Google docs is a free web tool which seems a bit clumsy to me. It was difficult to highlight words that were incorrect and it didn't have a Spellcheck. The cursor was difficult to manipulate. The tool itself allows the user to create,collaborate and share documents such as word docs, spreadsheets and power point presentations with others. The advantage of this is that all people who have been given access to the document can edit it in real time without having to send it backwards and forwards as an email attachment. Alternatively, the creator of the document can share it with others as a view only document. So for example if we are all working on a script for play building the students don't have to crowd around one computer they can all work on that script but from their own computer.
The document is always current thus eliminating errors.
Applications in the classroom are many - students can begin a piece of work at the College and continue to work on it at home without having to send it back and forth. Teachers can monitor and conference each students work and can work collaboratively with their colleagues from the college and home without having to attend meetings. It streamlines their time.
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