Google Drive . . . The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread!

Today I want to talk to you about the benefits of Google Drive.  Google Drive is a cloud based storage system.  Google Drive allows you to share and edit files.  File types range from word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.  

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So, why did I say Google Drive is the best thing since sliced bread?  Here are a few of the reasons why I love Google Drive.

1.  Cloud Based Storage:  Google Drive provides you with 15 GB of free online storage.  You can access your Google Drive anywhere you have internet.  

2.  Edit Files:  You can edit files that you have stored on your Google Drive account.  It does not matter if they are Microsoft Word files or Google Docs.  

3.  Create Files:  You can create new Google Docs (word processing), Google Sheets (spreadsheets), Google Slides (presentations), and Google Forms (surveys/questionnaires).  

3.  Sharing:  You can share files.  Files can be shared with one person through email or with as many people as you want through a URL.  You decide how much access you want to give them.  They can either simply view the document 
but not edit or you can give them editing rights.



4.  Collaboration:  Students can collaborate on projects using Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. 

5.  Revision History:  You can check a file's 
revision history.  You can even revert back to a previous revision.  If the document has shared editing rights, you can see who made the 
revisions and when.  








6.  Google Forms:  You can create surveys and questionnaires using Google Forms.  The results gathered from the survey will go directly into a Google Sheet.  Click here for an example of a Google Form I created for the end of the school year.  

For more information on using Google Drive, here is a video tutorial.  

Thank you once again for visiting my blog.  Stay tuned for my blog next week about Google Photos, Google Calendar, and Google Keep.