The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students.

Each class creates a separate folder in the respective user's Google Drive, where the student can submit work to be graded by a teacher.

Google Classroom also saw a sharp increase in usage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in which many schools shifted to remote education options.

Turned in assignments can be graded by teachers and returned with comments before the final submission, allowing for the students to modify their work.

[citation needed] Introduced in 2020, Originality Report is a built-in plagiarism detection tool which both students and teachers can access.

Teachers can view the originality report, allowing them to verify the academic integrity of the student's submitted work.

On the free version of G Suite for Education, teachers can turn on originality report for 3 assignments but have limited cloud storage.

[26] Ease of use, universal device accessibility, Google Drive integration, and the ability of teachers and students alike to quickly share content and feedback have been highlighted as strengths.

[40] The platform's insistence on using a chronological order has been criticized as students respond with frustrations of having to scroll through to find past announcements.