Tech Thursday May 9 - Google Drive Basics and Backups

Big idea: Google Drive is a couple things:

1. It's an online (cloud) based storage solution that integrates with your Google Docs as well as allowing storage and sharing of non-Google files. It can be accessed via a web browser and dedicated apps for Android and iOS. This solution allows you to access, share and collaborate on documents easily. By contrast, a Word file on your computer does not allow for easy access of file (e.g. from home) nor is it easily sharable. Collaboration on this file is very difficult. Version control becomes necessary as copies get created in attachments, etc.
2. It's a desktop application that lives on your computer, allowing you to work from your computer's hard drive instead of Google's cloud. These files are then synced automatically (if desired) to the Drive's cloud storage area where they can be accessed through a browser or Drive app on portable device. This solution does not require any version control of files as would be the case with the Word file example above.

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Times:  (8:00-8:20 a.m., 12:05-12:25 p.m., 3:40-4:00 p.m.)

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Details:

Finding Docs
Sharing Docs

Uploading / Storing different file types

Sharing Folders

Linking to Shared Folders

How to efficiently manage the collection of student work created in Google Docs

Using Forms

Using Discussions in Veracross

What is Google Drive the desktop application you can install on your computer all about?

Help Link from Google - How to Install Google Desktop Application, backups

Using Google Takeout as a backup