Works
with: iPad, iPhone, iPod
Price: $Free
Curriculum
areas: Language (English), Math, Science, Social Studies
(incl. History/Geography), French, PhysEd/Health, Art, Special Education
Strengths: Collaboration, Content/Resources, Teacher Tools
Grades: Junior (Gr. 4 - 6), Intermediate (Gr. 7-10), Senior (Gr. 11 - 12),
Teachers/Administrators
Description: Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) is an online web tool that gives users 2 GB of
online storage space. Files (documents,
pictures, etc.) are stored online but can be synced between many devices as
well as accessed through their website.
This tool allow
teachers to both share resources out to students (i.e. push out a text, graphic
organizer or other file) and gives students and teachers a place to save their
work.
The primary
advantage of Dropbox in relation to iOS devices, is that it gives teachers and
students a way to get content off of the iPad.
This is particularly important in multi-user environments (like most of
our schools). Any work uploaded to
Dropbox can then be accessed by the teacher through another portable device
(not just iOS - Blackberry, etc. also work) or a desktop computer.
Another strong
feature of Dropbox that makes it worth using is that many other apps work with
Dropbox. For example, Explain Everything
and Docs to Go, allow you to access and save your work in Dropbox.
Dropbox can easily
upload anything saved in the Camera Roll.
Initial usefulness rating: 5
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