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INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

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INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

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Through social medias teachers can answer students’ questions, post homework
assignments and lesson plans, extend in-class discussions,
send messages and updates, This teacher-student interaction contributes in understanding difficulties and solving them in less time. They provide the ability for teaching and learning to take place in a time and place that is convenient for students and teachers.

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From live classrooms to video chats, social media has tremendously contributed to the exposure students are receiving today. Social media is a platform in which  the students can connect with anyone in the world and receive knowledge about other cultures, traditions and languages. They also encourage students to develop unique identities and adapt themselves to the changes happening in the world much quicker.

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Social medias are  a huge library of resources of almost every kind. Whether looking for resources for a class project or for fun, these platforms serve a treasure of knowledge. It's also a way to easily reach out to other communities and information relevant to the students' field of interest and gain insight directly.

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Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10

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Today’s students grow up on social media, and for many, it is the natural way to interact. A student who hardly participates in class might thrive in an atmosphere set by the internet, and feel more comfortable in expressing themselves. There are also chances that it might actively influence their confidence and the way students interact with each other. In this way social medias build a smoother and more efficient learning flow.

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Social media plays a significant role in helping students develop skills including creativity, adaptability and communication.They are not only a learning place but also a place where they can also exhibit these skills.  It can also encourage the use of technology and information safely and  contribute to the development of students’ knowledge when it comes to new technologies.

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How is Social Media Transforming the Future of Education?

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Using social networking sites such as Google Plus will allow the use of Google Hangouts. These sort of resources can be used to setup class sessions where everyone can collaborate through video in real time

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Building a brand through the social networks can help students build a portfolio for their career.

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Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4

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CONNECTING WITH EXPERTS ON TOPICS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

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CONNECTING WITH EXPERTS ON TOPICS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

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The great thing about using social media is that you soon learn who the experts are in particular fields and subjects. When you start following these experts you learn more and gain useful content from them.

Social media has the ability to broaden your perspective on various subjects

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Google Classroom is excellent short benefit

especially in suck times
of quarantine.
With Google Classroom students can go to online school and don't miss any material.

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Google Classroom is a free blended learning platform developed by Google for educational institutions that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students. As of 2021, approximately 150 million users use Google Classroom.

Google Classroom integrates a variety of Google Applications for Education to manage student and teacher communication. Students can be invited to join a class through a private code or be imported automatically from a school domain. Each class creates a separate folder in the respective user's Google Drive, where the student can submit work to be graded by a teacher. Teachers can monitor each student's progress by reviewing revision history of a document, and after being graded, teachers can return work along with comments and grades.

Google Classroom has undergone a series of updates and changes since its original release in May 2014.

May 6, 2014

Google Classroom was announced with a preview available for some members of Google's G Suite for Education program.

2015

Google announced a Classroom API and a share button for websites, allowing school administrators and developers to further engage with Google Classroom.Google integrated Google Calendar into Classroom for assignment due dates, field trips, and class speakers.

2017

Google opened Classroom to allow any personal Google users to join classes without the requirement of having a G Suite for Education account, and in April of the same year, it became possible for any personal Google user to create and teach a class.

2018

Google introduced a major redesign to Classroom. This included adding a new classwork section, improving the grading interface, allowing reuse of classwork from other classes, and adding features for teachers to organize content by topic.

2019

Google introduced 78 new illustrated themes and the option to drag and drop topics and assignments in the classwork section.

2020

Google added integration with Google Meet so that teachers can have a unique meet link within each class. In addition, several features were added to classroom, with Google stating "as educators worldwide have reinvented their practice online, we're also adapting our tools to meet the evolving needs of their new educational landscape." These updates included:

A new to-do widget

10 additional languages

Better integration with learning management systems to create and distribute assignments

Added smart correct and auto-compose to Google Docs

Google Classroom also saw a sharp increase in usage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in which many schools shifted to remote education options. Specific research programs also used Google Classroom to engage in authentic learning from around the world.

Google Classroom integrates several Google Applications for Education, such as Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, Google Sites, and Gmail.A Google Calendar integration was later added to the platform. Students can be invited to classrooms through the institution's database, through a private code that can then be added in the student's user interface, or automatically imported from a school domain. Each class created with Google Classroom creates a separate folder in the respective user's Google Drive, where the student can submit work to be graded by a teacher.

Assignments

Assignments are stored and graded on Google's document applications. Instead of sharing documents that reside on the student's Google Drive with the teacher, files are hosted on the student's Drive and then submitted for grading. Teachers on Google Classroom have the option of creating Assignments in various templates and formats with different accessibility options, such as permissions to view, edit, and comment. These assignments can be submitted for a grade and allow the teacher to provide feedback. Students may also attach additional documents from their Drive to their assignment.

