We are following the Forensics module of the ASE’s Wikid Science.  As part of one of the lessons pupils had to write a press release.  We decided to use our real science skills and work collaboratively – using Google Docs to work on the same document at once.

Each pupil in year 7 logged on to Google Docs (Education Edition) and loaded up the template I had created (with colour coding for each pupil).  Pupils each completed their own section of the press release and could see the updates from their friends in real time.

We would recommend Google Docs to other schools.  The price is right – FREE (but bear in mind a maximum of 10 people can work on a document at once).