Google Docs & Spreadsheets

As Derek mentioned in an earlier post, teachers often find themselves without adequate funds to purchase the hardware and software needed to complete project-based activities. But now thanks to the new movement of the Web 2.0 they are able to use many software applications tools for free, online for themselves, and with their students.

Also, in a previous post I wrote about Writely.com’s word processing capabilities. Now that Google has acquired and renamed them they have a new site, Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is FREE web-based, word processing and spreadsheet software application that allows you to use their online editor, or to upload documents from any computer to work on, invite colleagues to collaborate and edit your documents, and even download the documents to your computer in PDF format.

One nifty feature is that you can use an RSS Feed for the documents you publish online-pushing your ideas out for the flattened world to see very easily.

Now teachers can spend their money on much needed classroom supplies rather than software. A rather 'writely' idea.

Try it out 'write' now with your students!