Google Docs Rock!
Check out Google Docs in Plain English!!
Web 2.0 is all about collaboration and to follow this theme, Google offers collaborative workspace with Google Docs. These applications allow you to do many of the things you used to need software to do — things like creating or editing a Word document, spreadsheet or presentation, and creating or editing an image file. The best part? None of these applications requires a download! Most require you to register with the site and login in order to use the tools. You have already created a Google account (first week of this coure) and you will use this account to access Google Docs.
Activity One
This week, we have just one activity for you: take a look at one (or more!) of these online applications and write a blog post about your impressions of the application(s) you explored. Use Google Docs to create your blog posting and then share your posting by publishing it to your blog. Here’s the list of applications:
Google Docs: an online alternative to MS Office and other productivity software applications. Google Docs includes a word processor, a lightweight spreadsheet application and a presentations application. You to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files online!
Zoho: a full-featured suite of applications for creating word files, spreadsheets, presentations, wikis, calendars, databases, and more!
Snipshot: a really simple online image editor that allows you to resize, enhance, crop and rotate images online.
fd’s Flickr Toys: if you have a Flickr account, the image tools here provide opportunities for endless enjoyment & creativity!
LastFM: build your own, personalized radio station and listen to your favourite music online!
Have fun exploring these applications (remember: you don’t have to look at them all!) and don’t forget to blog about your impressions of the application(s) you explored!
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