Have you ever been inspired by an idea but unable to truly take action on it because the files you need were stuck on the server at school? Do you work with more than one computer during the day? Perhaps a laptop at school and a desktop at home? Do you ever need to quickly pass out or collect files with students using netbook, laptop or desktop computers?
Well, you may want to try Drop Box (www.dropbox.com). You get a 2 gig folder that automatically synchronizes to the web… from anywhere. So if you’ve ever imagined yourself as the jetset type, this will work for you. You can also install the software on multiple computers. It works on windows, mac, and linux computers. If you drop something in your Drop Box folder at work, when you go home or walk over to your laptop, there’s the file. Since I started using it, I haven’t needed to use my W drive. It’s totally empty. I cleaned it out! 🙂
Check out their site. They provide a better explanation and a free and easy download and install. www.getdropbox.com
Using Drop Box doesn’t automatically free up space on the server, it just gives you a place to put things where they’ll be accessible from anywhere and always backed up as long as you have an Internet connection.
Drop Box should not be used for any file that needs to be secure such as Student IEP’s, documents with student name and data, etc. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is very clear about that kind of stuff. Infinite Campus and district servers are the best place for student information.
