Thing # 13

I created an account in Zoho and explored Google Docs. I tried out Zoho Writer's features and found it rather confusing. Zoho seems to basically be a interactive or collaborative way of using Microsoft Word Documents. However, it seems like students could still collaborate on assignments and projects by simply emailing their parts to each other (we do this often in the MAT program once we've divided up the work and assigned a mediator/organizer).

Google Doc: English Saying

I love Google Docs! The applications are easy to access and implement. I created numerous documents that would be useful in an English classroom. Students could easily work collaboratively using Google Docs; when they access an application Google asks if they want to make it a collaboration type project. I like that it would be easy for the students to understand how to utilize the application in Google Docs; by eliminating instruction (or rather eliminating the need to re-explain the instructions due to confusing applications) students are able to foster their creativity and focus on the content of the assignment rather than trying to "do" the assignment.