Name: Google Docs
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html
How I would use this: This week we were to choose a Web 2.0 application that we would use for our action research project. The Web 2.0 application I chose is Google Docs. The most important feature of Google Docs that I want to use is “the forms” feature. I plan to use this for surveying information of current knowledge and current practice of the participants in my study. My plan is to target areas of information in small segments. One week web pages and another week file formats. After that a follow-up survey would be conducted to indicate how well tutoring did to improve the concepts.
Cost & Interface: Google Docs is FREE. There is a “Premier” edition that is available for a yearly fee of $50.00 per user. (The premier account has more features, storage, etc…) The Google Docs interface is very easy and user friendly. The initial navigation can be confusing but improves immediately when using the applications. Each document type has better than basic features to create very good documents worthy of publishing directly from the site. If you wish finer control of the finished product you can download your documents to your computer and edit with a computer application of your choice.
Why I chose it: The forms portion for surveys. Being able to send forms or share documents via email accounts. Google Docs has a great interface and flexible access from anywhere..
Outstanding Features: Forms, interface, access, and email connections.
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