Google Drawing

Google Drawing is an interesting new application that is easy enough to get acclimated to. It does seem to have very similar features to other programs like Paint. What makes Drawing stand out is the usual features that are associated with Google Docs. The primary benefit to using Google Drawing is the ability to share the application and collaborate on the development by using the chat function. Users can also open any previously saved documents from their computer and add drawings into the document. As one video stated, this application is a dedicated space strictly created for the implementation of adding a drawing to a new or previously created document. So it is an expanded space that is probably meant to be more user-friendly and utilize the other collaborative tools that Google Apps utilizes. 

I had trouble visualizing this application being used in a lesson plan until I thought about a lesson plan I reviewed last week. The premise was for three students to be responsible for the creation of a weekly classroom newsletter. They would collaborate on the project at home and present it to the class on Friday. This program would certainly go a long way in facilitating the creative aspects of that project. Students could personalize the look and format of their newsletter through Google Drawing. Drawing is a good application to keep in mind for projects like this as it helps personalize and foster creativity in the development of assignments.