Thing #13

Zoho is a wonderful tool. I am all about peer reviews and editing and students can have a lot of fun with this both academically and socially (if they want). Students can write papers and then call a friend to have them look at it. My best friend, Kathie, is working on her MA in the medical field and is taking an English class. She often asks me to look at her papers by e-mailing back and forth and this tool is much more convenient because she can call me and let me know what's there and have me look at it for her. Or, I could just check the account every few days.

So much of what our students (and children) are doing on the Internet is a social connection such as Twitter or Facebook. I really want to see these kids do something like this that can be both academic and fun. Additionally, sometimes students can't compete socially with somebody but they can academically and Zoho is a great place to meet in the middle.

Congrats to Zoho for providing this incredible service!