Using Dropbox foriPad classroom

workflow

By: Sofía Velázquez R.sofia.velazquez@cap.edu.mx

What is a digital workflow?

1. Assigning work or distributing information to

students

2. Receiving work from students

3. Grading and returning feedback to students

This presentation focuses on using Dropbox for #1

and #2

INFORMATIONDISTRIBUTION(FROM TEACHER TO STUDENT)

USE #1

Steps① Create a Dropbox account. You can use this

link to sign up https://db.tt/tkgRBZG and

we’ll both get free storage space. You can

also share your own referral link: once you’re

signed in you’ll find your own referral code

in: https://www.dropbox.com/referrals

② Inside Dropbox, create the folder to be

shared with your students by clicking in:

(new folder)

– And choose a name for it

i.e : Actividades 6ºA

③ Find this folder’s sharing link by clicking:

(Share -> Send Link)

Share

Send link

④ Option A: Copy this link and go

tohttp://tinyurl.com/ to shorten it. You can

write this shortened URL on your whiteboard

so your students can easily copy it.

1. Paste your link here

2. Write a short, easy-to-remember alias.

3. Click here to getyour shortenedaddress.

④ Option B: Copy your Dropbox link & publish

it in your blog. You can put it in a page or a

widget in your sidebar. Your students will

have to use their ipads to log into your blog

in order to get access to your shared folder.

⑤ Now just put in your shared folder any file you want your

students to use in their iPads. Once they log into your

folder, they'll be able to download it. (This is easier if you

have Dropbox installed in your computer. Step-by-step

instructions can be found at the end of this slideshow).

⑥ Warning: the files shall be compatible with the iPad; such as

images, PDF, Word, Powerpoint, videos, etc.

⑦ TIP: Once the student has downloaded the file

in Safari, he/she can use other apps to view it .

The iPad suggest the the most adecuate app,

but others are also avaliable:

RECEIVING WORK(FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER)

USE #2

Steps① Go to https://sendtodropbox.com/

② Click on SIGN UP and log in with your Dropbox

username and password.

③ The site will prompt you to create a folder inside

your Dropbox. Click ALLOW.

④ This creates an email address to which your

students can turn in their work and these

files will be saved into your Dropbox.

Ejemplo:

⑤ Ask your students to turn in their work using

this address so you won’t have to open

several email attachments, as the files will be

automatically saved into : DROPBOX

APPLICATIONS ATTACHMENTS

INSTALL DROPBOX IN YOU COMPUTERTHIS WAY YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR FILES FROM YOUR COMPUTER, WITHOUT USING THE DROPBOX WEBSITE.

#3

Steps① Go to https://www.dropbox.com/install

② Clik on FREE DOWNLOAD for mac.

③ Save the file (DropboxInstaller.dmg)

④ Once it’s downloaded, open it:

InFIREFOX:

Or in Finder’s“Downloads” folder

⑤ Just double-click the icon and follow the

instructions:

⑥ This creates a folder named “Dropbox” in

your computer which syncs all the files on

your Dropbox account.

We’re done!

• Last tip:

• Your free-account storage space is limited

(2GB). It’s recomended to move your

incoming files to another folder in your

computers in order not to run out of space.