There is a key feature to Google Drive that not many people take advantage of. Similar to Dropbox.com you can have a folder on your computer that contains all of your files in your Google Drive that is updated when the files are updated online. Your files will be stored and be accessible in the cloud as well as on your computer. This is extremely useful if you are having students turn in files through a shared folder.
Follow the directions in the video below to download Google Drive to your computer.
Go to this site (https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375012?hl=en) to enable offline work on Google Docs.
- You have to use the Chrome browser to access your Google Drive files while offline.
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