Learn Google Drive

Introduction

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. You can store all our data here by uploading existing file, folders and creating new files and folders.

Educational application and relevance

All our android version mobile phones will have google photo application by default, and no need to install it again. 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.

Configuration

Need Internet Connection to use this application

Other similar applications

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.

Working with the application

Functionalities

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.	Step 2 - The google drive page will open and wiil look like this.
Step 3 - To Upload your local Folders or Files, Click on “New” icon on left side of the screen. If you want to Create Folder, click on “Folder” --> Give folder name --> Click on “Create”. To Upload a File: Click on File Upload -> select file ->click open.	Step 4 - Sharing files: Select any file -> Right Click and click Share . Or Open your file, go to right corner and click on SHARE. Here you can share your uploaded folder or files with others by using their g-mail ids.
Step 5 - Chose Access permission. Examples : If the person want edit your document, select “can edit” option. If the person want only veiw then select “ only veiw” option. Lastly, if the person do not want to edit, just want to give comments for you documnets, just select “can comment”.

File formats for creation

Not applicable

Saving the file

Not applicable

Export and publishing files

Not applicable

Advanced features

• create new forum
• create google form
• Upload all files , photos , Videos etc.

Installation

Method of installation	Steps
From Ubuntu software Centre	Steps
From Terminal	Steps
From the web	Steps
Web based registration	Steps

The application on mobiles and tablets

In built application all the android mobiles .

Ideas for resource creation

ALl the documents like photos , important files, videpos we can save in drive. we can use for resource creation .

References

Other Tutorial webpage for Google Drive www.coosbaylibrary.org/sites/default/files/GoogleDriveHandout.pdf