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=Introduction=
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===Introduction===
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Drive is the online folder that holds the files and folders you create and shared from others. To access your files from different devices, sign in to your Google Account.
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Google Drive is a cloud storage service that lets the user to store documents, images, audio, videos, as files and even inside  folders. It requires the user to have a google account to use this service. Google drive can be used in windows, ubuntu or any other operating system including on android phones.
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You can store all our data here by uploading existing file, folders and creating new files and folders.
 
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==ICT Competency==
 
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==Educational application and relevance==
 
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All our android version mobile phones will have google photo application by default, and no need to install it again.  
 
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Need switch on the synchronizing option to get all your mobile camera photos to upload to your google drive automatically. So that all your important event photos will be saved safely in google drive.
 
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==Version==
 
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==Configuration==
 
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Need Internet Connection to use this application
 
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==Overview of Features==
 
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==Other similar applications==
 
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All our anroid version mobile phones will have google photo application by defualt, and no need to install it again. Need swicth on the synchronizing option to get all your mobile camera photos to upload to your google photos automatically. So that all your important event photos will be saved safely in google drive.
 
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==Development and community help==
 
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=Working with the application=
 
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==Functionalities==
 
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|style="width: 50%;|Image  Image Image Image  (Step 1)
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|ICT Competency
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|Google Drive is a application for storing and accessing resources.
 
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|style="width: 50%;|Step 1 - To open a Google Drive First login to your Gmail account then go too app option which is showing in the image. Click on Drive.
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|style="width: 50%;|Step 2 - The google drive page will open and wiil look like this.
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|You can store all your data here by uploading existing file and folders, also can create new files and folders. And you can share your data with your peers to view, edit and comment.
 
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|style="width: 50%;|Step 3 - To Upload your local Folders
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|Configuration
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or Files, Click on “New” icon on left side of the screen.
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|No specific configuration requirements but Internet connection is needed to use this application.
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If you want to Create Folder, click on “Folder” --> Give folder name --> Click on “Create”.
 
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To Upload a File: Click on File Upload -> select file ->click open.
 
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|style="width: 50%;|Step 4 - Sharing files: Select any file -> Right Click  and click Share .
 
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Or Open your file, go to right corner and click on SHARE.
 
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Here you can share your uploaded folder or files with others by using their g-mail ids.
 
 
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|Other similar applications
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|[https://nextcloud.com/ Nextcloud] [https://www.dropbox.com/?landing=cntl Dropbox]
 
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|style="width: 50%;|Step 5 - Chose Access permission.
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|The application on mobiles and tablets
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Examples : If the person want edit your document, select “can edit” option.
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|Android phones will have in-built Google Drive option. You need to switch on the synchronizing option to get all your mobile camera photos to upload to your google drive photos automatically. This enable all your important event photos will be saved safely in Google Drive.
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If the person want only veiw then select “ only veiw” option.
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Lastly, if the person do not want to edit, just want to give comments for you documnets, just select “can comment”.  
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|Development and community help
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|[https://www.google.com/drive/ Google]
 
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==File formats for creation==
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====Overview of Features====
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# Google allows 15GB of free Google online storage space on cloud, this includes your photos (Google photos), emails (Gmail), stories, drawings, recordings, video (Drive files).
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# Your files in Drive can be accessed from any smart phone, tablet, or computer.
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# You can invite others to view, download, and collaborate on all the files of you.
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==== Installation ====
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It is a web based application, there is no installation needed. To access google drive, you have to sign in to [https://drive.google.com/drive Google] site by using your google login details.
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===Working with the application===
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====Accessing Google Drive ====
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# The below images show you how to access Google Drive. You need to access a browser (Mozilla Firefox) for this. On your computer with Ubuntu custom distribution, to open web browser go to (Applications → Internet→ Firefox web browser), as shown in the first image.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
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File:Youtube_1_Option_Menu_to_Open.png|Opening a browser
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File:Gmail 1 Main Window.png|Login to Gmail account
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</gallery>
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2. If you are using windows or any other operating system open web browsers like Google, Mozilla, Safari etc…
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3. You have to sign in to [https://drive.google.com/drive/ google]  site by using your Gmail user (email) ID and password.
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4. The google drive page will open and will look like the below image.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
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File:Google_Photos_1_App_Of_Google.png|Google Apps, select Drive
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File:Google_Drive_2_Main_Window.png|Google Drive main page
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</gallery>
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====Creating / uploading and sharing files and folder====
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===== Create your local files or folders to Google Drive =====
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#Click on “New” icon on left side of the screen.
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#If you want to create a folder, click on "Folder" --> Give folder name --> Click on "Create".
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#Inside this folder, you can create new files such as documents, spreadsheet and slides. Google Drive has Open Document Format (odt, odp, ods) viewer and can open any .odf files, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx are the supported file formats.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
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File:Google_Drive_3_New_Files_Uploads.png|Creating new folder
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</gallery>
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===== Upload your files to google drive =====
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#To upload your local files, click on "new" --> select "file upload" -> select file -> click open.
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#This upload time is completely depending on your file size, once it uploads it will show you the right mark (green colour).
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#Google drive will allow you to upload any kind of files like image, audio, video, text files etc.
  
