Thing #20

Google Docs is wonderful! The ability for students or teachers to collaborate on work/projects is one of the best features. Students could create a document, presentation, or spreadsheet and have others help to complete it. The work could be done from any computer. That is another of the best features. Students no longer have to worry about losing their work, carrying it home with them, or having to schedule a time to meet with others who are helping them. They could all access it from their own computers; whether at school or at home. Teachers could also follow along to ensure students are on the right track or that all of them are participating.
I created a spreadsheet for scheduling library checkout times using GoogleDocs. I could easily send this out to the campus for the teachers to schedule their times. As long as no one changed anybody else's time. Last year I completed a survey for the library using SurveyMonkey, but this would be better because it is free.
Teachers could share documents or forms they created with other grade levels or campuses. The possibilties for its use are multiple. The best thing I think about GoogleDocs, and I stated this above, is not having to save to a zip-drive or print the document out. As long as you have access to the Internet you have the document with you.