Oh Zoho, how interesting you are. Zoho is a website that you can use to create web-based documents. In short, it's like a little storage space. You can literally make a document and save it and it will be there when you need it. Convenient, right? I saw that my friend Kayla wrote the same thing in her blog so I don't mean to reiterate what she says, but it's so true. If you are one of those people that email yourselves documents because you're lazy to go find your jump drive (like ourselves), then you know that emailing can sometimes be a bit of a hassle. But if you create and save your document on a website, then you have no problems! (Unless, the internet goes down, but that's another story for another time..)
After trying Zoho Writer, I immediately went over to Google Docs. Now you know how much I love Google, so this was just something big waiting to happen. (Which it did.) Here, I created a Google Document. Anyone can see it, but no one can edit it. Sorry guys, I just didnt think you know me quite that well yet ;) ha! But you see, it looks like an ordinary word document, but anyone can edit it and more than one person can be on at the same time. Pretty cool, right? I think so. In fact, this makes such a great asset to the educational community. Students who say they don't have time to meet up with their groups no longer have an excuse. You can do it in the comfort of your home. And as a teacher, you could choose to monitor and track their work by viewing the editing history. Therefore, you can actually see who did most of the work. It's a teacher's dream come true! :)
As far as comparing the two websites and picking which is better, I'm sure you know where I'm going with this. GOOGLE! Duh! Google Docs appears much more "clean cut" as opposed to Zoho. It's straightforward look is very appealing to a new person. If you've never used web-based document programs before, you will definitely love Google. It's what I would call "novice-friendly."
Yours,
TPlummer
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