Arab Educational Information Network

The current research aims to provide a proposed model of a learning management system composed of several Google applications that avoids the drawbacks of conventional systems. It would be low-cost, easy to use, easily accessible, promote social networking, and simulates widespread applications students use in their daily lives. Google Apps were chosen for their effectiveness and capabilities that support work, in addition to its being free of charge. A total of 92 Female students from the College of Education at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University participated in the study during the second semester of the academic year 2013-2014. The proposed model presents a system composed of several applications which as a whole will provide services similar to those offered by learning management systems. It enables the teacher and the learner to publish announcements and appointments, submit homework and projects, provide course syllabus, encourage interaction and communication, enable collaboration and sharing, testing and assessment, and students monitoring and grading. Applying the model showed its ease of use for both the teacher and learners and its contribution to forming positive views and increase motivation towards learning and collaborative work among learners. (Published abstract)