Dropbox

Lockdown: Secure Your Files With TrueCrypt–Free Guide

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With the increasing popularity of cloud computing, more users are becoming familiar with the need to make sure that their data is safe. It was one thing to have sensitive data on your laptop or desktop but a completely different scenario when you put that sensitive data into the cloud. It’s up to you to [...]

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Stuff Happens: Backup and Restore Guide–Free Manual

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MakeUseOf has released a new guide/manual this week entitled “Stuff Happens: Backup and Restore Guide” Backing up your computer is one of the most important procedures in computing but is often neglected. Why? I’m not sure. It’s certainly not glamorous but if you’ve ever lost data then you know how important it is to have [...]

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Dropbox Portable AHK–A Great Solution for Educators

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Many educators take advantage of the awesome power and simplicity of Dropbox. In fact, one of my post popular posts was “The Complete Dropbox for Educators.” However, many schools do not allow teachers to install software on their classroom computer. Therefore, some of the power of Dropbox is lost. Dropbox used to have a portable [...]

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Build a Teacher/Student Collaborative Website with Google Sites–Part 6–Resources & DropBox

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This is the last installment of Building a Teacher/Student Collaborative Website with Google Sites!  We have covered many topics that require the bare minimum of technical skills. Today, we finish off the series by talking about collecting student work via Dropbox and how to make it very easy.  In addition, I’ll give you links to [...]

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Dropbox is Down–The Negative Side of Cloud Computing

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I’m trying to prepare my final post of my Google Sites series and I need Dropbox access.  Fortunately I don’t need any specific file–I just need it as a part of a screencast.  But what if I did need that file right now in preparation for a presentation?  Dropbox is down as we speak! You [...]

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Send To Dropbox-Another Way For Students to Submit Their Work

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Not too long ago Drop.io closed up shop and left some teachers in the lurch.  Drop.io was a great way for students to “drop” files to you without getting tons of emails with attachments. In looking for a Drop.io alternative, I wrote about  Use DROPitTOme as a Drop.io Replacement as a way to accomplish the [...]

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Quickly Access Your Dropbox Files in Google Chrome

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There are many file sharing/backup services available today but DropBox seems to be the most popular. If you have a DropBox account then you undoubtedly have some important files stored in the cloud.  It’s not too hard to get to them–just go to DropBox.com, login and then navigate around your DropBox. However, if you’re a [...]

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Play Audio in Google Sites Using SkyDrive, Dropbox, Docs and Gadgets

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Yesterday I wrote about how to embed an audio player into Google Sites so you can play your own mp3 audio files.  It involved some HTML and lots of screenshots.  We also used Google Sites as the host of our audio file using the file cabinet feature in Google Sites. However, storage space in Google [...]

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Educators: Upgrade to Dropbox 1.0 with Selective Sync

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Dropbox has announced the release of version 1.0 after many release candidate versions.  Dropbox is almost a must for tech-savvy educators who wish to have their files available to them no matter where they are working.  In fact Dropbox is so powerful for educators, I wrote “The Complete Dropbox for Educators” some time back and [...]

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Treasure Chest of EdTech Resources for December 5, 2010

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Here is this week’s edition of Treasure Chest–my finds in the Educational Technology world for the week of November 28 through December 4, 2010! This week includes great videos, slideshows, tools, resources and much, much more. Featured Please! No More Mantras! – Articles – Educational Technology – ICT in Education–If there’s one thing that really bugs [...]

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Top November Posts–Including “The Complete Dropbox for Educators”

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November’s Top Posts November was a busy month and December will most likely prove to be even busier. With that in mind, here are my top posts from November in case you missed them! The Complete Dropbox for Educators Use DROPitTOme as a Drop.io Replacement Treasure Chest of EdTech Resources for November 28, 2010 Treasure [...]

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The Complete Dropbox for Educators

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Dropbox is a very useful tool to store online files, sync your computers and mobile devices and share files.  With all those capabilities it makes it a natural tool for educators! Today, MakeUseOf published “Using the Magic Pocket:  A Dropbox Guide” Using The Magic Pocket: A Dropbox Manual You can get a PDF version of [...]

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Treasure Chest–100′s of Tips, Ideas & Resources for Teachers

November 7, 2010

Welcome to this week’s edition of  Treasure Chest–the best of EdTech for the week of October 31, 2010 through November 6, 2010. This week there are Digital Storytelling, Wiki, Flashcards, FlashDrives, Tools, How-To’s and Video resources.  And, of course, so much more!  Enjoy! The Evolution of Administrators My Students Want Social Media Open Minds on [...]

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Use DROPitTOme as a Drop.io Replacement

November 1, 2010

Image via CrunchBase Many teachers were saddened to here about the sale of Drop.io to Facebook as it means that their system of collecting digital work from their students just went by the wayside.  Drop.io provided a slick way to collect files without having to have each student clutter your inbox with tons of individual [...]

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Treasure Chest-Ed Reform, Screencasts, Image Editors, Social Media, Games, Google Tricks & Much More

October 17, 2010

Welcome to this week’s edition of Treasure Chest.  First up, it’s Education Reform Post Day!  See item one under “Must See” and check out all the posts on education reform.  While you are at it, why not add your own?  In addition, I’ve added tons of links, resources, etc. for your enjoyment.  Make sure to [...]

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