If you are a teacher, student or a school head and have been, there is a very high chance that you've heard of schools and teachers taking classes online, especially with the social distancing measures in place that have left schools closed for months on end and probably wondered....

How can I also take my classes online?

How does this online learning thing even work?

And what tools or platforms can I use to make learning possible?

If you've been having these and other questions, it is also highly likely you've come across Google Classroom, the most popular free online education platform that allows teachers, and students to streamline the process of sharing files while also simplifying the process of creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless way.

Perhaps you've wondered...

How exactly does this Google Classroom work?

How is it different and better from other similar platforms?

How can I access it - does it have a reliable mobile application?

What are some of the outstanding features it offers that will improve the student and make the teacher more efficient?

How can I get started with it?

If that's you, then you came to the right place. This book is here to introduce you to this platform in the context of smart learning and show you how it can boost your efficiency as a teacher or academic performance as a student.

• What Google classroom is, how it works as a smart and what it entails
• How smart education compares with traditional educational system; the advantages and disadvantages
• The potential risks of smart learning
• The unique benefits that come with using Google Classroom
• How Google Classroom is different from its existing alternatives
• The apps and websites that work perfectly with Google Classroom
• How you can create and manage your own classroom, and be able to efficiently invite students and teachers
• How you can give out and manage homework, and other assignments
• Important tools, extensions and features that you need to make the most of the platform as a teacher or student

...And much more!

So whether you're a teacher looking for a way to ease your workflow management by keeping track of your students' status, assignments and see real-time work progress with zero risk of ever experiencing work losses, or a student looking for a simple and effective way to stay at the top of classroom happenings while interacting with other students on your mobile phone or PC through an engaging app, Google Classroom is for you.

And so you know, this is the only book that will offer you both a theoretical approach to the use of this platform and a practical, step-by-step advice on how to integrate it in your life effortlessly.

Even if you consider yourself a technology dummy, this book will ease your fears and hold you by the hand from being the newbie that you are to having confidence while using Google Classroom!