You can use Dropbox to share files with students and collect files from students. To learn more about using Dropbox, review the training resources.
Example: Sharing course materials with your students
- Copy your course materials to Dropbox and share links to the files or entire folders with your class via email. Here is an example folder structure:
2. Copy recordings of your lectures to Dropbox and share links to videos.
Example: Collecting assignments from your students
Use File Requests to set up a folder in your Dropbox that students can use to upload their files.
Benefits
- Very easy to use
- Fast setup time: usually around 5 minutes
- Use from your web browser or install to your computer
- Access you files from anywhere
- Many available tutorials
- Easy to share links to files and folders with your students
- Easy to collect files from your students
- Unlimited free cloud storage from CUNY
Drawbacks
- Not intended for real-time collaboration with students
- Requires downloading your student email addresses