Google+Docs

Google Docs is a place within Google that lets you create word processing, spreadsheets, powerpoints, drawings, and forms (like a little survey that puts all the results in a spreadsheet). This allows you to save your documents online; you don't need to keep them on a flash drive, on your computer, etc. Anywhere that you have access to the internet, you can get access to your documents.
 * Definition:**

Just go here Google
 * Links:**

This is a great tool for collaboration because you can invite as many people as you want to add, edit etc. You can even see live edits (for example, when you're in a spreadsheet, as soon as another user clicks into a cell, that cell changes colors to let you know someone else is in it. As soon as they hit return to enter what's in the cell, it appears on your screen.
 * Pros:**

You have to have a Google account to use this or to be invited. There are limits to the types of things you're used to in normal "Office" tools. (for example, there's only 5 fonts in a spreadsheet, limited transitions in the Powerpoints, etc.)
 * Cons:**

Since most of these tools are not new to us (Word processing, etc.), you can set up an account and create a document in a few minutes. In order for kids to collaborate, you'll need to have them get an account and then invite them to edit documents, so it could take a little longer.
 * Time to get up and going:**

Gregg Miller, Ellen Johnson, Beth Anne Gluck, Robin Sakovics, Mike Smith, Kate McCarron
 * Who's using it now:**