Week 2, Post 2

This was it, Google Classroom was the thing I relied on from March to June of 2020. In September, we were asked to ensure each of our classes had a Classroom set up, the kids were all added/invited and the Classroom codes on PowerSchool/Gradebook.  This was the option - I suppose if it was the only option, could you define it as such?  I digress.  Google Classroom, as an educational LMS was really easy to use and navigate. Most students had a good handle on how to use the program, and even showed me a few things.  The best part about the program though, was the ability it gave me to organize and keep the Day 1/Day 2s straight and kept me on schedule, ensuring I was in balance between the two groups, marking things in a timely manner, and communicating with the students at any point, even when it was their off day. As a suite, Google does a nice job tying their products together. I could use Google Meets to conference with the students, access all of my documents by uploading from Google Drive, Etc.  I don't - or didn't - consider myself to dedicate myself to one brand, but I really feel like Google has done such a great job with all of their apps, that I don't see a reason to change. I understand that these things are free to use, but their income comes the information they harvest and use/sell for advertising.  The trade off of the convenience for privacy invasion was something that was in the back of my mind, but I was willing to move forward - it was put out there by our administration to use this program, so I did. I wonder if there will be a fallout at some point down the road?