Webinar slides updated 8/17/16 to reflect app changes...

1. Share Resources,
Collaborate & Eliminate
Paperwork
Simple K12.com webinar - 8/17/16
Chris Casal
Purveyor of Geekery, Scarsdale NY
@mr_casal
about.me/mrcasal

2. Cloud is key
Google Apps for Education
Go GAFE!
Office365
Dropbox

3. But what if you can’t go
GAFE?(or Office365…)

4. Dropbox
Online storage
Automatic syncing across devices & operating systems
2 GB of storage free
many ways to get additional storage, including
referrals
my referral link: http://db.tt/o2H8xmo
App - $Free

5. Benefits
Access files anywhere
no more flash/thumb drives
no more bulky folders/binders of paperwork
Multiple app integration
GoodReader, Adobe, Office365, DropItTo.me
Share files and folders for easy collaboration
Work on local drive and Dropbox syncs automatically,
no uploading needed - work offline & sync later

6. Dropbox.com
interface -
identical folders
accessible on
iPad & local HD

7. Dropbox folder on
local HD -
identical to
Dropbox.com &
iPad
Native file formats

8. Alphabetical file
structure - both files
and folders
Selet a file to view it
Native file formats

9. Easily share files
from iPad

10. Share via email
Generates a link
instead of emailig a
bulky attachment

11. Easily share files
from iPad

12. Upload & manage
files from iPad to
Dropbox
Can set automatic
uploads of Photos

13. Upload & manage
files from iPad to
Dropbox

14. DROPitTOme
www.dropitto.me
Free online site for submitting files to Dropbox
Set up custom URL for Dropbox/Google Drive/
OneDrive submission
Students can upload files
Not an iPad app but a great way to extend the
collaborative capabilities of Dropbox
Web based - $Free

15. DROPitTOme
Set up a custom address, in this case
www.dropitto.me/mrcasal
Password protect uploads if you like...

16. DROPitTOme
Easy, standard upload interface
Search your hard drive for any file and upload...

17. Classroom Uses
Store lessons
share with colleagues, substitutes, administration
Always have access to documents - start at home,
finish at school...
home, school, iPad - all synced
Have students turn in work from any computer via
DropItTo.me
Share paperless memos with staff

18. Google
Google and iOS
http://community.simplek12.com/scripts/student/
webinars/view.asp?id=112
http://community.simplek12.com/scripts/student/
webinars/view.asp?id=1193
Google rocks on iOS!

19. Best cloud not named Google
Love Google but have multiple Google accounts
Drive syncs to only one on the desktop
Dropbox allows me to access files regardless of which Google account I’m in
Keeps files native, doesn’t convert to Google Docs
Universal format support
as long as your computer has the program the file can be saved, opened,
and edited within a Dropbox folder
Share & collaborate with Dropbox users, regardless of their Google use &
comfort
Opportunities for free storage upgrades

20. Contact
Christopher M. Casal
Purveyor of Geekery
Heathcote School, Scarsdale NY
Twitter: @mr_casal
Graphite: mrcasal
Diigo: mrcasal
www.mrcasal.com
slideshare.net/mr_casal
blog.mrcasal.com