Google Classroom supports different grading schemes. Turned in assignments can be graded by the teacher and returned with comments before the final submission, allowing for the students to modify their work. Once turned in, assignments can only be edited by the teacher.

Communication

Announcements can be posted by teachers to the class stream which can be commented on by students. Students may also post to the class class stream, though teachers retain a moderator role. Multiple types of media from Google products such as YouTube videos and Google Drive files can be attached to announcements and posts to share content. Gmail also provides email options for teachers to send emails to one or more students in the Google Classroom interface.

Originality Report

Introduced in 2020, Originality Report is a built-in plagiarism detection tool which both students and teachers can access. Teachers can view the originality report, allowing them to verify the academic integrity of the student's submitted work. On the free version of G Suite for Education, teachers can turn on originality report for 3 assignments but have limited cloud storage. This restriction is lifted on the paid version of G Suite Enterprise for Education.

Archive Courses

Classroom allows instructors to archive courses at the end of a term or year. When a course is archived, it is removed from the homepage and placed in the Archived Classes area. When a course is archived, teachers and students can view it, but won't be able to make any changes to unless it is restored.

Mobile Applications

Google Classroom mobile apps, introduced in January 2015, are available for iOS and Android devices.

eLearning Industry tested and made a review of Google Classroom, in which they highlighted many positive and negative aspects. Among Classroom's strengths, the review highlighted ease of use, universal device accessibility, use of Google Drive as an effective way for teachers to quickly share assignments with students. The paperless process meant the end of printing, handing out, and potentially losing work, and the fast feedback system between students and teachers was praised. Among Classroom's disadvantages, the review highlighted the service's heavy integration of Google apps and services with limited or no support for external files or services, lack of automated quizzes and tests, and a lack of live chats that can aid in feedback efforts. Google Classroom won a 2020 Webby Special Achievement Award.

As a company, Google has been criticized on several different issues, including privacy. Specific criticism of Google Classroom generally focuses on concern for privacy for students and Google's use of student data. Criticism of Google Classroom is often combined with criticism of Chromebooks and Google Workspace.

Other criticisms directed at Google Classroom are lack of a full-fledged grade book, lack of automatic quizzes and tests (common features in learning management systems), and editing of assignments once they are released. The platform's insistence on using a chronological order has been criticized as students respond with frustrations of having to scroll through to find past announcements.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many classrooms pivoted to Classroom due to its usefulness and integration with existing Google products. While this provided equitable access to students and exposed learners to current and relevant online platforms, it also posed challenges such as unreliable internet connections, high costs of technology, and a lack and unavailability of training to use the platform.

Similarly to other online education platforms, adopting a fully remote or online education system brings forward socio-economic challenges such as access to technology in remote and lower socio-economic society areas. In studies discussing use of Google Classroom for English as a foreign language studies, students had positive perceptions towards using Google Classroom tools to learn about grammatical concepts and collaborate with others using student-to-student interactions and collaborative feedback.

References

1. ^ Magid, Larry (May 6, 2014). "Google Classroom Offers Assignment Center for Students and Teachers". . Archived from the original on March 30, 2020.

2. ^ Kumar, Jeya Amantha; Bervell, Brandford; Osman, Sharifah (March 31, 2020). "Google classroom: insights from Malaysian higher education students' and instructors' experiences". Education and Information Technologies. 25 (5): 4175-4195. doi:10.1007/s10639-020-10163-x. ISSN 1573-7608. S2CID 214715477.

3. ^ Climer, Siobhan (April 23, 2020). "Privacy With Google Classroom: Use Rises, Critics Claim Risks". Mindsight. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020.

4. ^ Franken, Al (January 13, 2015). "Letter to Sundar Pichai from Al Franken" (PDF). franken.senate.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2017.

5. ^ Warzel, Charlie; Ngu, Ash (July 10, 2019). "Opinion | Google's 4,000-Word Privacy Policy Is a Secret History of the Internet (Published 2019)". The New York Times.

6. ^ Kumar, Jeya Amantha; Bervell, Brandford; Osman, Sharifah (March 31, 2020). "Google classroom: insights from Malaysian higher education students' and instructors' experiences". Education and Information Technologies. 25 (5): 4175-4195. doi:10.1007/s10639-020-10163-x. ISSN 1573-7608. S2CID 214715477.

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Social media can increase student collaboration . Students become friends with their classmates on social media and are more likely to collaborate on projects.