Google Drive is the storage area for all of your Files, Documents, Presentations, Forms, Spreadsheets and other projects. You can organize this content into folders so that it can be easily accessed in the future. Adding items to folders is as easy as dragging them and dropping them into the folders that you have created. In your drive, you will also be able to access and edit documents and/or files that have been shared with you by other users.
Watch: How to Navigate Google Drive
Learning about Sharing Documents and Folders
The ability to share and collaborate on documents is one of the greatest strengths of using Google Apps. Watch the video below to learn more about Sharing Documents within Google Apps.
Naming Conventions
When sharing documents between students, you will want to have students use a naming convention that makes it easy to group their assignments. This will also help you identify student work easily when it is shared with you.
Folders
When you begin working with students, you should have them create a folder that will be shared with you for the entire school year. This folder should be named as follows:
- Period – First Initial, Last Name – Subject Area
- Period 1 – meckert – Social Studies
Assignments
For example, if you have a class working on a personal narrative assignment, you we will use:
- Period – First Initial,Last Name – Teacher Last Name – Assignment
- Period 1 – meckert – Eyer – Personal Narrative (Middle School and High School)
- Last Name – Assignment Name (Elementary Level)
- MEckert – Personal Narrative
Important! Students should remember to put their documents in their shared class folder. If they do not put their work in that folder, you will not have access to their work!
