Google Drive Tip #1: Creating Folders and Subfolders

Good Morning, Everyone!

Thanks for joining me in my first ever online PD! I'm so excited to dig into some Google Drive Tips and Tricks to help make your lives just a little bit easier. :)

As you will hear in the video below, this email series is designed to cover a wide-range of comfort levels with Google Drive. As a result, you may already know some of these tips, but I'm positive by the end that everyone will leave with at least one (hopefully many more) new tip that they didn't know about before.

What you "get" out of this series will largely be determined by what you put in. I know I've heard lots of people saying that things are really hard to find in their Drives and that their things are very unorganized. There is no magic wand! It's just like in real life - if you let things pile up on you, you've got to put in the time and effort into getting them organized - the same is true for your virtual life as well. It's going to take some time, but it's not impossible, and it's not difficult! ...And I'll be there with you every step of the way. :)

All that said, onto the first step:

Google Drive Tip #1: Creating Folders and Subfolders

Below, you will find my video tutorial (which also includes information about our series as a whole) and written steps for this process.

Folders may seem simple (and rightly so), but they are THE most important organizational tool you have in your Google Drive!

If you haven't taken the time to create any folders or subfolders yet, I highly encourage you to begin this process sooner, rather than later. It's not going to happen overnight, but if you spend just a few minutes a day or a block of time each week on organizing your files into folders, you'll be done in no time!

Always know I'm here to support you! If you need help finding a folder system that works best for you, or you'd like to meet 1:1, please don't hesitate to reach out!

See you next week for Tip #2!

Google Drive Tip #3: Adding Symbols

Google Drive Tip #5: Shared with Me

Hey, everyone!

Here is our fifth tip in our email series on Google Drive!

This week's topic is a BIGGIE! The shared with me section can be really overwhelming since there is ZERO organization to it apart from its natural sorting by when the item was shared with you. The video and written steps below will walk you through moving things out of your shared with me so that you can actually organize and find them later. :)

Google Drive Tip #5: Shared With Me

Here you will find my video tutorial and written steps for this process.

As always, if you need anything from me at all, please don't hesitate to reach out!

See you next week for Tip #6!

Google Drive Tip #8: Search Tools

Hey, everyone!

Here is our eighth tip in our email series on Google Drive!

If you haven't watched ANY of my other videos about Drive, watch this one! Talk about a mind-blowing time saver! :)

Google Drive Tip #8: Search Tools

Below you will find my video tutorial and written steps for this process.

As always, if you need anything from me at all, please don't hesitate to reach out!

See you all next week for Tip #9!

Google Drive Series Wrap-Up

Hey, everyone!

Hard to believe this is the last email in our series on Google Drive! Hopefully this series has been helpful to you and you feel much more comfortable with organizing and finding items in your Google Drive. Here is a YouTube Playlist of all the video tutorials from this series and a link to all the Written Directions.

Let Me Hear From You!

If possible, I would love to hear some feedback from you all on how you thought this online PD series went. This is my first virtual PD and I would love to hear any suggestions you have on how to make it more effective in the future!

Please complete this short Professional Learning Feedback Form - it should only take 2-3 minutes max. Thank you in advance for your feedback!

3 Additional Tips on Google Basics (See Docs Below or Click Links Here)

As a wrap-up, I also wanted to include some written directions for some basic functions of Google Drive, just in case you want a refresher on any of them:

• Uploading Files to your Drive from your Computer

• Sharing Things in your Drive

• Making Copies of Items in Drive

Get Your Credit!

In order to receive PD credit for this email series, you must complete this PD Certificate Generator. Once complete, your PD certificate will be automatically emailed to you.

As confirmation of your completing this online series, you will need to upload a screenshot of your Google Drive as "evidence". If you need any support with this process, please let me know and I will be happy to help you submit your screenshot for PD credit!

How to Take a Screenshot

If you are unfamiliar with how to take a screenshot on your device, please see the instructions below. These instructions can also be found in the PD Certificate Generator form as well.

• Desktop Computer:

  • Locate the snipping tool in your start menu and select the portion of your screen you'd like to capture.

• Chromebook:

  • Simultaneously hold the keys: control + shift + switch window

Thank you so much for participating in the online PD series! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need absolutely anything! :)

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