Google Drive

http://www.google.com/edu/classroom/ - in preview right now 5/14

Google Drive

Download the Google Drive app for your laptop & mobile devices to access and edit your files from anywhere.

Apple's Google Drive iOS app

Android's Google Drive app

Google Drive Chrome Web Apps

Basically shortcuts to a new Google Doc, but they will work offline as well.

Google Documents

Google Sheets

Google Forms

Google Slides

Google Drawing

This is Google Drive - overview

Google Drive's Interface

• Cloud Storage

  • Sorting, List vs Grid View,

  • Details & Info

  • Search your Google Drive

  • Folders

    • Drag and drop

    • Organize

    • Select all

  • Preview, quicker access

  • Bookmark a Drive folder for less clicking

    • Embed a Google Folder on a Google Site

      • Mr. Jarret's Engineering Course

      • Mrs. Wentzel's Chemistry Course

  • Trash

• Creation

  • Upload, Settings

  • Create Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawing, more apps, etc

    • Google Drawings of literary characters

    • Dalton Animation

    • 9th Grade Science Reflection

  • File menu in Docs, Sheets, Slides

    • Download,

• Collaboration/Communication

  • Sharing files, folders,

    • Visibility - edit, comment or view

    • Google Contacts/ Google+ Circles

  • File Menu

    • Email Collaborators

    • Chat

    • Revision History

  • Handout/Turn-in folders

    • The Paperless Classroom with Google Drive

    • gClassfolders

    • Hapara

    • Promevo

Settings

Google Drive settings

Manage Apps

Set up offline access

Extensions / Apps

Add-ons

Manage Google Drive Apps

PDFZen - Free PDF editor/annotation software on the web.

Kaizena - Voice Comments in Google Docs,

• Lin Carta a mi amigo (Letter to my friend)

GeoGebra - Dynamic math software, allows students to build mathematical understanding

Google Maps and the Distance Formula Project

Google Keep - Notetaking

Lucidpress - Layout and Design app, similar to MS Publisher

UJam - create music for all the things in your life, for free!

Pixlr Photo Editor - Full featured in browser photo editor, similar to Photoshop.

Pic Monkey - Free photo editor with Collage, Touch Up, Teeth Whiten, Fonts, Effects, Filters, Frames, Stickers & more

Mind Meister - Create, edit and share mind maps online.

Cacoo - Diagramming & Real-Time Colla

Simplebooklet - Easy to make web booklets you can publish, post, pin, tweet, share, embed, print and email.

Snag-it - Image editing and sharing app

Snag-it - extension

Form+ - Create easy to use web forms easily, enhances Google Forms.

Mural-ly - Visual collaboration for creative people.

Lucidchart Diagrams - Draw flowcharts, mind maps and more. Work together in real time with your team.

Concept Board - Team collaboration for visually focused projects.

AutoCAD 360 - View, edit, and share DWG drawings through your web browser.

Floorplanner - The easiest way to create floor plans.

WeVideo - Video editor and maker.

Videonot.es - The easiest way to take notes from videos. Everything synchronized!

Save to Google Drive - a Chrome Browser extension that saves the web directly into Google Drive.

17 Best Google Drive Apps For Chrome Users

Google Chrome Apps and Extensions - an exhaustive list

More Chrome Apps and Extensions

Classroom Ideas

Many HS lessons utilizing Google Drive

• Short Stories - HS English 9

• Spanish Family Tree - HS Spanish 2 - students turned in 2 copies, one w/ and 1 w/o the texts, the non-text copy was used for a verbal assessment.

• Wilson Wrap Design Project - HS Art (Rubric)

• Keystone Algebra 1 Standards Course

• Lord of the Flies – 1950’s Group Projects - HS English 9 (Rubric)

• Circuit Type Simulations - HS Physics

• Analysis of an Electrocardiograph (EKG) - HS Geometry

• Pearl Harbor Activity - HS US History

• Formative Assessment w/ Google Forms & Flubaroo - HS Anatomy & Physiology

  • Lucid Press - Online Desktop Publishing Layout and Design

    • 7th Grade Poetry -1st time user

    • 7th Grade Poetry - 1st time user

  • Designing a Quilt Instructions - HS Geometry

  • Quilt Design - Student Template

• Fun With Levers Activity - 7th Grade Science

• Student Reference - 7th Grade Science

• Post-Secondary Plans Presentation - HS Personal Finance

• Creating an Animation Project for Understanding Geometric Transformations - HS Geometry

How to Use Google Drive for Descriptive Feedback

Google Docs for Writing - Process Writing with Google Documents / Jigsawing / Collaboratively write an essay in small groups or an entire class.

• A Progressive Story Using Google Docs

• Collaborative Writing Via Google Docs and Skype

Guided Reading Using Google Apps - awesome work flow

20 collaborative Google Apps activities for schools

Google Document's Equation Tool

Using Google Docs in PE

Google Apps K-12 Lesson Plans using Docs, Sites and Calendar - Easily incorporate Google Apps into your curriculum with these classroom-ready lesson plans. Have a Google Apps lesson plan? Submit it for review.

Google Form Scripts

• Flubaroo - automatically can grade responses from a Google Form

• Doctopus & Goobric - Do you want a clear way to organize student Google documents and a way to easily share and create documents for students?

• YouPD - a collection of scripts and PD centered finding free solutions to a classroom/school's workflow

34 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom

50 Google Docs tips every teacher should know about

Help

Become a Google Educator

Google Drive - A Complete User Guide (16:40 Video)

Interactive Tour of Google Drive

About Google Drive

Google Drive Help

Feedback