An iPad classroom workflow solution using Dropbox

1. Using Dropbox for
iPad classroom
workflow
By: Sofía Velázquez R.
sofia.velazquez@cap.edu.mx

2. What is a digital workflow?
1. Assigning work or distributing information to
students
2. Receiving work from students
3. Grading and returning feedback to students
This presentation focuses on using Dropbox for #1
and #2

3. USE #1
INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION
(FROM TEACHER TO STUDENT)

4. Steps
① Create a Dropbox account. You can use this
link to sign up https://db.tt/tkgRBZG and
we’ll both get free storage space. You can
also share your own referral link: once you’re
signed in you’ll find your own referral code
in: https://www.dropbox.com/referrals

5. ② Inside Dropbox, create the folder to be
shared with your students by clicking in:
(new folder)
– And choose a name for it
i.e : Actividades 6ºA

6. ③ Find this folder’s sharing link by clicking:
(Share -> Send Link)
Share
Send link

7. ④ Option A: Copy this link and go
tohttp://tinyurl.com/ to shorten it. You can
write this shortened URL on your whiteboard
so your students can easily copy it.
1. Paste your link here
3. Click here to get
your shortened
address.
2. Write a short, easy-to-remember alias.

8. ④ Option B: Copy your Dropbox link & publish
it in your blog. You can put it in a page or a
widget in your sidebar. Your students will
have to use their ipads to log into your blog
in order to get access to your shared folder.

9. ⑤ Now just put in your shared folder any file you want your
students to use in their iPads. Once they log into your
folder, they'll be able to download it. (This is easier if you
have Dropbox installed in your computer. Step-by-step
instructions can be found at the end of this slideshow).
⑥ Warning: the files shall be compatible with the iPad; such as
images, PDF, Word, Powerpoint, videos, etc.

10. ⑦ TIP: Once the student has downloaded the file
in Safari, he/she can use other apps to view it .
The iPad suggest the the most adecuate app,
but others are also avaliable:

11. USE #2
RECEIVINGWORK
(FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER)

12. Steps
① Go to https://sendtodropbox.com/
② Click on SIGN UP and log in with your Dropbox
username and password.
③ The site will prompt you to create a folder inside
your Dropbox. Click ALLOW.

13. ④ This creates an email address to which your
students can turn in their work and these
files will be saved into your Dropbox.
Ejemplo:

14. ⑤ Ask your students to turn in their work using
this address so you won’t have to open
several email attachments, as the files will be
automatically saved into : DROPBOX 
APPLICATIONS ATTACHMENTS

15. #3
INSTALL DROPBOX IN
YOU COMPUTER
THIS WAY YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR FILES FROM YOUR
COMPUTER, WITHOUT USING THE DROPBOX WEBSITE.

16. Steps
① Go to https://www.dropbox.com/install
② Clik on FREE DOWNLOAD for mac.
③ Save the file (DropboxInstaller.dmg)
④ Once it’s downloaded, open it:
In
FIREFOX:
Or in Finder’s
“Downloads”
folder

17. ⑤ Just double-click the icon and follow the
instructions:
⑥ This creates a folder named “Dropbox” in
your computer which syncs all the files on
your Dropbox account.

18. We’re done!
• Last tip:
• Your free-account storage space is limited
(2GB). It’s recomended to move your
incoming files to another folder in your
computers in order not to run out of space.