tHING #13

I have never heard of Zoho writer before. I find it very interesting and promising! So far, this is my favorite thing of the "23 Things!" Just the other day I was in the library and wanted to work on my research paper. I freaked a little because I didn't have my thumb drive and wondered how in the world am I going to save my work. I ended up working on it with Microsoft word, saving it to the desktop in the library, and then emailing it to myself. It all worked out okay in the end, but what a hassle. It would have been nice to log onto Zoho writer and create the document online at the library, and retrieve it later at home, or anywhere for that matter! I think I would be a little nervous to work on a lengthy research paper using this word processing tool. I think I would have to test out some shorter assignments that didn't weigh as heavily on the grade percentage of the class. Time to test out all the things this writer can do: Okay, so I just practiced "copy" and "paste." It did not allow me to right click to do it. I had to hit command C and command V...no big deal. I also easily changed the font, color and size of the letters. It was almost identical to MS Word. The watermark thing is kind of neat. Thought I chose a lighter color though. I cannot remember if MS Word has this feature, probably. mistysikes - that is what appeared when I hit the icon of the person.  Now, I think I will practice working on saving and retrieving this. I will keep my fingers crossed for I am nervous that I will do something wrong and lose everything I just typed. The spacing before and after paragraphs was a little tricky for me, but I finally figured it out. 

Google Docs is as easy to use as is Zoho. I think I like them as equally as much. The drawing component of Google Docs is a fun and easy way to create pictures and/or diagrams. In Google Docs, it is easy to collaborate with students because with the click of a mouse, the user can share, save, send any document, spreadsheet, slideshow, and drawing. The real test will come when I use it for a "real world" situation.