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Students needs
- Access to get homework at home
- Ability to do tests on Google Drive
- Able to log in from any computer or tablet
- Easy to learn format
- Ability to turn in assignments daily using Google Drive
- Able to see instant feedback from teachers
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Alternatives
- Apple iCloud
- Microsoft SkyDrive/Live Mesh
- Amazon Cloud Drive
- Future Possibilities
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Program
- Real time records for both students and teachers
- Allows collaboration between teachers & teachers, teachers & students, students & students
- Implementable at a district, grade, or classroom level
- Free to public, and teacher can set permission levels for students
- Students work can be monitored by parents, and can be checked for plagiarism
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Problem
- A total solution for teachers, and students
- Teachers need an easy way to ensure students can access assignments from home.
- Students must either manually download the file (USB) or access it by internet.
- Students with IPads can't download files with out wifi (No USB)
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Con
- Limited Free Hard Drive Space
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Privacy of Files
- Teacher Colaboration Process
- All Teachers/full access holders for a file can edit it.
- Google Drive account can become compromised by hackers
- Students need a Gmail account
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Essential factor
- Computers
- Tablets
- Networking Capability
- Ability to log on to Google Drive (Not Blocked by District)
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Planning Needs
- Collaborative assignment creation
- Collaborative test creation
- Individual assignment creation
- Individual test creation
- Individual research for future planning
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Personal Needs
- Cloud Ability
- Accessible from anywhere
- Free up HD Memory
- Quick to learn (No time consuming training)