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Google Docs

Google Docs is a free web-based word processor, presentation, form, spreadsheet
and data storage offered for Google account users. It is a very useful
application where users can create and edit documents online while collaborating
in real-time with other users.

They are many features in Google Docs that offer a collaborative writing
activity in ESL class. With the friendly-user tool and familiar toolbar buttons,
teacher can easily creates shared folders and drag-and-drop items from own or
other useful web folders on writing activity or even upload instructions on
writing exercises for students. Once the students have done with that particular
work, they can share their essay on this useful Google application. In fact,
through the revisions' history, teacher can observe students' participation as
they need to log in Google account before doing any editing towards the selected
files. Moreover, Google Docs also come with data safety and privacy as teacher
can invite his or her respected students and able to control the documents
uploaded. This free feature also promotes collaborative writing through
notifications on any changes or editing done by teacher or friends via e-mail.