1. Google Drive ~ A Look at Cloud Storage
Overview

2. “Google Drive” An introduction to data storage on the Cloud.
Aiming for an experience leading to stuff that you may find really interesting and useful.

3. “Google Drive”
We will log into an existing SeniorNet Whitianga Drive account where there are already some files we can play with.
You will be able to upload and delete some of your files too.
Further courses will provide more detailed hands on experiences.

4. “Google Drive”
Select Google Drive
Click

5. In top right hand corner, click drop down,
to get this.
Click on Add account

6. Sign In as:
Password
Click on Sign in.

7. This is the snet.whit drive site. It says so here.
Lets learn of something of it.

8. Click on My Drive.
These are the files currently on My Drive

9. Click on “Create”.
Allows the creation of Folders, Documents, spreadsheets and heaps more, just like the Files and Folders or word processing courses.

10. Next we will Up load a few files.
Click on red arrow for Up Load files or folders.

11. Click on Red Arrow
Select which file or folder to Upload Then Open

12. Lower right shows progress and completion.
Click on X to close it when you are ready.

13. Click on “Recent” will show recent up and down loads, now including ours.

14. View file contents
Click on box to select file, then on file to show the contents.

15. Having selected the file lets move it to another folder.
Click on “Move To”,

16. Then either select an existing folder to move toOr
Create a new folder
See note at the bottom.

17. Lets Create new folder,
give it a name and
click on Create.

18. Then click on Move

19. This shows the New Folder, selecting its box and clicking on the file will open it.
Try it.

20. Other Options
Click on More

21. More choices of different types of files to create…but not for now.

22. Emptying the Bin
To empty the Bin, click on Bin
(Lower left show the current usage)

23. Next.
Note this!! Its permanent.

24. Deleting what we have created.
Select New Folder
Select Remove

25. And its gone!

26. “Google Drive” Empty Bin of any data you may have uploaded.
Confidentiality on password please!

27. “Google Drive” Suggest Home Work!!!
Go to Google Drive. Use your Google account.
Trial some uploads.
Share Pictures with friends or family.

28. Next?
“Google Docs”
SeniorNet will be running two sequential courses on Google Docs.
Dates 9th and 16th April.
These are following courses, not duplicates.
Booking is with our Administrator of course.