Google docs

I thought that using google docs as a shared assignment was great in many aspects. The document automatically saves every few seconds in order to insure you do not lose anything. It is automatically saved over the Internet incase your computer crashes you can access it from anywhere. That is another reason why I love the application Dropbox, which I found out we will be using. Sometimes students can forget their USB drive but with this website everything just be uploaded and you will not have to remember anything but your password. Google docs is a great tool, unlike making a word document and emailing it to someone that is in your group, everyone can just sign on. Emails get lost and some computers do not read certain document files. This is all thrown out the window with google docs. I think google docs will be great in a classroom whether class time is given to each group throughout the day. Once groups are created each group member will get a number and one's will go first then two's can edit and see what one's did. This can be a sticky situation if used at home. Students might not sign on at the same time, or wait until the last minute which will leave other group members out in the dark for collaboration. If used correctly by teachers and students google docs can be Great tool. It can be used over breaks from school so students can create power points together and not just one person taking charge and doing all the formatting.