Google Docs in the Classroom and Google Docs Tutorial

Google Docs Tutorial:

Google Docs seems fairly new to our school system, or at least I've just recently started getting documents from the central office using Google Docs. To be quite honest, I didn't know what it was.  I think a lot of my colleagues don't know what it is either.  The tutorial video was very enlightening.  I love the fact that Google Docs allows you to carry documents with you wherever you go.  This means no more flash drives!  I've always guarded my flash drives with my life!  Now, I plan to put all of my important folders into Google Docs so I won't have to fear losing them.  I also like that you can share in real time and it automatically saves.  I can't begin to tell you how many times I've forgotten to "save" and lost something very important. The best part of Google Docs is it's free!!

Google Docs in the Classroom:
I liked how the teacher uses Google Docs for the writing process. I liked how the others shared and wrote simultaneously.  The students have to use proper etiquette and collaboration when using Google Docs to write. These are both huge areas of concerns that employers look for nowadays. The students can draft and change their writing whenever their ready, and the teacher can use the correct and edit feature whenever she needs to.  I love the fact that the teacher can see which students are contributing to the writing.  That's a major concern for the teacher and the students when working in teams.  Some students tend to do more than others in the team.  Using Google Docs for a writing assignment gives the students an active insight into the writing process.