Have you ever been working on a document or presentation for school at home and forgot to email it to yourself so you can use it the next day? Well then
Dropbox is the web tool for you!
Dropbox is a
FREE web based service that let's you access your documents, photos, or videos from
anywhere. With Dropbox you get 2GB of space, which is more than enough for the average user. Think of it as a mobile flashdrive that you don't have to worry about leaving on your desk at school or in your computer at home. Dropbox is very user friendly. You can also download the desktop application for Dropbox on your home computer. Which makes accessing your files even easier.
Here are some of my favorite dropbox uses:
1. A depository for my school files. I no longer worry about where I saved a document.
2. When I was at MACUL this year I got an email from a parent asking for work for their sick child. I was able to go into my dropbox account, grab the document and email it to the parent. The student had the work completed when he returned to school.
3. I created a dropbox account for my classroom. My students no longer come in the day an assingment is due and say my printer is out of ink. They simply log into the classroom dropbox account and upload their work. When they get to school they log back into the classroom dropbox account, download it, print it, and turn it it. Which means less hassle for me!
4. I also have some students who use it as a way to get a project they are working on back and forth to school. I don't have to email it to the parent anymore and then have them email it back. The kids take care of it all on their own!
5. With Dropbox you can even share a file or an entire folder with anyone you like. Makes it super easy to share your fantasy unit with your colleagues!
Dropbox is incredibly easy to set up and user friendly. By signing up for dropbox using this
link, both of us get additional space. Check it out!
:-) Melanie
