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There are essentially two main forms of document sharing: applications that support collaborative writing, such as wikis and online word-processing applications (e.g. Google Documents and Zoho Writer), and systems that provide repositories for the sharing and circulation of texts and other media. A related category includes project management tools, which often include both repository and collaboration features.

Common Features:
  • Read and Read/Write Sharing Options
  • Publishing
  • Cross Account Sharing vs. Email Sharing
  • Tracking Versions "history"
  • Simultaneous Editing
  • Importing/Exporting
Tips
  • If you need polished formatting, develop content in Google Docs then download to MS or Open Office to do final formatting and printing.
  • Explicitly show student show to insert comments instead of just making changes.
  • If you are going to grade student comments, make sure to tell the original authors to start revising in a new document.
Word Processing and Collaboration:
 Multimedia Collaboration and Editing
Collaboration and Data Visualization
Repositories and Document Sharing:
 Project Management Tools:
 Multi-use Tools (adding and embedding tools along with document sharing)
Resources:
How might you use Document Sharing in Scholarship?
  • Collaborate with others on projects
How might you use Document Sharing in Teaching?
  • Collaborative group projects
  • Co-Developing project grading criteria/rubric
  • In-process view of student work (instructors can easily comment upon it)
  • Peer review drafts of documents
  • Individual gradesheets (Example)
How might your students use Document Sharing in their lives?
  • Collaboration with clubs, family members, and community groups
  • Make their own website without needing to have high-tech web authoring skills