Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Start the remote school year right with these simple but important Google Classroom tips for students and parents of younger students. I've been contributing to PCMag since 2011 in a variety of ways.

Google Classrooms is a free learning platform created by Google. Anyone with a Google account can make a Google Classroom — not just teachers or students. Google classrooms is used by more than 150 ...