What is Google Drive?
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service by Google that was released on April 24, 2012. Google Drive is the home of a suite of productivity applications including Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Calendar, Chat, and Meet, and Forms. These applications offer collaborative editing on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. Users are able to open and edit documents at the same time.
Google Drive initially gives each user some cloud storage for free. Users can purchase additional cloud storage for a monthly subscription fee. Source: Wikipedia
Available for PC, Mac, Chrome OS, iPhone, iPad, Android Devices. Google Drive is a competitor of other cloud storage systems like DropBox and iCloud.
- Google Docs OverviewGoogle Docs is a word processing tool similar to Microsoft Word.
- Google Slides OverviewGoogle Slides is an application for creating presentations, similar to Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Google Sheets OverviewGoogle Sheets is a spreadsheet application similar to Microsoft Excel.
Google Drive Tour
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Uses in the Classroom
Google Drive autosaves your work and syncs it across your devices, making it a great application to use for coursework.
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