Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Thing # 13

I found the Zoho website to be quite interesting.  I loved that there were so many options such as the writing tool, a calendar, and a planner.  I found the writer tool to be great.  It seems so much like Microsoft word; that made it very easy to navigate.  I also enjoyed the calendar because, as I have said in a previous post, I'm all about organization.  The calendar seemed very well laid out and simple to follow. 

The drawing to the left is something I created using the Google Docs drawing tool.  I actually really enjoyed creating this.  I found it to be much simpler to use than the drawing tools on Microsoft word (the classroom drawing we did in class). 
Google Docs would be a great way for students to collaborate together in class.  For example, if  they had an assignment in class which required them to make some sort of creation, perhaps and emblem or a birds-eye view of a room the create, the Google Docs tool would be a great way to use that. 

Personally, I liked the Google Docs site better than the Zoho site.  I found that Google Docs was easier to use, and I thought that it would be easier for younger children such as the ones I plan on teaching to use in the classroom.