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==Saving the file==
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===== Upload your folder to google drive =====
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# To upload your local folder, click on "new" --> select "folder upload" --> select folder --> click open.
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# By doing this you can directly upload folder from local storage.
  
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==Export and publishing files==
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===== Sharing your google drive files and folders =====
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In google drive you can share your folder/files in two way:
  
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==Advanced features==
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===== Share with other person's email ID =====
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Use this method when you know the email address of everyone with whom you are sharing.
  
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Right click on the file/folder --> click on 'Share' --> in the pop-up window, Under 'share with people', type the email address of the person or Google group you want to share with, copy the link by clicking on "copy link" button.
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===== Share files/folders with others to see the files through the link =====
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Use this method when you don’t know everyone’s email address, aren’t sure if they all have a Google account, or simply want a document to be more widely available.
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1. Right click on the file/folders which you are going share, select on "Share"<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> 
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File:1. Google drive - right click and select get sharable link.png|Right click and select get sharable link
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2. In the pop-up window, under "Get link" option, Click on "change" (to decide what people can do with your file when you share it), select Viewer or Editor. Choose "viewer" option to only make them access your files. Choose "Editor" option to give them the rights to modify your file/folder.
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File:2. Google drive - Select any one with this link.png|click on '''change''' option under '''get link'''
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3. Click Copy link --> Done.
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4. Copy and paste the link in an email or any place you want to share it.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> 
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File:4. Google drive - Copy your google drive file link.png|Copy your google drive file link
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==== Animation on how to share your google drive folders/files ====
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You can share your google drive folders and files using your computer browser or mobile app.
 
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| [[File:How_to_share_google_drivefolders_and_files_with_others11.gif|link=Special:FilePath/How_to_share_google_drive_folders_and_files_with_others.gif]]||[[File:How_to_share_google_drivefolders_and_files_with_others_through_phone22.gif|400px]]|link=Special:FilePath/How_to_share_google_drive_folders_and_files_with_others_through_phone2.gif]]
 
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=The application on mobiles and tablets=
 
  
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=Ideas for resource creation=
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====Advanced features====
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# You can create simple drawings on "Google Drawing Page".
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# You can allow others to access your documents ('sharing' documents with them) and give their comments and feedback.
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===Ideas for resource creation===
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All the documents like photos , important files and text resources can be saved in the drive. You can share these resources with your peers to view, edit and comment to make it more effective.
  
 
=References=
 
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Other Tutorial webpage for Google Drive
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[https://www.google.com/drive/ Google Drive page]
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www.coosbaylibrary.org/sites/default/files/GoogleDriveHandout.pdf
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[[Category:Explore an application]]
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<nowiki>{{subst:Explore_an_application}} on the page you create for your tool.  Page Name should be "Learn ToolName"</nowiki>
 

Latest revision as of 12:41, 11 April 2023

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Introduction

Google Drive is a cloud storage service that lets the user to store documents, images, audio, videos, as files and even inside folders. It requires the user to have a google account to use this service. Google drive can be used in windows, ubuntu or any other operating system including on android phones.

