Once again, I find myself far, far behind the times in regards to technology, seeing as I have never utilized Google Docs. However, I am--also once again--excited by the possibilities held withing. The modern Language Arts classroom is all about collaboration, feedback, reflection, revising, and sharing work. Google Docs could definitely come in handy with these processes.
I know that in the near future students will have more accessibility to computers, so I could use the same collaborative-writing assignments that I have in the past, but I can ensure more accountability for each individual student. Also, in the past I have assigned students to create newspapers based on novels that they read, but the major downfall was that only one student could type at a time. Google Docs could alleviate that problem.
I think that Google Docs would be great for group projects, particularly in language arts. One feature that is often overlooked is that you can see a history of edits. That way you can check to see what contributions each student is making on a document to make sure that it isn't one student doing all of the work.
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