I completely related to the video about a person who was trying to coordinate multiple edits on one document and the confusion that ensues! As one of the teachers in my building who is willing to experiment with new technology, I find myself in the position of managing projects like this quite often. Goggle Docs could certainly make this easier. I'm excited to try this out and see how the revisions show -- As a self-proclaimed control freak, I would worry about how others would change the document and their attention to detail. I know! Completely obnoxious! At least I recognize my flaws!
With students, they could actually submit papers online to me and send them to me. I think most (if not all) students have email addresses, so that's not a concern for me. Could I do teacher conferences online and leave comments on their papers -- like the comment boxes on Microsoft Word? Do we have to have the same Word Processing program in order to share and edit documents?
Wow! Lots of questions, huh?
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Good questions! Yes, you could comment back on students papers as long as they "invite" you as a collaborator. Just place your insertion point where you want the comment to appear, select Insert > Comment and add your comment. It will have a date-time stamp and your username attached. Google Docs is a great tool. I'm sure you'll find many more ways to use it.
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