Thing # 13

I began this activity by looking at Zoho writer, which I am having trouble figuring out.  I like the idea it presents with it being an online "Microsoft office" tool and the ability for everybody to access it without having to spend a lot of money on the program.  However, I think I may be too stupid to figure out this Zoho writer and I have given up.  Luckily, there is also the Google Docs I can test out.  I already have a Google account that you can get through Google Chrome and when I clicked on the link it took my straight there.  I found Google docs really simple to use.  I chose to upload a picture, add a caption and color.  I feel that Google docs would be better suited for the classroom because it is easier to use than Zoho.  I also made a word document which was so easy to use!  I believe it is easier to use than Microsoft Word, especially since I have trouble inserting continuous page numbers and headers.  Google docs would be a great program for students because it doesn't require any software ,and therefore can be accessed from any computer.  It can also be edited by anyone with access to the document.  As a history teacher, I like the idea of having students do their papers in a Google doc because it would be easy for me to review and make comments, and I wouldn't have to worry about them being limited to work on the paper due to expensive software.  I also like how Google docs has different features such as the drawing tool, spreadsheet tool and even PowerPoint.  Students can make collections of their work, stored neatly in a folder and there is even an owned by me folder to avoid plagiarism (although I wouldn't solely rely on this).
*I wasn't able to add my document on here but I was able to write "I love my Boogie and miss her" in different colors and even wrote it in French.  Hopefully I can figure out how to do it.  There is also a way to publish it to the web, but since our class on Copy Righting, I'm going to wait before I do that.  But here is the picture I made!