“Classroom is extremely helpful for teachers because it allows them to easily create and distribute assignments in a matter of minutes. It enables them to provide rich, nuanced feedback to students ...

Google Classroom works best on a laptop or machine with a full-size keyboard—especially for kids who have writing assignments. But it also does surprisingly well on phones and tablets.

Practice sets in Google Classroom, which are created by each teacher, are akin to an interactive assignment, but one where students “get real-time feedback on answers so they know whether they ...