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Google Drive & Dropbox – Stepping onto the Cloud DIGITAL LITERACY & PROFESSIONALISM

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Google Drive & Dropbox – Stepping onto the Cloud

DIGITAL LITERACY & PROFESSIONALISM

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Welcome!

Please take a few moments to fill out the pre-workshop survey.

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Digital Literacy & ProfessionalismThis workshop is one of a series from BTC Library made by possible by a Digital Literacy & Professionalism grant from the Washington State Library through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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What is Digital Literacy?

“Digital literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet.”

Cornell University. "Digital Literacy Resource - Introduction." Digital Literacy Resource - Introduction. Retrieved from http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/welcome/dpl0000.html

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Stepping Onto the Cloud

• What is the Cloud?• What is Google drive?• What is Dropbox?

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What is the Cloud?“In the simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive. “ PC Magazine

What Is Cloud Computing? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C2817%2C2372163%2C00.asp Photo by Pattys-photos via Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/abA2T4

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What is Google Drive?

● Cloud-based storage platform ● Released in 2012 to replace Google Docs and to compete with similar

products-- such as Dropbox. ● Create and edit documents, images and other files.● Collaborate and share

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Lots of stuff!

• Store files, documents, images (15 gb free)• Create and edit stuff• Real-time collaboration• Share folders, files, & other items• Use add-ons and extensions to make your life easier

What Can You Do With Google Drive?

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Let’s Take a Look at Google Drive

Digital Literacy Team Drive

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Explore Google Drive

• Go to https://drive.google.com• Create free account/sign in

Pathway Into the Woods by David Grimes via flickr Creative Commons license: https://flic.kr/p/fgpiSG

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★ Dropbox is a personal cloud storage service that can be used for sharing and collaboration.

○ Works on all desktop systems and mobile devices. ○ Uses a desktop client, mobile application, or the web. ○ Download documents to edit○ 2 GB free storage (Up to 18 GB)

■ Earn more storage with Facebook, Twitter, & referrals

What is Dropbox?

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What Can I Do With Dropbox?

DEMO?

Let’s see

Baranwal20, A. (2014, April 20). Make Dropbox more useful. Retrieved June 18, 2014, from http://goideaz.com/make-dropbox-useful/

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Your Turn with Dropbox

■Go to https://dropbox.com■Create free account/sign in■ Or I will email you an invitation to

sign in

Practice Session by Dan Mills via flickr Creative Commons license: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thunder/150914881

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Where to get more information and help?

•Workshop presentations: http://btc.ctc.libguides.com/•Dropbox help: https://dropbox.com/help•Google Drive help: https://support.google.com/drive/#topic=14940

•Contact the library: [email protected] •Contact eLearning: [email protected]

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Questions?

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Please complete the post-workshop survey before you go.

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