Welcome to the Synchronous Learning at IU site. To navigate this page, please click on the 3 lines to the left for the navigation pane.
Google Drive is a free service from Google that allows users to store files and access them using the cloud. Google Drive also gives you access to other applications for creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.* All Mighty Macs have a Google account and access to Google Suite array of tools. Where this site will focus on Google Meet, click the button below to learn more about the system functionality and capabilities of Google Suite.
After investigating the multitude of Immaculata University's student uses, the following videos have been compiled and organized to assist our students in using these resources both individually and collaboratively within their course work.
How to Log In to Google Drive (2:56)
Accessing Drive via the MyIU Portal, Moodle, or Google Drive
Switching between accounts
How to Upload Files & Folders to Google Drive (3:27)
Uploading via File explorer/viewer
Uploading via Dropbox
How to Share Files & Folders from Google Drive (4:26)
Sharing via email
Sharing via shareable link
Setting permissions
How to Submit Assignments to Moodle from Google Drive (3:19)
Submitting via pasting a shareable link into the Moodle Textbox
Submitting via file upload from the Google Drive repository (plugin)*New*
*adapted definition from https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/googledocuments/
Please remember to make sure you are signed onto your Immaculata University Google account and you are are using a computer, tablet, or smartphone with both a camera and microphone.
Trouble Shooting Hint: If you are having issues navigating these pages, it is likely you do not have your Immaculata Google account indicated as your primary log on during this session. Your IU account needs to be the primary and only to give you full access to the materials. Please log out of all Google Accounts and log back in using your IU credentials. Alternately, use this quick link below to do log out of all extraneous accounts and then log back in.