This neat video (a lesson idea in itself) highlights how the latest Google docs application offer a way for students in a classroom with net access and an e-mail address can collaboratively create a document on the Activboard.
After the lesson – the students can continue the activity, perhaps collaborating with each other at home (the Google Docs has a secure chat room built in) to construct a presentation for when they next get together as a group.
October 4, 2007 at 9:52 pm |
The ending sums it up, Google docs rocks! That is so cool for certain tasks. I can think of several documents doing the rounds at at organisation now. I haven’t tried it, but I doubt if there is a way to track changes or which author did what? Or is there?
October 6, 2007 at 5:55 pm |
Pete asked about tracking changes
It certainly is a feature. In fact you can get a complete RSS feed of all the edits… when and by whom – and then roll back to any version.
October 6, 2007 at 7:46 pm |
We’ve played with Google Docs quite a bit. Google docs/apps, I believe, are the future. Everything browser-based, very ‘VLE’ in nature, anytime/anywhere access. This is definitely rattling Microsoft’s cage as I understand they’ve launched some online apps recently.