ICT Competency Google Drive is a application for storing and accessing resources.
Educational application and relevance You can store all your data here by uploading existing file and folders, also can create new files and folders. And you can share your data with your peers to view, edit and comment.
Version Version - Not Applicable
Configuration No specific configuration requirements but Internet connection is needed to use this application.
Other similar applications Nextcloud Dropbox
The application on mobiles and tablets Android phones will have in-built Google Drive option. You need to switch on the synchronizing option to get all your mobile camera photos to upload to your google drive photos automatically. This enable all your important event photos will be saved safely in Google Drive.
Development and community help Google

Overview of Features

  1. Google allows 15GB of free Google online storage space on cloud, this includes your photos (Google photos), emails (Gmail), stories, drawings, recordings, video (Drive files).
  2. Your files in Drive can be accessed from any smart phone, tablet, or computer.
  3. You can invite others to view, download, and collaborate on all the files of you.

Installation

It is a web based application, there is no installation needed. To access google drive, you have to sign in to Google site by using your google login details.

Working with the application

Accessing Google Drive

  1. The below images show you how to access Google Drive. You need to access a browser (Mozilla Firefox) for this. On your computer with Ubuntu custom distribution, to open web browser go to (Applications → Internet→ Firefox web browser), as shown in the first image.

  • Opening a browser

  • Login to Gmail account

2. If you are using windows or any other operating system open web browsers like Google, Mozilla, Safari etc…

3. You have to sign in to google  site by using your Gmail user (email) ID and password.

4. The google drive page will open and will look like the below image.

  • Google Apps, select Drive

  • Google Drive main page

Creating / uploading and sharing files and folder

Create your local files or folders to Google Drive
  1. Click on “New” icon on left side of the screen.
  2. If you want to create a folder, click on "Folder" --> Give folder name --> Click on "Create".
  3. Inside this folder, you can create new files such as documents, spreadsheet and slides. Google Drive has Open Document Format (odt, odp, ods) viewer and can open any .odf files, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx are the supported file formats.

  • Creating new folder

Upload your files to google drive
  1. To upload your local files, click on "new" --> select "file upload" -> select file -> click open.
  2. This upload time is completely depending on your file size, once it uploads it will show you the right mark (green colour).
  3. Google drive will allow you to upload any kind of files like image, audio, video, text files etc.
Upload your folder to google drive
  1. To upload your local folder, click on "new" --> select "folder upload" --> select folder --> click open.
  2. By doing this you can directly upload folder from local storage.
Sharing your google drive files and folders

In google drive you can share your folder/files in two way:

Share with other person's email ID

Use this method when you know the email address of everyone with whom you are sharing.

Right click on the file/folder --> click on 'Share' --> in the pop-up window, Under 'share with people', type the email address of the person or Google group you want to share with, copy the link by clicking on "copy link" button.

Share files/folders with others to see the files through the link

Use this method when you don’t know everyone’s email address, aren’t sure if they all have a Google account, or simply want a document to be more widely available.

1. Right click on the file/folders which you are going share, select on "Share"

  • Right click and select get sharable link

2. In the pop-up window, under "Get link" option, Click on "change" (to decide what people can do with your file when you share it), select Viewer or Editor. Choose "viewer" option to only make them access your files. Choose "Editor" option to give them the rights to modify your file/folder.

  • click on change option under get link

3. Click Copy link --> Done.

4. Copy and paste the link in an email or any place you want to share it.

  • Copy your google drive file link

Animation on how to share your google drive folders/files

You can share your google drive folders and files using your computer browser or mobile app.
Through computer browser Through Google drive mobile app
How to share google drivefolders and files with others11.gif How to share google drivefolders and files with others through phone22.gif|link=Special:FilePath/How_to_share_google_drive_folders_and_files_with_others_through_phone2.gif]]

Advanced features

  1. You can create simple drawings on "Google Drawing Page".
  2. You can allow others to access your documents ('sharing' documents with them) and give their comments and feedback.

Ideas for resource creation

All the documents like photos , important files and text resources can be saved in the drive. You can share these resources with your peers to view, edit and comment to make it more effective.

References

Google Drive page

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