Google+Docs

Description:Create and edit web-based **documents**, spreadsheets, and presentations. Store
 * Google Docs**
 * documents** online and access them from any computer.

Publisher/Manufacturer: Google.com

Link:https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage&rm=false

Pricing information: free

Application to the classroom


 * NETS*S**
 * **Creativity and Innovation** || Any project or document that you want students to be able to access on-line, voila, there it is!

Students could create slideshows together about any topic you are studying.

Use for teaching the writing process and peer editing skills.

Students' work won't be lost and you can edit and make comments for them.

Avoid boring presentation days where students share project after project. Students can view each other's work on-line at their own pace and leisure. ||
 * **Communication and Collaboration** || This is perfect to enable students to share and communicate slideshows presentations, wordprocessing, or spreadsheets they need to use to collaborate on-line. ||
 * **Research and Information Fluency** || Students could do authentic research and evaluate sources then share that information with each other, so not only do they learn themselves from their research, they learn from each other's work. ||
 * **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** || Teacher's can pose a real-world problem and students can collaborate online with the creative problem solving process to solve and make decisions. ||
 * **Digital Citizenship** || Teach the safe and ethical use of technology and check to see that the students are observing such. ||
 * **Technology Operations and Concepts** || Students will have to choose appropriate applications for their needs. ||

**NETS*T**


 * **Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity** ||  ||
 * **Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Environments** ||  ||
 * **Model Digital Age Work and Learning** ||  ||
 * **Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility** || Show students that these documents (whatever they may be) can be accessed from any computer with internet connection. Therefore, students can print documents in case they misplaced them or forgotten them. ||
 * **Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership** || Utilize google docs to build a personal learning community (PLC) within your district or school, sharing and collaborating on lessons ||