Today was Google Docs!

So, today we learned about Google docs. I was pretty confused at first but as we went along I kind of got the hang of it. My partner with Google docs was Amber Kohler. She's awesome. :) She was assigned to go onto the website National Geographic for kids and find and an animal that we could do a report on. She decided on frogs which I found interesting because I was obsessed with frogs when I was younger. It was interesting to collaborate back and forth with Amber through Google docs even though she was within the same room as me. It was hard not to just talk to her about what to do instead of talking through the computer. Something that surprised me as I was working with Google docs is that it would show Amber what I was doing without me even sending it. All I would have to do is save it and she was able to see what I had done. I feel that Google docs has great potential to help people communicate well and work together on a project.
We also did an activity in class today that I really enjoyed. We went onto Microsoft Word and started this Round Robin sort of thing. What you do is you start a story by first giving it a title. Then, you write the first sentence of your story and move to the person's computer on your right side. You then write add a sentence to their story that they started and continue on with that process about 4 or 5 times or as many times as you desire. At the end you edit the story for grammar and read story for entertainment. One story was quite entertaining and funny. In fact, it was my neighbor to the right (Tambri Hansen) that had started it. I definitely think this is something I will use in my future classroom because not only does it stimulate creativity, helps with grammar but it also uses technology! :) It was a good day and I feel that I did not fall too far behind. Hooray!