It’s really a pity that I didn’t know about Google Docs earlier. I was struggling with group work all years long, sending papers back and forth between group members and it took a tremendous amount of time to wait for the papers to be returned for another round of editing and feedback.
No longer! Now I know I can use Google Docs, and my future students will definitely benefit from this, too. At a cost of nothing, one could hardly expect anything better. First, this application has a lot of practical usages. It’s like a wise combination of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, not to mention such interesting and practical functions as “Form”, “Drawing” and “Collection”. With a reasonably large range of document options, Google Docs does a really good job of assisting students in writing their assignments. Second, Google Docs ensures a safe storage of data for any on-going work. Losing a document or having it “automatically closed” due to some technical errors of Microsoft Word is really not a fun experience for users. By saving the documents automatically while they are being created, Google Docs easily becomes our reliable secretary.
Most significant of all, in my opinion, is the fact that works can be viewed, commented and edited among many authors at the same time. I remember working on the same spreadsheet with my classmates when Google Docs was first presented to us. We hadn’t talked much before, but thanks to working together on the same document, we came to exchange more and more ideas, and felt more comfortable talking to each other. So to speak, the chance offered by this application for users to cooperate with each other not only enhances the quality of the final product, but also helps users improve their social skills in various ways.
I will surely make use of Google Docs in my future classroom, especially when my subject is English, one that requires a lot of writing and cooperating between students. Another plus for this application is that it’s free and easily accessible, which is a bliss for teachers who live on a tight budget while wanting to do so much for their classroom.
Users can access Google Docs from their Gmail accounts, or go to https://docs.google.com/ and sign in directly from that site.
No longer! Now I know I can use Google Docs, and my future students will definitely benefit from this, too. At a cost of nothing, one could hardly expect anything better. First, this application has a lot of practical usages. It’s like a wise combination of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, not to mention such interesting and practical functions as “Form”, “Drawing” and “Collection”. With a reasonably large range of document options, Google Docs does a really good job of assisting students in writing their assignments. Second, Google Docs ensures a safe storage of data for any on-going work. Losing a document or having it “automatically closed” due to some technical errors of Microsoft Word is really not a fun experience for users. By saving the documents automatically while they are being created, Google Docs easily becomes our reliable secretary.
Most significant of all, in my opinion, is the fact that works can be viewed, commented and edited among many authors at the same time. I remember working on the same spreadsheet with my classmates when Google Docs was first presented to us. We hadn’t talked much before, but thanks to working together on the same document, we came to exchange more and more ideas, and felt more comfortable talking to each other. So to speak, the chance offered by this application for users to cooperate with each other not only enhances the quality of the final product, but also helps users improve their social skills in various ways.
I will surely make use of Google Docs in my future classroom, especially when my subject is English, one that requires a lot of writing and cooperating between students. Another plus for this application is that it’s free and easily accessible, which is a bliss for teachers who live on a tight budget while wanting to do so much for their classroom.
Users can access Google Docs from their Gmail accounts, or go to https://docs.google.com/ and sign in directly from that site.
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