1. Robert Workman Southern Connecticut State University workmanr1@southernct.edu Prepared for presentation at the: World Conference on E-Learning New Orleans, Louisiana Tuesday October 28, 2014 1:00 pm A Course Portfolio Using Google Drive

2. Abstract A Google Drive based course portfolio system was used in an introduction to computing course. Documents, slideshow presentations, forms, spreadsheets, and HTML files were included in the student portfolios. Students created folders that contained their work for each grading period. Access permission was given to the instructor who could open the portfolio and view, run, comment on, and grade the assignments. This presentation will discuss the strengths and challenges of using a Google Drive based course portfolio system as a teaching tool.

3. Course Syllabus with Links to Assignments and Student Homepages

4. Links to Student Course Homepages

5. Student Homepage With Links to Assignments

6. Assignments May Be Saved in Google Drive or in External Addressable Web Space Link to a Google Drive file. Link to an external web page.

7. An Assignment Saved in Google Drive A Word file saved in Google Drive. The file can be downloaded, printed, and shared

8. Link Sharing Options The Student Assignment Directory is Private for the instructor only

9. What Others Can Do With Files Student files can be edited by the instructor

10. Google Drive Tutorials

11. Google Drive Video Tutorials

12. Google Drive Pros and Cons ProsCons ●Available ●Free ●Mac, PC Independent ●Intuitive ●Does a lot ●Good Tutorials ○Text ○Video ●Updated ●Change without notice ●Network dependent ●Not as refined as some alternatives

13. Robert Workman Southern Connecticut State University workmanr1@southernct.edu Prepared for presentation at the: World Conference on E-Learning New Orleans, Louisiana Tuesday October 28, 2014 1:00 pm A Course Portfolio Using Google Drive