Tech Tips Newsletter - Cloud-based Collaboration Tools

Editor: Karen Franker
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Cloud-Based Collaboration Tools

Compare the features of free cloud-based tools to facilitate learner collaboration or projects with your peers. Discover tips for successfully managing shared files in a paperless office or classroom.

OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box: Which Cloud Storage Service is Right for You?
Sarah Mitroff compares the strengths and weaknesses of four popular cloud storage services including file size restrictions and free storage limits.

Collaborating with Office 365: OneDrive
Pip Cleaves describes how to create, upload, sync and share Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint documents within OneDrive. 

Using Evernote in the Classroom (Video 5:29 minutes) 
Kyle Snowdon shares his strategies to foster learner collaboration with Evernote in the higher ed classroom.

8 Ed Tech Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Interactive Classroom Collaboration
Kelly Walsh describes eight free online tools for “on the fly” learner collaboration including: Padlet, Twiddla, and Socrative.

5 More Cool Tools to Take Collaboration to a New Level
Alan John describes creative and fun Web tools such as ThinkBinder, Flowboard, Podio, DebateGraph, Dweeber to facilitate online study groups and other collaborative work.

Tech Tip: Quick Tips to Organize Dropbox for a Paperless Classroom

Vicki Davis demonstrates some excellent quick tips to manage and share work in Dropbox. (Video 9:54 minutes)

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