{"id":363,"date":"2013-08-02T06:42:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T04:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/?p=363"},"modified":"2013-10-04T05:54:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T03:54:19","slug":"thing-19-file-sharing-and-dropbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/2013\/08\/02\/thing-19-file-sharing-and-dropbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Thing 19: File sharing and Dropbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Technopedia - file sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/16256\/file-sharing\" target=\"_blank\">File sharing<\/a>\u00a0 may bring to mind some illegal activities, but our focus is on using these types of tools legitimately delivering library services and optimising the usefulness of mobile devices.\u00a0\u00a0 Now that mobile devices allow you to work almost anywhere, how do you access the files you need? Will all the features of your favourite web app also be available in the mobile app version?<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dropbox is a filehosting service that provides cloud storage, file synchronization while also being very mobile friendly, with <a title=\"Dropbox - mobile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/mobile\" target=\"_blank\">apps to suit<\/a> iOS, Android, Kindle fire, iPad and Blackberry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here is a module from a Learning 2.0 course that gives a great <a title=\"Dropbox tutorial \" href=\"http:\/\/ricearon.wordpress.com\/type1\/week-3-dropbox\/\" target=\"_blank\">overview of how it works<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Dropbox even has apps that allow you <a title=\"10 apps for Dropbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/10-apps-dropbox\/\" target=\"_blank\">drop specific things<\/a> into it.<\/li>\n<li>Skydrive is the Microsoft cloud storage service and a range of <a title=\"Skydrive mobile\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-au\/skydrive\/mobile\" target=\"_blank\">mobile apps<\/a> are available for Android, Windows Phone and iOS\u00a0 here is a <a title=\"Skydrive tutorial\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gcflearnfree.org\/skydrive\" target=\"_blank\">free online tutorial<\/a> to get you started<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Google drive\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Drive<\/a>\u00a0 is a personal cloud storage service from Google that works with a suite of web apps and has mobile apps available <a title=\"Google drive - iOS app\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/app\/google-drive\/id507874739?mt=8 \" target=\"_blank\">for iOS<\/a> and <a title=\"Google drive - Android app\" href=\" https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a>.See this <a title=\"Google drive - tutorial\" href=\"http:\/\/edutraining.googleapps.com\/Training-Home\/module-4u-drive \" target=\"_blank\">free online tutorial<\/a> about how Google Drive works.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t already used a Google doc please try <a title=\"Google doc - blog suggestions\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1CL74DrElEBX7iQGvB_0nhn7f9hfEVvMKAOfgQonV1rU\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">contributing to this one\u00a0<\/a> by adding your top 3 blogs for keeping up to date with trends affecting the Library industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google forms is one feature that works with Google Drive to create a form or survey and keep track of the answers in one spreadsheet.\u00a0 Here is a <a title=\"Google forms - tutorial\" href=\"http:\/\/edutraining.googleapps.com\/Training-Home\/module-4-docs\/chapter-6\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> to get you started\u00a0 and a great <a title=\"Google forms - summary overview\" href=\"http:\/\/teacherlink.ed.usu.edu\/tlresources\/training2\/google\/googleforms.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">summary overview<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hojoki\" href=\"http:\/\/hojoki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hojoki<\/a> offers a single access point for a range of file sharing and cloud storage apps including Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, Skydrive, Box and Cloudapp\u00a0\u00a0 it has mobile apps available <a title=\"Hojoki - Android app\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.hojoki.mobile.android&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">for Android<\/a>\u00a0 and <a title=\"Hojoki - iOS app\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/app\/hojoki-one-client-for-dropbox\/id525010205?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">iOS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Find more links on our <a title=\"Pinterest - 23 mobile things - Filesharing and dropbox\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/file-sharing-and-dropbox\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest board<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THINKING POINTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Could you use Dropbox to share your slides or presentation after a conference?<\/li>\n<li>How would you answer a library client who is concerned that file sharing is illegal?<\/li>\n<li>Could Google forms be used to gather library client feedback?<\/li>\n<li>Can you collaborate on projects with library clients and colleagues by sharing files?<\/li>\n<li>Could you use a Google doc to collaborate with colleagues in other institutions to develop a program or plan an event?<\/li>\n<li>Are you interested in working on projects with colleagues in other countries? It\u2019s useful to know that the Google Drive web app suite supports 65 languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/file-sharing-and-dropbox\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File sharing\u00a0 may bring to mind some illegal activities, but our focus is on using these types of tools legitimately delivering library services and optimising the usefulness of mobile devices.\u00a0\u00a0 Now that mobile devices allow you to work almost anywhere, how do you access the files you need? 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