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The present study discusses a use of ICT Enabled teaching learning environment in the form of one of the easiest available app technologies from Google – the Google Classroom in improving learner’s experiences during traditional classroom teaching. The researcher aimed at impacting classroom experiences through a two-way process of firstly flipping the classroom by providing online study material as content and videos well in advance of class so as to enable learners to view and understand subject matter outside the class and then supplementing this understanding during traditional classroom scenario and secondly by providing one step destination for all teacher developed notes, submission of assignments and online quiz evaluation. A sample of study was learners of integrated teacher education program.A tool of the study was student satisfaction index scale.It was mixed method- quant-quant approach whereby during experiment researcher taught learners for one semester and enabled them to experience the ICTEnabled Teaching Learning Environment and secondly by collecting the data for student satisfaction index through the online survey, which was facilitated by google forms and distributed through google classroom. The discussion with learners revealed that students were happy using it because everything was easily available at one point and it was not lost in emails as was the case with other subjects. The results of the survey revealed hundred percent agreement for likeness factor. Other factors like ease of use, interest level and content quality also received a majority of positive agreement. The study concluded that student’s satisfaction level increase tremendously through the use of Google Classroom.
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