bp4_2010038_web2.0tools

The Web 2.0 tool that I chose to test and review for me professionally was Crocodoc. I wanted an on-line collaborative tool that I could test against Google docs. GoogleDocs is an awesome application and is readily available for anyone to use. I wanted an application that could mirror the capabilities of Google docs that could help in the collaboration between myself and my co-workers when creating and developing curriculum. When developing curriculum, we have the hardest time with making corrections, and offering suggestions. When I found Crocodoc the first thing that appealed to me was the ability to automatically upload a document from the first page.

No login was needed. If the user wishes to create an account and use additional services such as tracking feedback then there is a fee of $36 a year, which is minimal for some companies looking into this and other programs for curriculum development purposes. My co-workers and I work from home and we all are remote living in various states so it is important for us to be able to collaborate on the material we present. It is as equally important to have feedback and suggestions because we do travel and present together in pairs so the information needs to be an effort from the team and not just one person. Crocodoc allows for that. The markup tools are easy to use and very self-explanatory. I uploaded a document in Crocodoc. I chose a PowerPoint presentation that I used as instructional materials for a church on some basic financial aid information for their college day.

With Crocodoc I can copy my URL and paste it in e-mail and have my co-workers go in and make changes and offer suggestions.

This is a really great tool and one of the positive characteristics of this tool is that it will enhance curriculum development, allowing for multiple users to make changes. It will also lessen the amount of e-mail attachments that go back and forth because the users updating the document can paste the URL in their web browser, go directly to the document and use the mark-ups available to update. Compared to GoogleDocs, I do think that Crododoc has some improvements that can be made. GoogleDocs has real time updates and multiple users can get on and make simultaneous changes. With Crocodoc it is a minimal charge for assessing this feature. That is the one feature that is intricate to my organization, but a simple e-mail will solve this problem. A final great feature to Crocodoc is that it is available and open for anyone to view and make changes. Therefore, if I wanted to share the document with someone other than my co-workers and ask for feedback Crocodoc allows for that.

The URL to my document is below. Feel free to review and markup and see the ease of Crocodoc as a great tool for your needs.

http://crocodoc.com/AvU7Q

All images were retrieved from the Crododoc web-site.

(2010). Crocodoc. Retrieved March 8, 2010, from http://crocodoc.com