What is your family's cultural heritage?

Using Google Documents is a great way to encourage collaboration in the High School classroom.  As the instructor I will be able to set up tables that will allow me to verify the contributions of each student.  Each group can discuss the changes or ideas they have for a project and even how to edit writings.  Proofreading one another's work is a perfect way to use this application.  Each student would have to contribute in order to receive points and pass the assignment.  It would allow a multi-person analysis of the written work without having to print multiple copies.  This particular tool would also allow different people outside the classroom to review the work without having to open it to the public.  Each person would be invited to view the particular document through their gmail account.  This would necessitate setting up a gmail account for each student.  Knowing that certain districts prefer to limit this kind of computer access, I would first get clearance from my Principal.  I would also send home a letter explaining what the class is doing and how a gmail account will help the student in the course of the class.