Google DRIVE (The System Formerly Known as DOCS)
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What is Google Drive?
Google Docs is a free, web-based word processing, presentation, forms and spreadsheets program. This is one of the best alternative to the Office Suite, for you do not need any software download and you can access your files wherever you are with an internet connection.
Some Features of Google Drive:
Here is a list of some of the best features of Google Docs that teachers need to know about:- It is free and very easy to use
- It has a user-friendly interface
- It lets you create Google documents, spreadsheets, and other file types and collections
- It lets you upload, manage and store files and folders
- It allows you to share Google Docs, files and collections
- You can preview your docs and files before you open or share them
- You can also view images and videos that you have uploaded to your document list
- It lets you search for items by name, type and visibility setting
- It allows users to collaborate on documents in real time
- It also offers a chat functionality for collaborators to use while working on docs.