Solution Comparisons

Presented by: Solution Development Team

Presented to: G. D. Goenka Public School, Gorakhpur

Overview & Purpose

The purpose of this comparison submission (based on discussion with your team) is to help you decide the correct solution for your online classes.

Comparison Standards

Usefulness for online classes.
User Interface and Adoption easiness.
Pros and Cons of both platforms.

Objectives

Online study module adoption for less technical students.
Ease of Class for teams and students both.
Features and interfaces.
Usefulness on Low network bandwidth for mobile studies in rural areas.
Enrollment ease.

Detailed differentiation


I want to…	Google’s solution	Microsoft’s solution
Assign and receive work	Google classroom A central hub for learning. Set tasks, and attach resources like worksheets or YouTube videos.Set tasks for the whole class or for groups of students (to differentiate learning). Teachers and students can log in on a computer, tablet, or mobile device(using the Google Classroom app). Students complete tasks in Google Classroom using tools like Google Docs and Google Sheets.	Microsoft Teams Also a central hub for learning. Set tasks, and attach resources like worksheets or YouTube videos.Set tasks for the whole class or for groups of students(to differentiate learning). Teachers and students can log in on a computer, tablet, or mobile device (using the Microsoft Teams app). Students complete tasks in Office 365 using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Class Notebook, and so on.
Communicate with Teachers	Google Meet Video-call up to 100 Teachers members at once in your web browser or on the Google Meet app. Your device will need at least a microphone to do this (and a camera if you want to show video). Give presentations remotely by sharing your screen. Google Chat Send private messages to Teachers members in your web browser or on the mobile app. You can also make group conversations with multiple Teachers’ members. Google Classroom Create a class and invite your teachers to it to make a virtual Teacher’s room. Send them updates using the ‘Stream’ (it looks a bit like a social media timeline/feed).	Teams Meetings Set up video and voice-only calls with up to 250 Teachers members in your web browser or the Teams app. Share your screen to give presentations, and work on shared documents together. Teams Chat Send private messages to Teachers members with 1-to-1 or group chats, and make group conversations by creating separate teams (e.g.a team for senior leadership).
Communicate with students	Google Classroom Make announcements to a class, groups of students, or the whole school. These appear in the ‘Stream’ section. Give students feedback on tasks they’ve completed. Comments appear in real-time, so students can see your marking before you hand work back to them. Google Meet Video or voice-call students-you can do this within Classroom.	Class Teams Make announcements to a class, group of students, or the whole school. Give students feedback on any work they’ve handed in. Teams Chat and Online Meeting sVideo or voice-call students. Respond to students either in group conversations or 1-to-1 messages.
Communicate with parents	Google Classroom Set up automatic email digests for parents. These can be daily or weekly, and summarise class activity and work that’s due or overdue.	Teams Set up weekly automatic email digests to parents. These summarise work completed when upcoming tasks are due and if anything is overdue. Schedule a parent-teacher conference or create a Team with guest access for parents to share announcements.
Enable collaboration between students	Google Classroom Assign a task to a group of students and create a shared Google Doc for all of the students on the task to write in (you can also share spreadsheets, slideshows, and Google Sites in Classroom). Google Meet Students can discuss their projects on a video or voice call. Teachers can sit in to supervise. JamboardTeachers and students can work together on an interactive whiteboard and share their ideas. Link this to a Classroom for all students to see.	Class TeamsCreate a private channel for a group of students so they can work on a project together.Link Office 365 apps(like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint)for students to use together. Teams ChatStudents can discuss their project on a video or voice call. Teachers can sit in to supervise. Class NotebookEach Student can have access to a content library maintained by a teacher, a collaboration space for group work, and an individual area. Teams WhiteboardTeachers and students can work together on an interactive whiteboard to share their ideas. The entire class can see this.
Teach remotely	Google Meet Live-stream a lesson to students, and save a recording so students can watch (or re-watch) later. Google Classroom* Upload videos you’ve recorded (e.g.on a mobile phone) to Google Drive or YouTube. When you set a task, you can attach the video for students to watch alongside any written instructions.	Teams Meetings and Live Events Live-stream a lesson to students, and record it for students to watch later, with a transcript for full accessibility. Microsoft Stream** Pre-record lessons and upload them to Stream. Link the video lessons to assignments and other resources (like worksheets).
Test Students learning	Google Classroom Set quizzes and marks them. Make template mark schemes (called ‘rubrics’) to speed up marking on any task. Google Forms Test students ‘learning with quizzes and surveys.	Class Teams Set quizzes and mark them. Make rubric templates to speed up marking on any task. Microsoft Forms Test students ‘learning with quizzes and surveys.
Store resources for students and Teachers	Google Drive Unlimited cloud storage space for worksheets, videos, and any other resources you need.Link resources to assignments in Classroom.	Microsoft Teams and Share-point Online Upload teaching resources to a team’s dedicated storage space. One-Drive Cloud storage space for worksheets, videos, and any other resources you need.
Safeguard students	G Suite for Education Disable specific features (e.g.video conferencing, text chat, or emails) for students. You can break this down by year group (e.g.year 6 can use Gmail, but year 4 cannot). Google Meet Record all calls* (group and 1-to-1 calls) so you have an audit trail in case of safeguarding concerns. Set up calls so students can’t rejoin the call once it’s ended, and students and Teachers can only join if the teacher has invited them. Google Chat Adjust settings to log messages.	Office 365 Education Disable specific features (e.g.video conferencing, chat in Teams, or emails) for students. You can break this down by year group. Teams Meeting Record all group calls so you have an audit trail in case of safeguarding concerns (you can record 1-to-1 calls with Meet Now). Teams Chat Adjust settings so students can’t chat with each other 1-to-1. Administrators can view all chat messages.
Comply with subject access requests under the GDPR	Google Vault and Google Drive audit log Search for and export data on a Teachers member or Student.	Microsoft eDiscovery content search Search for and export data on a Teachers member or Student.

Decision

Below are the inputs to help you decide the correct solution for your educational organization:

Google’s Solution is itself a trailer made for general use while with Microsoft, you need to customize many things to use as per your requirements.
Research and Inputs from users shows Google’s Classroom are more effectively working on low bandwidth and best optimized for Mobile use. While Microsoft Teams, best works on Desktop (*based on Windows10) as it provides desktop-based applications too.
Cost Analysis: Google and Microsoft both have different policies for the educational discounts. Contact us for detailed cost differentiation.