PARENT WORKSHOP GOOGLE SERIES

GOOGLE DRIVING

by Diane Horvath

Medfield Public Schools

WE WILL USE BOTH THE DESKTOP AND YOUR IPAD

ON THE DESKTOP: OPEN UP THE CHROME BROWSER

GO TO: GOOGLE.COM AND LOGIN

IN A NEW TAB: MLEARNINGINMEDFIELD.BLOGSPOT.COM

CLICK ON PARENT WORKSHOPS TO FIND TODAY’S PRESENTATION

ON THE IPAD� SETTINGS: WIFI: SELECT MS-GUEST (No password)

YOU NEED THESE APPS:

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WHILE YOU WAIT….. POST A GOOGLE QUESTION ON PADLET WALL

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GETTING SETUP

It’s the Student Binder!

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• Store and Save Work
• Organized by Folders for each Class
• Shared Folders between the student- teacher- class

to get materials /assignments to students

to turn in work to the teacher�

• Becomes their Notebook
• Create documents, presentations, drawings
• Collaborate and Share
• Comment
• AutoSave- Revision History
• Accessible from any computer or device

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What is Google Drive?

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THROUGH THE GOOGLE WEBSITE

Click on the App Launcher

Or go to: DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM

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ADVANTAGES- More functions

Download files, print

Upload files, convert to google

Customizing images, etc.

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ON THE IPAD: Use the DRIVE, DOCS, SHEETS AND SLIDES apps.

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ACCESSING GOOGLE DRIVE

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MY DRIVE- any of your own files

SHARED WITH ME- files shared by someone else� � CREATE BUTTON- Folder, Doc, Slide….

UPLOAD- any file from your computer

SETTINGS- Convert to Google File, if needed� for editing, collaborating

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NAVIGATING GOOGLE DRIVE

On the Web

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Students created one folder for each class

• UNIVERSAL FOLDER NAMES Last name, First Initial, Class Period, Subject

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• Create five folders, one for each of the academic classes
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Language

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CLASSROOM FOLDER SYSTEM

Creating Shared Folders

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Sharing Folders

• Invite Specific People using Email Addresses
• Choose Sharing Levels: View Only, Edit, and Comment
• Remove and Change at any time

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Do Now

• Share the English Folder with Me (blakestudent1@email.medfield.net)
• Give Commenting Privileges
• Repeat for the each folder

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CLASSROOM FOLDER SYSTEM

Creating Shared Folders

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• iPad Apps
• Drive for Storage and Finding
• Docs - no tables or images
• Sheets
• Slides- no images, mostly for viewing

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You can:

Create and work on docs, sheets, folders, slides

Share, rename and move

Sign into and toggle between accounts

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Sometime takes awhile to Sync

Type in the specific email addresses to share

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GOOGLE DRIVE ON THE IPAD

Accessing Drive

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Open the Drive App

• Tap 3 Bars “Hot Dog” Menu and Sign in
• My Drive
• Incoming AKA Shared with Me
• Folders, Files Scrolling
• + sign is your create button
• Information button for sharing, moving, naming

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Do Now

• Open Your English Folder
• Create Your First Assignment: Favorite Halloween Candies
• List your Top 3 Favorites
• Do you need to share it? save it?

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GOOGLE DRIVE ON THE IPAD

Accessing Drive

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Open the Drive App

• PDF files can be distributed through Shared Folders
• Open in other Apps (Notability and Explain Everything)
• Save back to Google Drive

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Demonstration

• Open my English Class Folder
• Math Worksheet 1.1 Notes PDF
• Open in Explain Everything
• Export to GD Folder to Turn in

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GOOGLE DRIVE ON THE IPAD

Opening In...

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Thank You

for Your Participation

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Feedback - visit our Padlet Wall

http://padlet.com/techmonstah/blakeparents

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mlearninginmedfield.blogspot.com

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