Google Docs - I love them! Although I didn't have the 23 Things spreadsheet shared with me, I've been using Google docs for Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations. I recently started dabbling with the Forms and I love them!
Google docs can prove very useful in the classroom by assigning collaborative projects with students. Students can access it anytime, anywhere, and best of all, it tracks revision history. Another favorable aspect is that students do not need to have the software the teacher has to be able to complete an assignment at home. The downside is the accessibility of the students' internet as well as lack of email address. One way to get around this is to create a permission slip for the parent's consent to create an email address for younger students. If the student does not have access to the Internet at home, perhaps the teacher could schedule a visit to the computer lab or make some time during class for that student to go to the library to use a computer.
Professionally, we use Google docs to share files between co-workers. It drastically cuts down on paper, as well as confusion on who has the latest revision.
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