ICT presentation

1. Presented by FadhilAhmadi Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Dropbox: Simplify Your Life

2. A person forgets his/her USB Drive and need to save the file. Any suggestions? Imagine

3. Workshop Agenda Warming up (5) Description of Dropbox (5) Tutorial Video (6) Potential for Learning (5) Curriculum and Assessment (5) Activity (15) Limitation (2) Conclusion (5) References

4. To know what Dropboxis. To have an alternative removable media. To have Dropbox as file synchronization and sharing in teaching/learning. Outcomes for participants

5. It is web-based files services. An easy way to sync files between computers. Provides a better way to transfer data. Founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and ArashFerdowsi. Dropbox

6. Free for 2 GB storage. Subscriptions up to 100GB available. Dropbox works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. The file is secure and encrypted (AES-256). Dropbox

7. https://www.dropbox.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7itwYYLugJg&feature=related. Tutorial Videos

8. Global service: cheap, available, accessible. Cloud alternative to the institutional network drive (James, 2010). Enhances classroom management: easy submission of assignment (McEwen, 2001). Potential for Learning

9. The files are always available in Dropbox website. Works even when offline. Bring files with you when you're going. Edit files in Dropbox from phone. Cont’d

10. Curriculum and Assessment Document management are affordable (James, 2010). Allow more contact beyond class time and office hours. Increase student-to-student contact (Ballard, Stapleton, Carrol, 2004).

11. Share the files with students. Sharing Individual folders with a whole class allows for group collaboration. Cont`d

12. Activity Create account. Get started. Upload or Download file to Dropbox. Share files. Sync the files. Send/share one file to artikelsaya@yahoo.com.

13. Only 2 GB storage. To upload, internet connection is needed. Limitation

14. Minimal use of USB and shift to Dropbox. It is affordable, reliable, and safe. Dropbox can be used as an alternative USB drive. It is applicable for learning. Conclusion

15. Ballard, S., Stapleton, J., & Carrol, E. (2004). Students` perception of course websites used in face-to-face instruction. Journal of Interactive Learning Research 15, p. 197-211. James, R. (2010). Record management in the cloud? Record management is the cloud. Business Information Review 27, p. 179-189. McEwen, B. C. (2001). