Transfer Photos

Often students (or parents) will have photos on their mobile device need for a school assignment or project. Parents and students can install the Google Drive app on their mobile device. Once you do this, you can upload photos and other items directly from your mobile device to the student's Google Drive. These tips below show steps for both iOS and Android devices.

1. Search for "Drive" in your iOS or Google Play store from your mobile device.

Here is the image from the iOS store

2. After you download the app, open it on your device and you will be prompted to sign in

3. Select one of your Google Accounts already on your device or sign in with a new one. Here you want to sign in with the STUDENT TVCS email account.

Now that you have installed the Drive app and signed in with the Student TVCS account... you can upload Images directly to the student's Google Drive account.

iOS Instructions

4. Locate and select a photo from your photos folder on your mobile device

5. Once you have a photo "selected" then click the UP ARROW to select where you want to send the photo

6. Now select the source, in this case "Drive"

Items in this area may be in a different order, slide the apps to the left or right to see more. It will be there. You may need to select "more" and choose it from your list for it to show too.

7. Now you get to select or change the Google Account and the Folder Location where you want to Save the Photo file.

8. You MUST select a folder location before you can "Upload" the file. Be sure to click "SAVE HERE" when you have identified the folder location.

9. Now you can upload the files.

ANDROID Instructions

4. Locate and select a photo from your Gallery on your mobile device.

5. Once you have a photo "selected" then click the Share icon select where you want to send the photo.

TIP: It looks like 3 circles with 2 lines connecting them.

6. Now select the source, in this case "Save to Drive"

7. Now you get to select or change the Google Account and the Folder Location where you want to Save the Photo file.

8. You MUST select a folder location before you can "Upload" the file. Be sure to click "SAVE HERE" when you have identified the folder location.

9. Now you can upload the files.

This will put a COPY of the file into the Drive. The original will remain on your mobile device. Now the student can access the file from their DRIVE and then upload to Google Classroom or Share with their teacher as needed.

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