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M. Fachrul Ramadhan

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13 December 2019

“Analyze How Benefits and Lacks Google Classroom Application in English Education Department”

            Google Classroom is one of the most applications popular for E-learning. In Google Classroom, you can tackle administrative tasks more efficiently with simple setup and integration with G Suite for Education, Classroom streamlines repetitive and makes it easy to focus on what teachers do best teaching. The best learning management at no cost, in Google Classroom is free for schools and included with sign up for G Suite for Education. Like all Google for Education tools, Google Classroom meets high security standards. Work anywhere, anytime, and on any device, with Classroom, teachers and students can sign in from any computer or
mobile device (hand phone) to access class assignments, course materials, and feedback. More time for richer feedback, Educators can track student progress to know where and when to give extra feedback. With simplified workflows, more energy can be focused on giving students constructive, personalized recommendations. But there is disadvantages about this application. [1]As stated by Daniel Brennick, science teacher Florida, “I distributed a Doc through Classroom, where all kids can work on the Doc together, at the same time. I project it on the board to facilitate quick discussion. It makes sure everyone gets heard, and amplifies student voice.” So, Google Classroom is application appropriate for study and making students easier to follow the learning process.

[2]Google classroom is very useful for learning purposes, namely learning objectives will be easily realized and meaningful (Haridyana 2015). Through learning with blended learning then students feel comfortable and active in constructing their knowledge. The teacher can utilize various features found in Google Classroom such as assignments, grading, communication, time-costs, archive courses, mobile applications, and privacy. In Google Classroom, students and teachers have access to features that are not found in Personal Google accounts. For example, in Forms, teachers can add images to questions or as multiple choice answers. Inbox by Gmail has Classroom messages grouped in inbox, making it easy for teachers and students to find important updates and highlights. Also, the Classroom tool lets teachers organize the class stream by adding topics to posts, and teachers and students can filter the stream to specific topics. Google Classroom also encourages parent participation.

Teachers can invite parents to the Google Classroom to share summaries of student work and to receive automated email summaries of student work and class announcements. A summary of Google classroom features includes the following: Connects instructors with students, Makes it easy to create a class and invite learners, help instructors to distribute assignments, facilitate communications between instructors and students. Allows teachers to create, review and mark assignments, allows students to see assignments on an assignments, documents and class materials in one place. [3]By using the Google Classroom application, it is assumed that learning objectives will be easier realized and full of meaningfulness. Therefore, the use of Google Classroom actually makes it easier for teachers to manage learning and convey information precisely and accurately to students (Hakim, 2016). Because in Google classroom application there are many benefit to help students.

From my own research, students get benefits and lacks for using Google Classroom. But most of students like for using Google Classroom almost 90 % students get adavantages for using this application. As stated by Adil Fadhillah Akbar, the benefits of students using Google Classrooms are, “Students saving many times and many books.” He said that because students do not need to take notes in the book, the students only need to write in the column provided, and do not spend much time because students can finish the assignment quickly by copying sentences by sentences, and the students can save them money for buy some books. By using the E-learning method, students can utilize the media learning to use the internet, to send a series of solutions that can improve knowledge and skills. [4]Each learning method must contain an organizational formula learning materials, delivery strategies, and management activities with regard to learning objectives, learning barriers, student characteristics, in order to be able to obtained the effectiveness, efficiency, and attractiveness of learning (Miarso, 2004).

As stated by Nikmah Hidayati, “Can be prepared easily”, because students do not need to bother in preparing the results of the assignment, technology and media in Google Classroom is almost provided a place to send answer. [5]Smaldino et al. (2008), technology and media can have a lot to do with learning. If the teaching teacher centered, technology and media are used to support the presentation of teaching. On the other hand, if teaching is student-centered, students are the main users of technology and media. The next reason as stated by Yoga Aditya, “Improved Communications”. Teachers can create assignments, send announcements, and start class discussions directly. So, students can share material with each other and interact in the class stream or via email.

