Thing #18 Online Prodictivity Tools

There are many advantages to online productivity tools. The first and most important is that students and teachers have access to productivity tools that are free. Many of our students cannot afford expensive software for creating assignments. OpenOffice.org and GoogleDocs provide productivity tools for students to create projects and assignments from home. The same for teachers. I like GoogleDocs because it allows choosing the type of document from templates. Though OpenOffice requires only one download, our school computers are blocked from downloads without contacting the tech specialist. I like the fact that GoogleDocs allows document sharing, eliminating the email nightmare. This is great for projects and groups.