Google Docs

The ability to work with a group when you can’t get together, or just don’t want to spend the gas money, is becoming more and more important. People are trying to work from home more and more. I still haven’t figured out how to teach school from home though. Various times throughout the year I assign a project that requires students to work either in partners or small groups. Freshmen can’t drive. Seniors are busy with work. It seems almost impossible to require it if little in class time is given. With Google Docs, all of the worries go away. First, all participants can sign up to use Google Docs for free. Then, one person can make the document and give the others access to it. Each person can add their own parts and have the ability to edit the work of their classmate’s. All work is secure because no one can access it that wasn’t given permission. Google Docs can be found at http://googledocs.com