Dropbox Ideas, Videos, and Questions Answered

I have had a few questions about how to set up a file management system to submit student work to a teacher for grading. I have successfully used Dropbox integrated with dropitto.me to turn in student work. It also works well with the iPad, but you do not need an iPad to correct the student submissions.

Dropbox can also be used to upload your own documents and share them from one computer to another. The video below talks about this more about the private, not educational application. Go to www.dropbox.com to download the app to your computer (it does not matter if your computer is a Mac or Windows or if you are using your iPad/ iPod Touch/ iPhone or Android phone it will all be compatible). 

Like most things that I am going to show this year, there are other ways to do this. This is just one way and if you think it would work for you, I will be happy to help you set it up.

 

The video above was produced by Dropbox and gives you the overview of the product. You are given 2GB of free space to store information, which is a good amount to work with for most people. It probably wouldn't be enough for a major backup source, but for student file submissions it will work well. You can also delete old submissions at the end of the semester or year.



The second video was produced to show the way DropBox and dropitto.me work together. Here is where there is one downfall for our small school. Unfortunately, the work submitted through dropitto.me to your dropbox will appear in a folder called "DROPitTOme". They will not be sorted. To combat this, I had students title assignments with the assignment name and then the student last name. For example: TermPaperWalder or OutlineWalder

Here is what my folder looks like:

You can sort them after they are submitted into folders. As you can see, on the top of the list there is a place to make a new folder. It may take a little time though, which is a downfall.



Above is one last video about setting up your dropitto.me account, but remember, you do not have to do this all by yourself. I am here to help. Email me or stop in and I will help at any time.