Using Google Drive with Students

Setting up and Organizing Student Shared Folders

1. Have your students create and share a folder with you. (For iPads go here)
2. Click on "My Drive" and create folders for each class of students
3. Click on "Shared with me" 
4. Select the shared student folders for all of the students that you wish to organize into the class folder(s) you created by clicking on the check boxes next to each student's name
5. Click on the Folder icon and select the folder you wish to organize the student folders under

Creating a templates folder for students in Google Drive

Teachers

1. Create a new folder (ex. Mr. Hard's Templates)
2. Click on the share settings for the folder and enter the names of your students (for help using a Google Form to collect student e-mails click here)
3. Select "view only"

Students

1. Select "shared with me" form the Google Drive dashboard
2. Click on the templates folder and select the template file
3. Click on "File" and "Make a Copy"
4. Rename the document and edit
5. Move into teacher shared folder