From list of Web 2.0 awards, I chose the tool Writely to work learn about. Writely, which is part of Google Docs, allows you to create documents online. You can make word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations online. You can also collaborate with others because Writely allows you to share these documents with others. Furthermore, it allows you to store up to 1GB of data. This tool was extremely easy to use. I simply typed in the address and q window pops up that looks like your email inbox. You then pick which type of document you would like to create. I decided to try a simple word document. I could choose to either keep the document private or share with whoever. You can share with others by typing in their email address. I think this is an excellent tool to use in the classrooms. As a first grade teacher, my six year olds wouldn't have much use for it considering it takes them two minutes to type their name, but I can see middle and high school grades using this frequently. If students are working on an assignment at school, they don't have to worry about having a jump drive to save it to, or worrying about losing their work if the computer crashes because their work is saved on the google servers. If students created their documents here, they wouldn't have to bring up their email accounts to send to the teacher or other classmates. This would be great for everything from typed homework assignments to assigning a group written report. Writely makes collaborating with others as simple as one click of the mouse. This is also beneficial for students who want to work on their assignments from home but can't because they don't have Microsoft Office to create spreadsheets or word processor. All they need is an Internet connection to continue editing their work.
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