Google Docs/Spreadsheet
Google Docs, also known as Google Drive, is a free online document office service similar to Microsoft Office programs. Anyone with a Gmail account can create, edit and store documents online (on the Google cloud) and grant access to anyone with the direct link to the document or by specifying colleagues email addresses. Google spreadsheet works almost exactly like Microsoft Excel, with similar intuitive functionality, so it does not take long to get started creating your own spreadsheet. I created a sample grade book that I could easily use from any computer by signing into my Gmail account. The nice thing about Google Docs is that you no longer have to email attachments back and forth to yourself or your colleagues when working on a project that requires multiple revisions. Not only does this save space in your email inbox and on your computer hard drive, but it takes the stress and extra organization out of having to keep track of which file is the most recent. Google Docs automatically updates and saves your new work so that the next time you open your document, it is the most recent version.
Here is a link to the grade book I created with Google Spreadsheets:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnRdlmMilaEdHN5TlBxYzRaYkpYR2NBM0xGNnlmZWc#gid=0
Here is a link to the grade book I created with Google Spreadsheets:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnRdlmMilaEdHN5TlBxYzRaYkpYR2NBM0xGNnlmZWc#gid=0