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Never Use a USB Key Again: How to Manage your Files in the Cloud
This document summarizes a presentation about managing files in the cloud instead of using USB flash drives. It discusses popular cloud storage platforms like Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive and how they allow accessing and sharing files across multiple devices. Security measures for cloud storage are also outlined. Using cloud storage makes exchanging files easier than email and allows features like collaborative editing. Various options for students to submit assignments directly to a teacher's cloud account are presented.
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- 1. Dawson College PedagogicalDay – October 18th, 2013 Never Use a USB Key Again: How to Manage your Files in the Cloud Rafael Scapin, Ph.D. Coordinator of Educational Technology Office of Instructional Development Dawson College
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- 3. Copyright (C) WarnerBros. Television Problems With USB Keys / Flash Drives Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfOYtaumew
- 4. What’s The Cloud? CloudComputing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive.
- 6. Popular Cloud StoragePlatforms
- 7. Popular Cloud StoragePlatforms Online Storage & Sharing Websites 2 Gb for free. 500 MB for each referral person up to 18 GB (free). $99/year for 100 Gb. 10 Gb for free. $60/year for 100 Gb 15 GB for free. $4.99/month for 100 Gb.
- 8. Popular Cloud StoragePlatforms Online Storage & Sharing Websites 5 Gb fro free. 500 MB for each referral person up to 32 GB (free). $9.99/month for 100 Gb 5 Gb for free. 10 additional GB (15 GB total): $20/year 7 GB (free) (25 GB for existing users prior to April 22, 2012) 10 Gb for free. “Infinite space” for $99/year
- 9. How Safe isit? Dropbox uses modern encryption methods to both transfer and store your data. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and AES-256 bit encryption. Two-step verification is available for an extra layer of security at login. You can choose to receive security codes by text message or apps.
- 10. How Safe isit?
- 11. Why Using CloudStorage? Traditional Way to Exchange Files E-Mail
- 12. Why Using CloudStorage? Exchanging Files in the Cloud
- 13. Why Using CloudStorage? Exchanging Files in the Cloud: Multiple Devices
- 14. Why Using CloudStorage? Cloud Storage Platforms Create Folders on your Computer
- 15. Why Using CloudStorage? Dropbox File Folder (on your Computer)
- 16. Why Using CloudStorage? Dropbox Folders on the Web
- 17. Why Using CloudStorage? Box.net Folders on the Web
- 18. Why Using CloudStorage? Google Drive Folders on the Web
- 19. Why Using CloudStorage? Google Drive – Sharing Files/Folders
- 20. Why Using CloudStorage? Google Drive – Synchronous Editing Source: http://youtu.be/A7y7NafWXeM
- 21. Why Using CloudStorage? Dropbox: Sharing Files / Folders
- 22. Why Using CloudStorage? Sharing Files in Moodle Advantage Files are updated automatically in Moodle after you make any changes in the original one in Dropbox!
- 23. Store Students’ DocumentsOnline Storing Assignments & Sending Feedback
- 24. Store Students’ DocumentsOnline 3-Party Websites: DropitTome DROPitTOme allows you to receive files from anyone to your Dropbox account. http://dropitto.me/ CONS: No way to specify an upload folder – all uploads go into a Dropitome folder inside your Dropbox folder No way to embed the upload form into class website, blog, or wiki
- 25. Store Students’ DocumentsOnline 3-Party Websites: Send to Dropbox Incredibly simple to use. Just attach the app to your Dropbox account and you're set Students just have to attach the file they want to send to you and it magically appears in your Dropbox folder, accessible from ANY of your devices http://sendtodropbox.com/ Ability to specify the folder that the files are saved to. Folders can contain the From address, subject or the date Will also automatically unzip archived files for you Can be used from an iPad or other tablet device
- 26. Store Students’ DocumentsOnline 3-Party Websites: JotForm JotForm is a WYSIWYG form editor in the browser. They have recognized a need for a way to easily upload to DropBox and have created a custom form and setup procedure for DropBox that is just flat out awesome. http://www.jotform.com/dropbox/
- 27. Store Students’ DocumentsOnline 3-Party Websites All thre services offer a fantastic way to allow your students to send their digital work directly to your Dropbox folder for collection. If you’re looking for something incredibly quick and simple, DropItTo.me would be the way to go. If you’d like to specify the folder that your files are sent to, then send to dropbox would be your choice. If you would like an embeddable, completely customizable form for your students to upload their work, then JotForm is for you.
- 28. Searching Different CloudServices CloudMagic: Fast search across Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, iCloud, SkyDrive, Gmail, Evernote, Facebo ok, Twitter and much more. http://cloudmagic.com Source: http://youtu.be/F1tH-S2HjGg
- 29. Searching Different CloudServices Manage all your clouds from one login with services like: Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, Google Drive, SugarSync, Picasa, Amazon S3, FTP sites and WebDav drives...all from one simple app. http://otixo.com
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- 32. Contact Me Rafael Scapin,Ph.D. rscapin@dawsoncollege.qc.ca rscapin 1404 DawsonITE Blog http://dawsonite.dawsoncollege.qc.ca