I had heard about Google docs. As Thing 15 approached, I started experimenting with it with the student I tutor. There were some bizarre things that happened, so we switched back to working in a Word document. Wouldn't you know, though, before I left town for a few days, I forgot to email him his work! With Google docs, that whoopsie would not have mattered.
Since then, I have gone through all of the links and videos for Thing 15. I have also already started to use this with my colleagues. I met with my team yesterday and spent a few hours today compiling all our our notes, ideas, plans for the year, etc. I did it all in Google docs and then sent it to them to share/revise/comment/etc. Wicked cool!
I forgot that each person needed a Google account. Hmm...that shouldn't be a huge issue, but I do not like the idea of having to ask people to join the Google system.
I tried to upload one of the documents another team member sent. The embedded images were not in the same locations, so we may need to collaborate on that one the "old fashioned way" ~ sending it back and forth as an email attachment.
There were a few other glitches I encountered with Google docs and wonder if Skydrive will be a better match for me. I intend to experiment with it.
For now, I'm excited about being able to collaborate with colleagues (and students!) within the online stratosphere.
Glad you were able to try this out in the "real world." Sometimes it takes a few test drives to get comfortable with the tool and also to discover the quirks. I think you will find that one of the cloud tools will work for you -- just needs some time.
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