My first time actually using Google Docs was about three weeks ago, for a group project. As we did research and found useful and credible sources, we put all the links and information on one document that we could all access at any time. Once we were ready to write our paper, we actually switched to Etherpad, which has been "acquired by Google". Unlike Google Docs' "real-time" word processor, Etherpad is "really real-time"; it is much more live. Though, once we were done writing the paper, we transfered onto a new Google Docs page where we could all edit it in our own time. After that, all that was left was to make a powerpoint presentation out of our findings and Google Docs was there with to help us with its "presentation" option.
The best part of all this is that we all have access to this one document 24/7; we can access it and edit whatever we want, whenever we want. We're college students and we've got busy lives; it's hard to find times that we all could meet. Thanks to Google Docs we didn't have to try and schedule too many face-to-face meetings.
What else is Google going to come up with?
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