Thing 11

I have mixed feelings about things like Google Docs. As helpful and easy as it may be I worry about the students who don't have internet access at home. (In these times many families can't afford to have internet). Its important that each student has an equal opportunity for learning. If this is a tool that is going to be used in the classroom there needs to be some kind of alternative for students who don't have the technological advantages that their peers have.

On the other hand, Google Docs seems to be so much easier than uploading documents and attaching them to emails. So many times I send an email and forget the attachment or I waste too much time trying to figure out which document needs to be attached. Google Docs would definitely eliminate this problem. I think this would be really helpful when teachers collaborate on the school wide newsletter. Instead of typing your piece and then sending it, on each teacher can go into the document add their info and edit. What a great way to save time and frustration.