Google Drive
Getting into Drive
- Inside your school gmail, click on the grid at the top right side of the screen
- From the drop down menu choose Drive from the second row of icons
Creating Folders
Inside your Drive:
- Click on the blue button labeled New at the left side of the screen
- From the drop down menu choose Folder
- Title your folder with Block / First Name Last Name/ Subject
- Click the blue button labeled Create
- Repeat this process for all of your other subject areas
Color Code Your Folders
- Right click on one of your new subject folders
- From the drop down menu choose Change Color
- Choose a color from the secondary drop down menu
- Repeat this process for all of your subject areas
Share Your Folders
Create Sub Folders
Inside your subject folder you can create subfolders.
- You do this by making sure you are inside the subject folder, then click the blue button labeled New
- Choose the Folder option from the drop down menu
Google Docs
Create a Document
- Click on the blue button labeled New
- Choose Google Docs from the drop down menu
Naming Your Documents
Click on the words Untitled Document at the top of your new document
Block.Last Name, First Name.Assignment Name
- Make sure the words Untitled Document are highlighted
- Start typing the name of your document
Block.Last Name, First Name.Assignment Name
Share Your Document
Click on the blue button labeled Share at the upper right corner of the screen
- If you want to work on the document with another student, input their name and choose them from the list
- If you want to send a link to the document click on Shareable Link and choose the appropriate settings