Google Digital Tools for Higher Education: Exploitation, Results, Prospects

Abstract

The modern technologies development opens new perspectives for their integration into education. This trend became advantageous after the COVID-19 pandemic especially in terms of the possibilities of cloud services practice. The purpose of the article is to analyze the possibilities, results and prospects of using Google’s digital tools in the educational process. Theoretical pedagogical research methods are used in the work. The SWOT-analysis made possible to identify weaknesses and strengths. As a result, the peculiarities of using Google services, their use problems and advantages in the educational process were investigated. Modern military challenges in Ukraine have actualized the problem of distance learning. A model of classes in the student environment using the functionality of Google online services was also developed, its use demonstrated an improvement in the creativity level among students of higher education. To conclude, the use of GoogleMeet, Google Drive and other resources significantly diversify the possibilities of distance learning. The further online education practice only actualizes the necessity of digital elements and their opportunities for training use.