PROSIDING SEMINAR NASIONAL IKIP BUDI UTOMO http://ejurnal.budiutomomalang.ac.id/index.php/prosiding https://doi.org/10.33503/prosiding.v2i01.1498 E-ISSN : 2774-163X Nama Penulis Pertama, dkk – Judul Proceding Seminar Nasional IKIP Budi Utomo ... 133 Pemberdayaan Aplikasi Google Classroom Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Kelas X SMK Sulistyowati, Puspita Pebri Setiani, Rizki Agung Novariyanto Pendidikan Sejarah dan Sosiologi, IKIP Budi Utomo e-mail: sullistyowati123@gmail.com Abstract Education is a very important thing in a person's life, both in the family, society and nation. Learning is a process that is carried out by each individual or group to change attitudes from not knowing to knowing throughout his life. According to Tutik Rachmawati, et al (2015) Learning is a process of interaction of students with educators and learning resources in a learning environment. Learning is assistance provided by educators so that the process of acquiring knowledge and knowledge, mastering skills and character, and forming attitudes and beliefs can occur in students. The problem in this research is "Empowerment of the Google Classroom Application as a Learning Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period X SMK Muhammadiyah 8 Pakis for the 2020/2021 Academic Year?". This research method is descriptive qualitative research that involves interview and documentation techniques in data collection. It can be seen that the implementation of learning by using Google Classroom has been going well, in accordance with the online Learning Implementation Plan (RPP). The inhibiting factor for the implementation of online learning is by empowering the use of the Google Classroom application, the internet network of students, which is partly slow and the background of students, so there is material that they do not understand. The supporting factors for empowering the use of the Google Classroom application properly are the existence of adequate internet access, the ability of teachers to operate the Google Classroom application and the average student also has Android. Suggestions from researchers: Schools should support and facilitate learning activities during the Covid-19 Pandemic by using the Google Classroom application so that learning activities can run well and the objectives of learning can be achieved as expected. Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, empowerment, google classroom Abstrak Pendidikan merupakan suatu hal yang sangat penting dari kehidupan seseorang, baik dalam keluarga, masyarakat dan bangsa. Pembelajaran merupakan suatu proses yang dilakukan setiap individu atau kelompok untuk merubah sikap dari tidak tahu menjadi tahu sepanjang hidupnya. Menurut Tutik Rachmawati, dkk (2015) Pembelajaran adalah proses interaksi peserta didik dengan pendidik dan sumber belajar pada suatu lingkungan belajar. Pembelajaran merupakan bantuan yang diberikan pendidik agar dapat terjadi proses pemerolehan ilmu dan pengetahuan, penguasaan kemahiran dan tabiat, serta pembentukan sikap dan kepercayaan pada peserta didik. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah “Pemberdayaan Aplikasi Google Classroom Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Kelas X SMK Muhammadiyah 8 Pakis Tahun Pelajaran 2020/2021?”.