much interaction, rather it's good for sharing information.  

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BB - post resources, review, calendar, announcements
GC - assignments, feedback, comments

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I think GC is easier for students to use because they are already very familiar with using Google in other settings. I think BB is good for storing materials and resources for general things (like for all strings teachers in the county).

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Google Classroom - assignments that are interactive between students and teachers.
Blackboard - advantage is ability to post  resources for students to use  - real time interaction on assignments is limited unless you use blog, discussion board, journals.
Disadvantage for Google Classroom is the parents cannot access their students information on the site without their child's username and password.

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I find value in both BB and GC.  Students are already so familiar with Blackboard, as are their parents, so it's easy for the sake of my audience.  I prefer Google Classroom for class discussions, it is very user-friendly and students enjoy the days when we "chat" through Google Classroom discussions.  Blackboard is great to post examples of work that I don't want students to edit, although I know I could do that it Google Classroom as well.  I think I could make my Google Classroom as user-friendly as Blackboard, it's just a matter of teaching my students how to navigate it, and allowing parents to access the classroom too if they need to.

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BB-It has been around a long time that most parents know how to navigate it. It is harder for students to navigate because it is not used as much anymore for them.
GC-It is more user friendly for students because more students have been exposed more and more to GC that it is easy to transition from one grade to the next. Once parents have more exposure to GC it will also be easier for them to navigate.