Peer-Review Review

I really liked using Google Docs to do peer review. One thing I liked about it is that the revisions are neat and you don’t have to worry about having enough space to write a comment. Someone in class also brought up the point that it is easy to read corrections and the author doesn’t have to decipher messy handwriting. I actually like peer editing, for once, and I’m looking forward to using Google Docs again. I can see how it is an effective tool for even professional writing, and I can see myself utilizing it in the future outside of this class.
I also liked all the features of the program, specifically the comment boxes. They make it easy for multiple people to give you feed back without making a mess of the document. Although I didn’t use it, I also liked the strike through tool.
Overall, I received a lot of useful feedback, and I didn’t have to ask any of my group members for clarification of their corrections. I wish they would have commented more about the organization of the essay, but I probably could have looked at their essays’ composition more closely, as well. Next time I will also comment where I agree with other group members revisions. I didn’t this time because I thought it would be redundant and the author would feel like I was just piling it on, but I realize now that concurring advice only strengthens the argument for correction.