I've copied & pasted an email I sent to my principal regarding the Googledocs "experiment" as it includes quotes from my students, responding to the assignment:
Sorry for the delay in response, but I wanted to take a few moments to actually poll the students regarding your question, and I found that time today. Essentially, the students were enthusiastic about googledocs as a collaborative vehicle: "It's simpler," "Everyone has access in real time," "It's almost impossible for groups to find a good time to meet face-to-face so Googledocs is a great alternative," "Easy to share," "Very helpful." Clearly, the consensus was that for the essay part of the assignment, Googledocs was a wonderful collaborative tool.
They suggested,however, that Google could improve its usability: "Microsoft Word is easier to navigate," "Using the Powerpoint feature on Googledocs is like going to Hell and back." Students suggested that the Powerpoint production would have been easier on Word, even though such would necessitate creating slides & emailing them back & forth. I suggested they produce their powerpoint production portion of the assignment ( What did I know?) and they complied because AP students ALWAYS do what they're told, even if the instructions are foolish. So: we all learned something doing this assignment.
( I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to copy and paste this email, adding it to my 21st Century Skills class blog because I've been taught to work smart, not hard and blogging about this experience is a class assignment.)
Cheryl
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