The digital classroom creates possibilities for students by marrying computer fluency and conventional curricula. For educators, though, digital resources can become yet another responsibility. Two collaboration suites — Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom — aim to give schools the best of both worlds: efficient technology that encourages student participation while streamlining interactivity for teachers.

In the years since their respective launches (2015 for Google Classroom, 2017 for Microsoft Teams), each suite has continually responded to user feedback by improving functionality. Both offer improved grading features and new anti-plagiarism tools, along with other platform-specific upgrades. 

Here are some recent additions to each suite over the last year.