Why Google Drive?

     Students must focus on what they've learned and internalize social learning by metacognitive practices like journaling and asynchronous discussion. Google Drive is a suite of applications that includes the weblog (blog) software Blogger and is accessible online and on mobile devices. Blogs can be used as interactive online journals that the learner can personalize and use for relevant information.

     Google Drive includes a number of tools for collaborating through computer-mediated discourse. Google Messenger (synchronous and asynchronous text and video messaging), Google Circles (synchronous and asynchronous text messaging and multimedia sharing), and Google Hangouts are all examples of these tools (synchronous video chat with up to nine people at once, face-to-face-to-face). Blogs' collaborative nature enables them to be used for online communication and exchange of ideas. When it comes to assessing student engagement and interaction, Google Docs' revision history tool helps teachers to follow each student's contributions by analyzing their writing and editing processes, as well as the comments they post to their peers.

     Other tools for online course administration are available in Google Drive. Gmail, the email application, can be used for formal teacher-student correspondence and the distribution of grades and other important announcements. Updates on the syllabus, deadlines, and course reminders can all be found on Google Calendar. Google Docs can be used to create online surveys and questionnaires. Furthermore, course documents can be stored in Google Drive folders; the syllabus, readings, and sign-up forms can all be accessed and modified at anytime from anywhere. Google Drive helps students to create folders to upload their work. Educators may use Google Hangouts to hold online video conferences to discuss group work.

      Because of Google Drive's integrated design, all course communication, debate, administration, and student job presentation can be completely integrated and personalized to the needs of the learners. Users can customize their preferences and receive notifications and alerts about all activity on the course. So, students may use one-to-one synchronous messages on Google Messenger or create their own Google Circle for group chat to communicate informally and promote social presence. Also, Google Circles, Google Hangouts, and Blogger all allow for formal discussions and reflection. It's worth noting that Google Hangouts supports synchronous video conferencing, which is especially useful for teaching and learning.

      Educators and groups of students may use Google Hangouts to see, hear, and speak to each other at scheduled times, which has the potential to significantly increase social and teaching presence. Students can write and show their learning using a variety of customizable apps, like Blogger, YouTube, and Google Presentation, as well as word processing, drawing, and spreadsheet tools. All of these apps enable users to share and interact with one another, as well as control who can see and contribute to their work before it is introduced for feedback.

     As a conclusion, Google drive is a very useful tool that helps for the interaction between teachers and students. It helps the teachers to move the content used in face to face class to be conducted remotely in front of the screen either by asynchronous way that is by recording the sessions, or by synchronous that is real-time classes.