#2 Features and Functionalities of Google Apps for Students and Lecturers.
1. Google Drive
With Google Drive, it is very easy for lecturers to make an assignment available for students. Since students typically have their own email, sharing files with Google Drive is simple and effective for lecturers to use. With document sharing, students who have been included in a Google “share” are able to take notes within the document, this ensures easy access from almost anywhere. No more forgotten assignments or misplaced flash drives as long as students check their google account at certain time. With Drive, students are also able to tap into the shared documents anytime and anywhere they like. Hence, these benefits made Google Drive accessible and technology friendly for both students and teachers.
2. Google Calendar
Given the nature of today’s jam-packed student schedules, different events and dates can easily get mixed up. Using the calendar feature on Google Apps can easily solve this problem. Google Calendar has the ability to specify a varieties of events, from school assignment, exams and project due dates to school field trips or even parent conferences. So by using it, lecturers can easily update literary everything, events with the specified dates, for students on Google Calendar. This makes it so easy for students to check up on what they have going on for any given day or week. With a very simple click of adding a teacher's class to your Google calendar, every student will be prepared beforehand. On top of that, both lecturers and students can sync the calendar with their smartphones, set up reminders for important events, create multiple calendars, and even view them offline.
3. Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a free productivity tools that includes email, documents, and storage. It was designed collaboratively to help teachers save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. This Google Apps is very useful for both lecturers and students as it is easy to use and accessible from all devices. It is accessible from all computers, mobile phones, and tablets, thus it is really convenient for lecturers to add as many students as they like. Besides, they can create Google documents to manage assignments and announcements, even post YouTube videos, add links, or attach files from Google Drive. At the same time, students will find it equally easy to log in, as well as receive and turn in assignments.
With Google Drive, it is very easy for lecturers to make an assignment available for students. Since students typically have their own email, sharing files with Google Drive is simple and effective for lecturers to use. With document sharing, students who have been included in a Google “share” are able to take notes within the document, this ensures easy access from almost anywhere. No more forgotten assignments or misplaced flash drives as long as students check their google account at certain time. With Drive, students are also able to tap into the shared documents anytime and anywhere they like. Hence, these benefits made Google Drive accessible and technology friendly for both students and teachers.
2. Google Calendar
Given the nature of today’s jam-packed student schedules, different events and dates can easily get mixed up. Using the calendar feature on Google Apps can easily solve this problem. Google Calendar has the ability to specify a varieties of events, from school assignment, exams and project due dates to school field trips or even parent conferences. So by using it, lecturers can easily update literary everything, events with the specified dates, for students on Google Calendar. This makes it so easy for students to check up on what they have going on for any given day or week. With a very simple click of adding a teacher's class to your Google calendar, every student will be prepared beforehand. On top of that, both lecturers and students can sync the calendar with their smartphones, set up reminders for important events, create multiple calendars, and even view them offline.
3. Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a free productivity tools that includes email, documents, and storage. It was designed collaboratively to help teachers save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. This Google Apps is very useful for both lecturers and students as it is easy to use and accessible from all devices. It is accessible from all computers, mobile phones, and tablets, thus it is really convenient for lecturers to add as many students as they like. Besides, they can create Google documents to manage assignments and announcements, even post YouTube videos, add links, or attach files from Google Drive. At the same time, students will find it equally easy to log in, as well as receive and turn in assignments.
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