Thing 9~Collaboration Tools

I chose to use the Google Docs. I already had an account so that is why I chose to use Google Docs. I think this could be very useful for me. I am currently working with a company called School House Books. I help the published type out documents to put together in the book to be sold to schools. I could use this to put the documents on and then send them back to the publisher who could send them back with any errors that need to be corrected. This could be very useful. Some of the documents that I have sent to the publisher have not come through with email so I have had to resend them which holds up the book publishing.

Here is one of the documents that I have created and use on a weekly basis. I created a document to keep track of the classes coming and using the Media Center. I can send this information off to administrators to show how our Media Center is used and what are the most used times.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddmb36ht_1fh679fg3


I think both Zoho and Google Docs are about the same. They both have many options to help you create and share documents. I spent more time with Google Docs so I have a better understanding of the Google Docs.

Writing up documents has changed so much over the years. It used to be pen and paper. Now, pen and paper is hardly used. Most students have to turn in typed documents so the art of pen and paper is being lost. Students hand writting skills are very poor. I remember spending lots of time in the third grade learning how to write each letter in cursive and perfecting each letter. Now I can use the computer and even use spell check. Changing a document is so much easier. No more white out. No more rewriting the paper if it wasn't perfect or crossing it out with a pen.