It seems certain that Google docs will replace the current Microsoft Office applications. I would bet that in the short term as many of these software companies merge we will see a Microsoft brand of on-line productivity applications.
As is always the challenge, students without a home computer or internet access need a way to research, communicate, and word process school work. Google docs would allow them to do what they need to do without worrying about compatible software and keeping track of jump drives. So many times students have sent or brought me papers on jump drives or through e-mail that my computer didn't recognize. If students were to create their papers and projects on Google docs, we could just access them off of my teacher computer in the classroom to print, view, or grade.
I think it would make perfect sense for me to set all of my students up at the beginning of the year with a google account so that they could all have the capability to create projects and presentations without the issues that software brings. Now, if we could just get them all reliable internet access and the hardware, we'd be all set! It is so sad that the hardware has to be such a limiting factor when there is so much amazing technology out there.
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