I remember the days of handwritten and typed love letters, but this was in high school… how the times have changed as you can see from the video. Someone emailed me a letter to proofread recently and I recommended that we use Google Docs instead of using Microsoft Word with the Track Changes feature and emailing back and forth possibly causing confusion. This was a cover letter for a job application, though. Google Docs isn’t completely real time as there is a slight lag in updating changes, but it’s pretty close; with many editors at the same time, you might step over each other editing the same words and sentences, though.

Google Docs has a few useful templates for Resident Assistants, Teaching Assistants, and Student Leaders, too:

• Dorm Event RSVP Forms
• RA and Club Officer Reimbursement Forms
• Dorm and Club Meeting Agenda/Minutes
• Course Syllabus
• Student Group Trip Planning
• Club Event Requests
• and Student Group Budget Record

There’s also a few suggestions on other ways to use Google Docs for college. The college experience has definitely changed with technology.

I recently visited the Googleplex (Google Headquarters) and saw their collaborative conference rooms with video conferencing capabilities. Friends who work at Google often prefer to video conference with a colleague in another building on the campus, than travel over there to meet face to face. It’s no wonder that Google Docs came from Google.