Today I got to experience first hand the power of Google technologies when we used google docs. I used to think that this google technology is just a Microsoft office alternative but the feature of google docs go beyond basic document creation and editing.
A team member has created a document for us to comment on and once we opened the file, we are able to edit and comment online, with the corrections immediately saved via the auto-save feature. Comment blurbs can be placed, much like Microsoft Word. But what impressed me is the online chat feature where we were freely discussing on the document while simultaneously seeing our team members edit the document in real time. This happens while I am located here in Manila, the other in Quezon city and the third member in Butuan. Years ago no one could even imagine this is possible. But with the advent of internet technologies, the boundaries of distance and even time are being broken.
The project is slowly taking shape and thanks to online technologies such google docs, we are able to immediately incorporate the changes and updates that we have discussed. Pretty soon all of our educational resources will be online and in the cloud! Now, that’s the power of the internet being put to good use!
