Google Drive

Application/Storage Review: Google Drive

Reference: https://drive.google.com/start#home

Review/Summary:  This storage resource is an amazing tool developed by Google.  Integrated with Gmail and the host of Web Apps that Google has created, this tool can be used to upload, download, and store files across the world.  The use of this tool in the classroom is amazing as each student can share to a class email account the documents and materials they create.  With a free 5GB of storage, this has to be one of the best solutions Google has every created.

Reflection:  With this being a brand new technology, I have only tested this with my students once so far.  The amazing thing about this is its integration with sync folders on my computer.  I am able to link what the kids create in Google Docs to my home computer and grade their work without having to move anything.  In addition, it is linked to all of the other parts of my Google life.  I am able to access it whenever, where ever.  Within the next 2 months, this will probably replace my Dropbox account.