CEDo 515 - Post 6

One of the major benefits of this course was becoming more familiar with the Google suite of online programs. I regularly use the word processing and presentation, but rarely or never used the spreadsheet or site tools. I still may not use the spreadsheet tool much, but I am bound to start some form of online calendar, whether it is on Google or another site, to keep track of my business. I also liked going back to Google Sites. I had made a site previously about 4 years ago and didn't really think Google Sites was anything that great. I think that they have made some improvements since then, and I am looking forward to using this application to make my site for my LMS practicum materials so I can turn them into Dennis. I would also like to start using the Google programs with my students, but the problem that I have come across with that is that Google doesn't seem to work all that great on my school's network. It is constantly freezing and disconnecting, so I have begun to use my Moodle instead, which is working wonders with engaging my students. I also found something that I had been wondering about and looking for for a long time: an online document sharing/editing tool that allows me to upload my documents in Microsoft format and not mess them up like Google does. I found this in ThinkFree Online. If it seems like I have been talking about this for 3 weeks, it's because I have, and I really like it, aside from the timing issue - but maybe I can fix that with a new computer. Overall, great class, and I took all of this stuff out of it which made it well worth it.