This week my class learned about how a teacher is using Google Classroom. Something important I hadn’t thought much about before is that teachers can share entire courses they’ve taught before. That drives home how beneficial it could be to have a learning network. In one way it’s a small difference from just sharing documents, but the convenience seem huge. I’m imagining being able to import a course, edit, and then just run with it. That’s a lot less time uploading documents and more time that could be spent editing them, or otherwise preparing for class.
On the other hand, I am not a fan of letting large tech companies reach into every corner of our lives. There may not be much actual harm in using Google Classroom, but it creeps me out a bit.