Google Docs in a cloud computing service similar to Microsoft Office. Below are the positives and negatives that I found with this service.
Positives
· Similar interface like Office so users of office should have no trouble using it.
· Free for education
· Access from any computer with an online connection
· Easily to collaborate on documents with others
· Good for simple documents
Negatives
· Not good of professional looking documents.
· Users of Office my find the lack of features frustrating
· Importing and exporting is not perfect between Office
· Security issues if others can get into your account
It sounds like you have had some experience with google docs. In a quick overview they seemed pretty comparable to Microsoft office. Are you able to pull up your google docs on any computer where you have a web connection?
ReplyDeleteAs you mentioned, collaboration is a HUGE benefit! I just saw a demonstration where a whole group of people were adding content to the same document in real time. The presenter suggested that this could be used to take group notes, and then post to the website - very cool!
ReplyDeleteDean: I was also frustrated that there are some changes made when importing/exporting between Office & Google Docs. Most of the time I end up with a completely different font & slightly different paragraph spacing. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteBeth: Is the demonstration on Youtube? It sounds like something neat to see.