DropBox

I wanted to share something with you we have known about for a while, and I think we may have shared it last year.  I was reminded of it yet again at a session this year at TCEA.  

How many times have you worked on a project for work  (lesson plans, a presentation, etc…) at home only to get to work and realize you FORGOT your USB that you saved it on?  This can be SOOO frustrating!  This is why you should use  DropBox!  DropBox is a FREE (up to 2 GB) file hosting program that you can download on multiple computers, access online, and access by smart phone.   I can work on something at home, save it to my DropBox account, and access it from ANYWHERE I have internet access.  I can share folders with friends or co-workers so that we can work together on projects.  Amanda and I used it as we started to work on our TCEA presentation.  She created a folder in her DropBox titled TCEA 2013.  If she was at home and came up with a great idea she would go to DropBox, type up or create her idea, and save it.  It automatically went into a folder that I could access anytime I logged into Drop Box. I could see what she added and add to it if I wanted to.  This is a great way to collaborate with other teachers.  It would also be great for students to work on group projects together.  If your computer crashes—NO PROBLEM!  All of your files are saved on DropBox!  

At the conference they showed examples of collaboration between students working on projects, teachers working on lesson plans, classes working together on projects, and ongoing individual student projects that the students added to throughout the year.