The thing I like most about Google Docs is that it is just like microsoft word, but it gives you a link, so that you can share the doc with anyone on the Internet. You can also type in any persons email address and share the doc with that person. This is useful for teachers because students can send their papers through email. I think this is important because the students do not have to print their papers, they do not have to waste paper or ink. It is also a good thing because the teacher can open the document and write comments right on the document, so that the child can improve their writing skills.
Another thing that I love about Google Docs is that it saves the document automatically after anything that is added to it. I remember several times in elementary school and high school where I forgot to save my work and would be so frustrated and mad at myself when I lost it. With Google Docs this problem would not happen. I also think Google Docs is much easier to use than micosoft word and if I think it is easier to use then so would a child. It is a good way to get children used to writing papers on the computer.
Yes, auto-save feature is great! It's something that makes Google Docs so different from Microsoft Word. But I might add that some other online applications have this feature as well, for example, a mind-mapping tool Knowcase.
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