![]() This means you and your students can use these tools to do any kind of writing assignment, take tests and quizzes, and create slideshow presentations all inside the same platform.īy the way…you have probably also heard of Google Classroom. So Drive is not just a place to store things it’s also a place to make things. Google Forms is a survey creation tool (like SurveyMonkey). Google Sheets is a spreadsheet tool (like Excel). Google Slides is a presentation tool (like PowerPoint). Google Docs is a word processing tool (like Microsoft Word). Many of these perform the same functions as tools you’re already familiar with: If you’re familiar with Dropbox, think of Google Drive as doing the same basic thing.īut here’s where Google Drive starts to completely kick Dropbox’s butt: Once you’re inside Google Drive, you also have access to a collection of tools you can use to create things. ![]() It’s accessible from wherever you have Internet. So you can upload a file into Google Drive from your home computer, then open your Drive on your work computer and get into that same file. Think of the word “Drive” the same way you’d think of the hard drive on your computer, except it’s cloud-based, meaning it exists online. The most basic way to describe Google Drive is that it’s an online file cabinet where you can store documents and other digital files. I’m going to start simple here, because I have heard people get Google terminology all mixed up. My mission today is to show you Drive’s awesomeness, and to convince you that you need to be using Google Drive and its tools not just for yourself, but with your students as well. I’m guessing there are more of you out there, people who have this vague sense of what Google Drive is, but who have largely dismissed it as not worth your time. I am here to tell you that Drive is so, so worth it. I ignored it for so long, and now I’m all Tom-Cruise-jumping-on-a-couch crazy about it. You get to know him a little more, and then suddenly you want to know everything about him, where he grew up, how he likes his coffee, how he got that scar over his eyebrow… Then one day he says something funny, and you realize he’s kind of cute. You think he’s okay looking, but you don’t really pay much attention to him. First, Google Drive was like the guy you know for a while as a friend. Our relationship was slow to get started. If you have any questions, submit a support request at, or call the Help Desk at 828.262.6266 Option 1.I have fallen in love with Google Drive. But it was not love at first sight. Note: When you are back online, you can only sync to them one at a time. You can open and edit these documents offline. You have now synced your Google Drive documents from both Google accounts to two separate folders on your computer. Click “Change…” and select your “ Mountaineer Drive” folder. Go through the setup windows again, however when you get to the last page select “ Advanced setup”.Sign back into the Google Drive app with your MountaineerApps account.At this point, you should have a “ Mountaineer Drive ” folder and a “ Google Drive ”. Once again, disconnect your personal Google account (see step 3 for directions). Wait for your Google Drive to finish syncing the documents in your personal account. ![]() This will create another Google Drive folder. Walk through the setup pages that appear. Next, you will click on the Google Drive app and sign in with your personal Google account. Rename the Google Drive folder to “ Mountaineer Drive ”. On a PC, this will be in My Computer\Users\username\Google Drive.On a Mac, this will be in Macintosh HD\Users\username\Google Drive.Navigate to the Google Drive folder that was created on your computer:.Once you disconnect, your account will no longer sync any changes between your Google Drive.In the Preferences window, click the gear icon again and select “ disconnect account ” beside your name. ![]() Click the Google Drive app icon, click the gear icon in the top right, and go to “ Preferences”.Once your Google Drive is synced, follow these steps to disconnect your account:.This will create a folder on your computer called Google Drive and begin syncing/downloading all the documents from your Google Drive on the web. If you haven’t already, sign in to the Google Drive app with your MountaineerApps account.Make sure you have installed the Google Drive for Desktop application and it is open.your MountaineerApps account and a personal Google account). This guide is a workaround for accessing your Drive documents offline with multiple accounts (e.g. Google Drive can only sync one Google account at a time. You may choose to use the Google Drive app to sync your Google Drive documents offline.
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