Well, I did have fun with Google Docs and Reader. I did a lot of looking around and am amazed at how these sights can be used. I am not certain that I implemented the learning process correctly, but had fun trying. Anyway, I love Google Documents! It is collaboration heaven! Wow, it really opens up the sharing of documents for group collaboration with regard to editing, adding, fine tuning, and working through a thought process to reach an end result. The segmented emails sent can get overwhelming and this process eliminates all that; like a conference call...all members can be working on the document at the same time; conference editing. I see this as a tremendous teaching tool for teachers/students in a classroom setting when introducing the writing process. It allows for immediate reinforcement of a group lesson with prompt feedback from students... leading to cooperative problem-solving...reaching levels of whole group understanding more effectively. Students can collaborate on assignments after school from their own relative locations, work on a school newspaper, organize an event, fine-tune scheduling, the possibilities are endless, really. As stated in one of the videos..."publish on a world level". The possiblities for professional collaboration are are endless as well.
Google Reader is a great site as well on many levels. Students/teachers can share with each their personal interests regarding reading choices (author, genre), hobbies, travel locations, et al.
These two sights can certainly add interesting reinforcement to classroom curriculum!
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