Google Drive Tip: Add Document to Multiple Folders Using Shift-Z

Google Drive Tip

Add your document to multiple folders using "shift-z"

1. Go to your Google Drive and highlight the file you want to add to a different folder

2. Hold down the shift key and z
3. Select the folder

3. Done!

Beware: If you delete the document, it will disappear from all folders. This is because "shift-z" doesn't copy the actual file to the folders, but adds a point to the real file (wherever that file is). 

Want to remove the file from a particular folder? Right-click on the document and select "view details" then select the "details" tab. You'll see the parent folders listed under location. Remove a folder by clicking on the "x" next to it. 

Google Slides Freebie! Scientific Method Digital Workbook

Google Slides Freebie: Scientific Method Digital Workbook

brought to you by:

Erifili Davis

The link below to the template is VIEW ONLY. This means you will need to create a copy IN YOUR OWN GOOGLE DRIVE to be able to edit the file and share the file with your students. To do this use the following menu path:

File > Make a copy…

Access the workbook HERE

Embed Google Drive Folders on Your Website

This is a really cool tip I found on Roboblog. 

After creating a folder in Google Drive and tweaking the

permissions, you can embed the shared folder on a web page!

Check out Mr. Robitaille's step-by-step instructions on his blog here!

Sharing & Collaborating with Google Drive: A Guide

This guide is brought to you by Eric Curts, and features a video to walk you through the different stages of turning your classroom into a paperless environment through the features and functionalities of Google Drive and Google Docs. 

Here's a sample of Eric's Table of Contents:
Overview
How to name documents and folders
How to choose sharing options: Edit, Comment, and View
How to share a document with specific people
How to share a document as a link
How to use folders
How to create folders for your documents
How to put your documents in folders
How to share a folder
How to use folders as staff handout folders
How to use folders as student turn-in folders
How to use forms to turn in assignments
How to use comments in the grading process
How to use revision history
Use Voice Comments

Other resources

Access Eric's guide here!

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University of Hawai`i Google Drive Sharing Graphic:

by Suzy Mehlhorn

Google Drive: Set Automatic Expiration Dates for Shared Files & Folders

This script is awesome for teachers or anyone who doesn't want to share files or folders forever. This will work for both publicly or privately shared items. 

Here's the guide from Digital Inspiration:

The script will run at the specific time and remove all the sharing permissions from your file or folder making them private and the shared links would no longer work. Here’s how you can use the script.

1. Click here to make a copy of the Google Script into your Google Drive.
2. Add the URL (link) of your shared Google Drive folder or any file hosted on Google Drive in Line #3 and put expiration date in Line #7 (remember to use the YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM format).
3. Open the File menu, choose Project Properties and select your Timezone from the dropdown. The date and time that you set in the script will use this timezone.
4. Go to the Run menu, choose Start and authorize the auto-expiry script to run at the specified time. This is open-source Google Script and none of your data is shared with anyone.

That’s it. You can close the Google Script editor window and it will automatically disable the sharing options for the specified file or Drive folder at the specified date and time. You can even specify sub-folders that are anywhere in the Drive Tree.

http://www.labnol.org/internet/auto-expire-google-drive-links/27509/

Save Your Files Directly from Microsoft Office to Google Drive

 

Google steps up to make life easier for you! This add-on places an icon in your MS Office workspace so you can save a document in Microsoft Office directly to Google Drive.

 

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/driveforoffice 

 

 

Dear Google: No Downloading, Copying or Printing My Files!

Dear Google,
I like to collaborate with Google Docs and Drive, but there are certain files I don't want people to download, copy or print! 
Aloha,
suzy :) 

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Suzy,
You're in luck! There's a way to do that!

-Google 

 

"Prevent People From Downloading, Copying or Printing Your Drive Files | The Gooru." The Gooru. 16 July 2015. Web. 23 July 2015.

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 from Jane Hart

Twitter is #1!

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 from Jane Hart