Google Classroom: 2 Books in 1 – The 2020 Ultimate Guide for Teachers and Students to Master Distance Learning and Virtual Classroom

Managing an online class involves more than putting materials in a shared folder. This two-book guide looks at how Google Classroom can support the everyday work of teaching: organizing a class, sharing resources, setting assignments, communicating with students, and keeping learning activities moving in a virtual setting.

Published in 2020, the volume pairs a teacher-focused guide with a broader introduction to online education and Google Classroom. Its contents offer a practical overview of classroom routines and platform features from both teacher and student perspectives.

Two complementary views of Google Classroom

The first section, Google Classroom for Teachers 2020, centers on classroom setup and teaching practice. It covers creating classes, using assignments and announcements, integrating apps, inviting a co-instructor, and approaches to student engagement. It also considers teacher responsibilities, including differentiation, feedback, academic expectations, and using data to inform decisions.

The second section, Google Classroom 2020, begins with topics in online education and distance learning before moving into a tour of Classroom. Its contents cover class creation, materials and students, the Stream, comment settings, assignment workflows, grading, communication, and connections with Google Calendar and Drive.

From setup to day-to-day classroom routines

Rather than focusing only on the first steps, the book’s outline follows the life of a class: preparing materials, sharing announcements, handling student work, responding to questions, and reviewing assignments. The teacher and student viewpoints offer a useful way to consider how the same classroom tools serve different roles.

For teachers, students, and education learners

This guide may interest teachers exploring online classroom organization, students becoming familiar with digital class routines, and readers studying distance education. It is specifically a 2020 guide, so readers should treat its platform walkthrough as a snapshot of Google Classroom at that time.

For a single volume bringing together teaching strategies and a feature-by-feature introduction, this collection offers a broad starting point for understanding Google Classroom’s role in online learning.