Where do I save something on my computer? All files need to be saved to a file server or your Google Drive. These are the ONLY areas that are backed up for staff and students. If you use the Google Apps for Education productivity suite, they will be automatically saved there. If you use Microsoft Office, you will have to save them to the server or Google Drive client so that they will back up in the cloud.
Your Home Folder or H: Drive is your personal storage location on the server where users can save important documents and resources. These files are backed up nightly and can quickly be restored if something is lost or deleted. Each staff and student is provided a secure home folder (H: drive) that is private to the user.
Your Staff Folder or Z: Drive is a collection of work folders that users can save files by school, grades, and departments. This is a good place to work, share files and collaborate. These files are also backed up nightly.
Your Student Folder or V: Drive is a collection of work folders that teachers and students can save files by school and grade. This is a good place to work, share files with students. These files are also backed up nightly.
What is Google Drive?
Google Drive is a cloud-based storage solution that allows you to save files online and access them anywhere from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. You can use Drive on your computer or mobile device to securely upload files and edit them online. Drive also makes it easy for others to edit and collaborate on files.
Using a cloud storage service like Google Drive has plenty of advantages, such as easier file sharing and having a remote location to backup your files. Google Drive's popularity is built on useful collaborative tools and built-in integrations with Google's suite of products and services.
You can use Google Drive to upload and access files on any device, to all the tools that make collaboration with others easy
How does Google Drive work?
Think of Google Drive as a hard drive in the cloud.
Google Drive gives you the power to upload and save a range of file types such as documents, photos, audio, and videos to Google servers, or the "cloud."
Drive can serve as a backup solution, or as a way to free up space on your device.
Here is a breakdown of the most commonly used Google Drive applications:
Storing files: By default, Google gives you 1TB of free storage space across Google Drive and Google Photos.
Sharing files: Files are private until you share them. But at any time, you can invite others to view, edit, or download files and documents.
Accessing files from anywhere: Files can be accessed from any smartphone, tablet or computer. Offline access is also available.
Comprehensive search: Drive can recognize images and even text in scanned documents, making searching for files even easier.
Secure storage: Drive files are protected by an AES256 or AES128 encryption, the same security protocol used on other Google services.
Once you've signed into Google with your school account), you can easily access Google Drive in your browser by going to drive.google.com. This will bring you to Drive's web interface, which is fairly intuitive and easy to navigate.