1. Google Docs and Zoho Online Office Web 2.0 Evaluation by Jessika Jenkins

2. Features Google Docs Text (Word Processor) Spreadsheet (Excel) Presentation (Power Point) Form Maker Drawings Sharing Capability Zoho Text (Word Processor) Shreadsheet (Excel) Presentation (Power Point) Drawings Sharing Capability Meeting Capability

3. Google Doc Pros: -Internet based so students can save files and access them anywhere. -Is free and can be used in place of costly office suites. -Students can save files in several different formats including PDF, along with capability to upload, import, and export files. -Students can create files that can be collaborated on by choosing people to have editing ability or simply viewing ability. -Auto saves while student is working online with files.

4. Google Docs Cons: -Layout of Google Docs can be a little confusing. Switching between applications can be difficult and does take a certain degree of computer know how. -Visual appeal seems to be lacking making the program look outdated. -Hard to tell how much storage space the user has due to no memory usage indicator. -Does not let user set up a work group that can all long into a central area and collaborate on posted documents. -Does not easily allow user to go offline easily. -Uses drop down list as organization mode only and limits users organization options.

5. Zoho Docs Pros: -Internet based so students can save files and access them anywhere. -Is free and can be used in place of costly office suites. -Students can save files in several different formats including PDF, along with the capability to upload, import, and export files. -Students can create files that can be collaborated on by choosing people to have collaborator, viewer only, or co-authorship. -Auto saves while student is working online with files. -Uses tabs for easy organization along with drop down list abilities. Tabs also will let you open more then one at a time for easy access. -Allows for easy switching from online to offline mode and updates from offline mode when users go back online. -Users can switch between applications easily. -Shows storage space used and available to the user via the home tab under Zoho docs. -Has mouse-over descriptions which makes for better understanding by the user.

6. Zoho Docs Cons: -Does not have the easy access search options of the internet like Google Docs. -Does take some computer know how for students to navigate it confidently.

7. Which is Better? Google Docs or Zoho Docs and Why... Usability: Zoho Docs Visual Appeal: Zoho Docs Intuitiveness: Zoho Docs Personalization ability: Zoho Docs Why Zoho Docs has impressed me over Google Docs. Zoho Docs’ usability is easy to understand and makes it more intuitive then Google Docs. Students will spend less time trying to learn to use Zoho then Google if they have never used either one of them before. Zoho also uses a mouse over feature that lets students get a description of the link or tab they are about to access prior to clicking it. Zoho also uses a tab organization much like what most students are used to using on the internet. Visually Zoho is more appealing then Google and looks to be more updated. Zoho also allows for more personalization of the program then Google does. For students this personalization will be more favorable and more like what they are currently accustomed to.