Web-Based Tools: Learning Google Drive/Documents and Dropbox

For this course, we will be using several online services, including file sharing/storage sites and content creation tools.

Here are two services that are good to be familiar with at the beginning of the semester.

LEARNING GOOGLE DOCUMENTS/GOOGLE DRIVE

If you have a Google account, you can use it to access the web-based "cloud" storage platform Google Drive. This free service allows you to store up to 15GB of documents and media. Check out the video below for more info:


In addition, you can access the Google Documents area within Google Drive to create written reports and documents that can be kept private and/or shared with others. You can even collaborate in "real time" with others on a single document!

Here is a video that explains more about Google Documents:



LEARN EVEN MORE WITH THESE TUTORIAL VIDEOS:

1. Introduction to Google Drive
2. Composing in Google Docs
3. Sharing Files & Folders
4. Document Organization
   

LEARNING DROPBOX

Another popular file hosting/sharing service is Dropbox, a free storage space that enables you to easily share and transfer files with others.

This service gives you a limited amount of free storage space that is particularly useful for large file transfers, such as multimedia files.

What is Dropbox? Video: