Module 1- assignment 6 - Google docs - love it but needs help

So I sent y'all a query via Google spreadsheet for your breakfast preference. Another wonderful member of our group already started this discussion ;) but since I signed up for a breakfast casserole, I decided to make sure I didn't throw anything in there that would mess with anyone's digestive system and have them bolting out of our instructor's excellent presentation.

I use Google docs a lot, and really like it except for some limitations. For example, you can't seem to name the column headers in the google spreadsheet. You can in excel but not here, at least not that I can find a solution for. Hopefully they will fix that. I am experimenting with using Google docs with my NHS club this year to conduct business in the time that they are so wrapped up they can't participate in actual meetings. But it's so hard to get them to sign in and read. I can't even get emails from some of them. ARRGGHHHHH.

Google docs is best used with an entirely cohesive unit. Either they all use it or they don't. It's like differentiating for a class - if the kids don't want to use it, it will require significant extra work to get them to be involved, and it's not fair to penalize them if they just can't seem to get it. It is an excellent differentiation and business tool and I still want to use it with my after-school group, but I see problems using it in the classroom without providing options for those students who don't grasp it. They signed up for Earth Science, not IT collaborative programming. I can grade them on the one but I need to be patient on the other. I think this is where that knowledge comes in. It is not fair to grade a student in Earth Science on whether or not they can use google docs. As long as I provide them an alternative I think I am covering the content. And some concepts just need an image to understand :). Thoughts?