Google developing free LMS as part of Apps for Education — from campustechnology.com by David Nagel

Excerpt:

Google Classroom provides, among other things:

  • Assignments that integrate with Google Drive and Google Docs;
  • Grading;
  • Real-time feedback on student work;
  • Assignment sheets;
  • Real-time questions;
  • Announcements;
  • Commenting; and
  • Homework collection and organization.

 

From DSC:
It’s not a stretch of the imagination to think that Google Hangouts will eventually be integrated here…and then some means of application sharing…and then some means of polling…and before you know it, Google has set up a serious CMS/LMS.