Google Docs

Google Docs is an interesting program which allows people to save their own documents on the web. A link to these documents can be sent to anyone to access at any time. This means that documents can be edited and viewed by multiple people at the same time. This is similar to how wiki's work. I think that google docs has great potential for use in the classroom if used appropriately. Limits may need to be set as to who can access and edit students work depending on the a specific documents intended use. For example if you want a whole class to contribute to one document, then all students would be allowed, however if a student is posting their own work, you would want to control who can edit the document. This technology is great for sharing documents and has features that could be very useful to teachers, such as the shared timetable. I would use this in my classroom although rules would need to be in place about the appropriate use of google docs.