Comments on: Goodbye memory sticks… Hello Dropbox!

By: Doug Aitken

Doug Aitken — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:03:00 +0000

I’ve been using DropBox for a while. I had this kind of idea while washing the dishes and thinking about files and syncing. Just had a quick chat with retired (but still supply I believe) English teacher about this.

Though my idea is slightly different:

Pupil completes essay or whatever at home. Pops in DropBox folder. Next time at school, pupil access dropbox either via web interface or through (more preferably!) a sync folder and then print off at school for submission! No USB drives/CDs or crumpled paper. Also saves on late submission, the good old “my print broke/my USB drive is corrupted/I didnt have any CDs”.

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:12:31 +0000

We have started by encouraging our teachers to upload timetables and resources that they need to share with other people. Will be showing our teaching assistants how to use it and access things such as staff meeting minutes and the staff calendar.

Actually tomorrow, we will be working with teachers in our cluster to populate a collaboration site. It covers all the major subjects and other areas such as SEN and the creative curriculum.

Due to my LICT role, I was amongst one of the first to setup my school KLZ and can then offer advice to other teachers in our cluster.

By: Dan Stucke

Dan Stucke — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:45:12 +0000

I love dropbox as you can see from Greg’s post above. If only it wasn’t blocked at my school Paranoid they are I tell you!!

By: Rob Butler

Rob Butler — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:30:58 +0000

I’ve tried dropbox but I’m at almost 2Gb and I don’t need the huge amount of space their subscription model offers (it worked seamlessly between Ubuntu and Windows). The solution for me was to use Microsoft Live Mesh which offers 5Gb storage to sync files between windows PCs (mac functionality now too). It also allows you to remote desktop any pc you leave connected. I use skydrive to archive stuff onto that I don’t keep in my active folders. There seem to be more and more of these services popping up, hopefully this will drive the evolution of new and must-have features.

By: Mark Warner

Mark Warner — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:59:13 +0000

I haven’t tried Dropbox on Windows yet, but they have Win / Mac / Linux installers which seem to work in the same way.

25gb on the Skydrive is very generous!

By: Jorgie

Jorgie — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:53:04 +0000

Sounds like a great resource. I like that it jumps right into my MAC. Does it work well on Windows?

I have also become a big fan of Windows Live SkyDrive. If you have a Hotmail, MSN or new Windows Live (http://home.live.com or http://www.windowslive.com/explore)account you have a 25 gb storage space online for free. You do have to load files individually, but I use it all the time for stuff I know I am going to need at multiple locations and on different machines..

By: Mark Warner

Mark Warner — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:29:09 +0000

Aha! We haven’t set up our VLE yet, so Dropbox is great in the meantime. I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts about KLZ.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:27:46 +0000

I currently use my school KLZ site and my site to sort things that I may need to use over the weekend. It is great as I can plan and share it with my partner teacher in a central place.

By: Greg Perry

Greg Perry — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:40:38 +0000

http://www.mrstucke.com/2009/01/25/sharing-resources/

Also, the above talks you through using Dropbox for sharing files with colleagues and the world- very handy.

You’re right Mark. Dropbox rocks (as I believe the yound people say…)