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Picture 1. A screenshot of Google Docs.

1. 
   creating a new online document.
   

For this we need a computer, an internet connection and knowledge how to you google. After turning on the computer we should open the browser and put docs.google.com and click on the Docs home screen. In the top left, there is a “Start a new document” and we should open a new Blank docu- ment (see Picture 1).

2. 
   Editing and formatting.
   

To edit, we should open a new document in google docs (see Picture 2). In the top, there are different icons for functions: file, edit, view, insert, format, tools, etc. With their help, we can do different other activities with the document: redo, undo, print, etc.

Picture 2. A screenshot of a new google document.

3. 
   Sharing and working with others.
   

For this, we need have a document in the google docs store. Then we can share it with anybody we want. The sender who shares the file (see Picture 3), will decide whether the receiver will edit, comment,
or only view the document. The Share button is in the top left marked with blue. After finishing the work, we should click on it. A new window asking for name appears where you name it and then click on Save button, which leads to another window which will you to add people and groups you would like to share the document.

Picture 3. A screenshot of sharing a document.
After all this, you can work on the document you have started and you can see who is working, when they worked, their contributions. It is a great platform for sharing, commenting and learning for all stakeholders. Personally, I use Google docs for my writing classes. It is a wonderful resource for teachers and particularly in this COVID 19 pandemic.
Valizadeh refers to Google Docs as a tool which can be efficient for group writing. He conducted a quantitative study to examine the comparative efficiency of group work and individual writing. Learners were supposed to compose a descriptive paragraph. In the study there were two groups: one consisted of 24 participants who experienced a group writing on Google docs and another consisted of similar number of participants who experienced individual form of writing. Each group received researcher’s corrective feedback. The findings showed that student in the former group performed very well in contrast to the latter. The study strongly recommends utilizing Google docs for collaborative writing, through which students can enhance their writing.
On the other hand, Mogens (2020) describes Google Docs as a “hybrid learning space”. He studies how Google Docs affects students’ oral and written communication in an online learning platform. The results showed two important considerations: 1) google docs helped isolated students to be more active and enhance their “multimodal leadership” 2) opens up chances for passive students to make contribu- tions.
In conclusion, it can be said that collaborative writing is an efficient strategy to foster active stu- dent learning. In the face to face classroom students tend to be extrovert or introvert, but in the online platform, students’ personality is likely to change from being shy to being extrovert. Collaborative classroom strategy offers multiple opportunities for students to practice their writing and improve it. Google Docs perfectly exemplifies the collaborative writing environment. The studies conducted on Google Docs show the efficiency it brings to learning.