Anyway to get on with Thing 13, I created my account on ZOHO and made a small document using ZOHO writer. I thought the tabs, and editing resources were helpful, just as in Word or other programs. I thought the structure was pretty much the same. I really enjoyed learning that you can save these online and they will be open for your friends or colleagues, even students and their parents to open and edit without any troubles. That is a huge help when dealing with jump drives, and incorrect formating, which leads to a mess. My document from is saved online and on my computer, but I really couldn't figure out how to upload it as an HTML or a picture, so that is the only fault I have with it.
Next I explored Google Docs. First I made a simple drawing, which the program was very similar to paint. The Link under the picture goes to my sample Google Word document.
Google Docs would be good for students who were working on a visual project to be able to help each other out, edit and review. My only concern is that a student may make changes without permission from the group, but I understand that you can put boundaries on who makes changes.
Overall, I think I enjoyed the programs to an extent, and I do like how you can share them for open editing, but I guess I am old fashioned, and most likely will just use regular Microsoft programs in the classroom.
