[Year 12 IT Apps] RE:Google tools

[Roland Gesthuizen]

It syncs Google docs you are editing with a local copy for offline editing.
Don't worry, it will remove cleanly once you have had a play with it. Works
inside the browser. It is part of the reason why they reworked Chrome
although it works nicely enough with ye olde Firefox on my Mac, WinTel or
NetBook.

In case anybody is curious .. here is our current (draft) college strategy
plan, published by GoogleDocs. Some of you might recognise bits come from
another that I spotted with another Google Docs version that was posted
interstate.
    http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgcn8pb9_15cm24b3ds

All part of the way that things are heading. Every week I seem to have yet
another document online for collaborative editing. I was struck by some NASA
friends whilst in the States who swear by this work approach every day
(along with email, calendar and the reader).

Regards Roland

2008/11/10 Alex Hopkins <a.hopkins at bcc.vic.edu.au>

> Hi Roland,
>
> Could you tell us a little more about what Gears does? I'd like to know a
> little more before I go ahead and instal it.
>
> Alex Hopkins
> Bayside Christian College
>
> > On the ACCE 2009 study tour to NECC2008, I saw some primary schools in
> New
> > Zeeland that were making great use of Google Docs for collaborative
> > student
> > projects and even the college administration to share communication with
> > parents and school council.
> >
> > Last month I started using Google Gears with Firefox to enable offline
> > editing of important documents. It worked seamlessly on my Win, OSX
> > computers and even Linux netbook computer .. making good use of it to
> work
> > on our last school ICT strategic plan :-)
> >       http://gears.google.com/
> >
> > Regards Roland
>
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-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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