Dropbox

Dropbox is a place for storing all of your documents, photos, and videos so that you can access them on all of the devices you use, including computers, iPads, iPods, and smartphones.  Because Dropbox is a web based application, you can even access your files from any computer with an Internet connection. 

You can also use the DropitTOMe site to create an upload address that is password protected where anyone can send files to your Dropbox account instead of cluttering your email inbox.   

For this week's assignment:

1. Create a Dropbox account and download Dropbox to your desktop.
2. Upload a file. 
3. Borrow an iPod or iPad and access your file using the Dropbox app.
4. Post a comment below with your thoughts about Dropbox.

Google Docs

Google Docs is a free, web-based application that lets you create, share, and manage documents.  You can control who sees your documents and whether or not they can make changes.  Many of the editing features in Google Docs resemble Microsoft Office, so you won't have as steep a learning curve as you might imagine. 

Go to Google Docs and sign in with your Google account (same one you used for Blogger).  Click the orange create button and choose one of the following types of documents to create for this week's exercise:

• Documents - memos, newsletters, worksheets, etc. (44 second video).


• Spreadsheets (60 second video).


• Presentations - slides like PowerPoint (58 second video)


• Forms (63 second video)


• Drawings (56 second video)

After you have created your file, post a comment below describing your experience (What kind of file did you create?  Did you share it with others, or keep it private?)