GOOGLE CLASSROOM VS. EDMODO.COM

Alicia BellEDIT 5395

Google Classroom Features: ■ Ability to assign work or homework

easily ■ Ability to post announcements or

make live changes to assignments■ Can be used for questions and

discussions■ Ability to share links, videos or

images easily■ Access to Google Classrooms from

anywhere through different devices (iOS and Android capabilities)

■ Allows for collaboration between students or teacher(s)

■ Grade book can be exported into different systems

Edmodo.com Features■Social media-like features (looks like

Facebook)■Ability to collaborate with classmates and

teacher■Ability to share links, videos and images■Ability to see and control what students

post■Students cannot private message anyone

but the teacher■Parents have ability to have access code to

see what the students post, grades etc. ■Ability to create quizzes and assignments■Also available through website or iOs and

Android

Google Classroom Pros/Cons Pros Cons

Easy to use and very accessible (website and iOS and Android

apps)

You get a specific Google Classroom log in, y0ur current

Google information will not workSharing information from teacher to student is easy and immediate

Students will need to learn “Google” format and become

familiar with Google Docs etc. Save paper by turning in

assignments through Google Classroom

Activity feed must be refreshed to see new comments or

announcementsInterface is simple and easy to

navigateStudents must be the “owner” of a document to share work with

peers.Free to use including cloud

storageNot compatible with Google

Hangout or Google CalendarsGood for Blended Learning

environment Students can “accidentally” alter

or delete documents

Edmodo.com Pros and Cons Pros Cons

Social Media-like setting may be motivating for students

Students have to enroll themselves using a code

Can share links, videos and images easily

Messages cannot be sent between learners (all

interactions are open except private messages to teacher)

Can be accessed from website or iOs and Android apps

Not many options for creating quizzes

Provides interactive quizzes, and polls

iPad app can be difficult to use

Provides Parent option Messages are put in chronological order, so student will need to scroll down to see

original postsAbility to differentiate

instruction by placing students in different groups

Some upgrades are available, but you must pay $2,500 per

school, per year.Free to teachers and students

Final Recommendations ■Edmodo.com seems to work better for younger grades.■Edmodo.com has an interface that looks like Facebook,

which may be motivating for younger students.■The teacher is able to control when students post.■The teacher is able to change from comments allowed to

read only.■The teacher has all control in Edmodo.com.■With sharing capabilities, teacher can have “Library” of

documents, videos, links and images.■Edmodo.com is simple and easy to use.■Edmodo.com allows for differentiation of instruction.■As an elementary teacher, I would use Edmodo.com over

Google Classroom.