Google Drive File Stream and Organizing your Google Drive Using Images

Google Drive File Stream

We’re pleased to announce access to Drive File Stream. It is a new application for your Mac or PC that gives you access to all your Google Drive files from your computer while using less disk space and decreasing sync time. Smart Notebook files and all other files can be launched and accessed through Drive File Stream.

How does it work?

With Drive File Stream, you can:

• Quickly see all your Google Drive files in Finder/Explorer.
• Browse and organize Google Drive files without downloading all of them to your computer.
• Choose which files or folders you would like to make available offline.
• Open files in common apps like Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop.

• Click here for step-by-step directions to start using Drive File Stream.

Organizing your Google Drive Using Images

As your Google Drive starts to fill up, a fun and effective way to get organized is to use images and colors. Here are directions to add images to your folder names.

Step 1: Open one of these emoji sites. https://getemoji.com/  or http://www.copyandpasteemoji.com/

Step 2: Find an emoji that will help you easily identify your folder. Copy that image.

Step 3: Open your Google Drive. Right-click the folder and choose “rename”. *This is the also the spot where you can change the color of your folder. *A shortcut to rename folders is typing an N when you have the folder highlighted.

Step 4: Paste the saved image into the folder’s title. A few notes about organization... *adding an emoji at the beginning of a title will have an impact while sorting, but adding an emoji to the end will not *if you have frequently accessed folders you could put the emoji in the front *if you want to keep everything alphabetical then put the emoji in the back *use colors to sort themes, chapters, teaching levels, etc.

2 Great Slides Add-Ons for Beautiful Presentations

We are often tasked with creating engaging displays of information or sets of instructions that can be followed visually. These Google Slides add-ons can help you do just that!

Noun Project Add-On

The Noun Project gives access to 100 free icons that can be integrated into your slides.

Example:

Directions:

1. Add the add-on by clicking "Add-ons" and selecting "Get add-ons"

2. Search for the "Noun Project" and install the add-on.

3. Open the add-on by clicking "Add-ons" and selecting "Icons by Noun Project" and "Search Icons."

4. The icons displayed when the add-on opens are the free icons. Choose an icon and a color and click "Insert Icon" to add the icon to your presentation.

Unsplash Photos

Unsplash Photos gives access to beautiful background photos to integrate into your presentations.

Directions:

1. Install the add-on as done in the example above.

2. Open the add-on by clicking "Add-ons" and selecting "Unsplash Photos" and "Insert an Unsplash Photos." Select a photo to add it as your background.

3. Right click the photo and order the photo to the back of slide.

4. You can use the image options to make the image more transparent.