Google Docs

By Paige Stoessel

 

Google Docs is a new and up-n-coming technology that is used by many different types of people.  It has updated its self to Google Drive which is an even better technology than the original.  It is now able to store more and you are able to do more with it. You can now make different types of document with it such as presentation power points and formatting for an excel sheet.  This can be a very useful source to a business and to the average student.

This technology can be used by students.  I, as a student, use this for almost every subject.  I use it to write my essays so I can take my work home with me and not have to worry about losing my flash drive.  This is the intention Google had when it was launching this new resource. I have been able to share any papers with other students that I have had to work with. When sharing the document you are able to out in the other persons email and then send it to them to say that you are allowing them to work with you on it.  It also has a chat room where you can talk with the people you are collaborating with.  This is very helpful because you will be able to talk to them and discuss what needs to be done. You can also see what they are doing with the document because you each have a different color curser line.   This is very helpful to all students.  However there are some down sides to this technology.  If there is not internet or the internet is down you will not be able to access your work. Also sometimes your file can get lost or erased. This means that if you write something and it doesn’t save properly it can delete anything that you have just written.

Google Docs can also be used for a business. There are many ways that a business can use this technology.  For the same reasons that a student might use this a business can use this.  They can use it to make spread sheets presentations for an important meeting and many others.  This is very good for a growing business that is able to get their presentations to be the best they can be

http://www.google.com/drive/features.html

http://gizmodo.com/5904653/what-is-google-drive

http://www.pcworld.com/article/254457/google_drive_the_pros_and_cons.html