The Classroom app will also be integrated into the share functionality of many other apps, so users can attach PDFs, drawings and other media to Classroom assignments.

Finally, Classroom includes tools for resetting Managed Apple ID passwords and creating smart groups for projects. Classroom is available as a free download from the iOS App Store.

Google Classroom also connects to Google Drive and other content creating apps, which makes it easy for students to attach PDFs, upload artwork, and submit an essay they wrote in a Google Doc.

Google Classroom launched last summer but until today, it was an entirely web-based offering. Now, Google's launched Classroom apps for iOS and Android.

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Today marks the release of Classroom apps for iOS and Android, however, which should help build on the existing 30 million assignments that have been submitted via the platform since its debut.