Teachers can also quickly see who has and hasn't completed an assignment, and immediately provides real-time grades and input. So, in the collection of these tasks, it is stated the time when the assignment will be collected in a timely manner. If there is one student who is only a few minutes late, automatically the student's assignment cannot be collected and scorched, and cannot be assessed. So students must be on time to collect assignments. So, this application is free for students and the tasks that have been sent before we can check and will not be lost. [6]Hanum (2013) concluded that learning can be used as a tool on learning in schools that have theory with a smaller percentage compared with practice. E-learning can be utilized for increase understanding of the material and expand teaching material resources as well as adding learning activities and help teachers make time efficient learning in the classroom. Therefore E-learning can be used for the learning process and increase student learning activities, too used as a medium for school promotion in the public and also learning media that can be utilized as an online learning facility.

Problems in E-learning are almost the same as problems in using online applications, Google Classroom. The disadvantages of Google Classroom according to Fardila Yolanda one of the English education students, she said that, need internet with a stable connection, because Google Classroom itself uses an internet connection. Therefore, the internet connection must be stable so that the learning process can run smoothly. If the internet is not available or the lights turn off, then the Google Classroom application cannot be used. So, you must have the strong connection to open Google classroom application.

Google Classroom is the most famous application for study and many features and many advantages you can get from there. For examples you can study everywhere and anywhere, you can save many times and the money, because you don’t need to buy some books for study. The application is suitable for you and the application is free, you can download or visit the website. Google Classroom is efficient for E-Learning, you can collect your task in the Google Classroom without fear of losing data that you store, because the data automatically saved in Google Drive. You can save your papers, your books, and friendly for the environment because it doesn't spend a lot of paper. As stated by Haridyana (2015) “Google classroom is very useful for learning purposes, namely learning objectives will be easily realized and meaningful”. In the further time this application can be update for more quality and have many features in there, in order to make easier for learning process.

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Gunawan, Fransiskus Ivan. 2016. Mendidik Generasi Net. Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma  University Press.

Hardiyana, Andri. 2015. Implementasi Google Classroom sebagai Alternatif dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pembelajaran di Sekolah.

Stein, Jared, dan Charles. R. Graham. 2014. Essentials for Blended Learning A Standards Based Guided. New York: Routledge.

Hakim, A.B., (2016). Efektifitas Penggunaan E-Learning Moodle, Google Classroom Dan Edmodo. I-STATEMENT: Information System and Technology Management.

Hanum, N.S., (2013). Keefetifan E-Learning sebagai Media Pembelajaran (Studi Evaluasi Model Pembelajaran E-Learning SMK Telkom Sandhy Putra Purwokerto). Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi.

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QUESTIONER

“Analyze How Benefits and Lacks Google Classroom Application in English Education Department”

            Petunjuk pengisian:

            1. Berilah tanda ( Ö ) pada jawaban yang tersedia sesuai dengan pilihan anda

2. Jawaban merentang mulai dari 1 sampai 4, dengan ketentuan jawaban sebagai berikut:

            1 = Sangat Tidak Setuju

            2 = Tidak Setuju

            3 = Setuju

            4 = Sangat Setuju

3. Pastikan semua pertanyaan tidak ada yang terlewatkan.

NO	Pertanyaan	Pilihan Jawaban
		1	2	3	4
1	Saya mengetahui aplikasi Google Classroom
2	Dengan diterapkannya Google Classroom, memudahkan saya dalam melaksanakan proses pembelajaran
3	Dengan diterapkannya Google Classroom, saya dapat belajar dan mengerjakan tugas kapanpun ketika saya memiliki waktu luang
4	Dengan diterapkannya Google Classroom, saya dapat belajar dan mengerjakan tugas dimana pun saya berada ketika saya terhubung dengan internet
5	Aplikasi Google Classroom sangat fleksibel bagi saya dalam memanfaatkan media pembelajaran digital
6	Google Classroom berdampak positif bagi pembelajaran
7	Hasil pembelajaran yang dikumpulkan dapat tersimpan secara utuh di Google Classroom
8	Sering terjadi masalah dalam mengunakan Google Classroom
9	Sejak menggunakan Google Classroom saya tidak perlu menggunalan banyak kertas untuk mengerjakan tugas
10	Saya memilki pengalaman yang menyenangkan dalam menggunakan Google Classroom.