Google Drive
Google Drive is an online collaboration tool that is free with Google Account and includes almost all basic microsoft office software. If you haven’t heard about or used this cloud device, you have to try it out. I use it every day, in multiple applications.
I work in a major corporation and because my department uses Macs, we are unable to utilize Sharepoint. We use Google Drive all day every day to work together and track necessary deliverables.
Recently my sister created a form using Google Drive so that her sorority sisters could recommend new pledges. The information submitted was automatically put into a spreadsheet where she could sort/count the information.
Google Drive is a great tool with working on group projects as well. You can even chat with other users in the document while working on documents. I use it at school to take notes on my iPad. In doing so, my notes are available to me anywhere on any device with an internet connection. Google Drive also has apps for tablets, phones and computers.
Have you been utilizing this tool as much as I have? If not, you should be!
This blog was definitely persuasive because I just went to it and downloaded it for my Mac. I have heard about this before but I was not sure exactly what it was and the uses for it. I have a ton of group projects and hopefully I can figure this out and utilize it! Thank you for the post!
ReplyDeleteSamantha, Google Drive is amazing! Its the only program I use to do any school work. The ease of access is my favorite feature since I can access all of my school work from any computer which I tend to use especially when it is slow at work! I always recommend it to all of my friends.
DeleteI love Google Drive! I work full time and go to school full time so I am always running around and trying to keep with everything. Google Drive makes it possible for me to take notes during class and then when I go to work I can easily pull them back up and look over them if its slow. It's also great because I can access all of my documents from any computer without having to email everything in attachments. I don't use word at all anymore and just use Drive.
ReplyDeleteI am in the same boat! It is great being able to use every spare minute to work on projects/homework.
DeleteThis is great I will have to take advantage of this because I've had situations where I wasn't able to go over my notes because I take them on Microsoft word on my laptop so if I don't have my laptop I'm out of luck. So all you have to do is take the notes on there and then I can access it say on my phone or iPad? I'm definitely going to check this out!
ReplyDeleteYep! There is an app for most tablets and smart phones. I take notes on my iPad and can access it from any computer and even my phone! Check it out!
DeleteThis is really awesome. It's the first I'm hearing of this. So, I'm going to go in and take it for a test drive! I'm always sending stuff back and forth to my devices to make sure I can access it wherever I am. One question though...I keep getting a message saying, "iGoogle will be shutting down in XX days. Be sure to take a few minutes to backup any important data you may have stored in iGoogle." Will Google Drive be impacted by the iGoogle shut down? Thanks for the post! Great information!
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