Thing # 13

Zoho Vs Google Docs

I created a document in each program and began to type what I discovered in each program as I was typing. Here is my Google Docs test document and my Zoho writer test document

I prefer Google docs over Zoho for several reasons...

• 1. I use Google blogs, email, Google +, photo album and calender. It makes it easier to have all my online apps and features in one website. Google provides that and Zoho does not.
• 2. Google docs has page numbers, if zoho does, I couldn't find it nearly as fast as I discovered it in Google docs. Page numbers are a must for my papers for my classes.
• 3. Spell check is just a right click away in Google docs. It is offered in Zoho but not quite as simple!
• 4. Sharing is easy as pie in Google docs! It pulls contacts from your email to choose from. With Zoho there is no previous compiled list of contacts to pull from. You have to store those contacts in the site or hope that who you want to share with is a part of zoho already.

Google wins simply because it is simple. Zoho has its features but I prefer to stick with google for all my online needs =)

I see several uses for Google Docs in the classroom. One in particularly is that students assigned to write a group paper can use Google docs to edit each others work and brainstorm together outside of the classroom. The comment feature could be used to share ideas or point out mistakes!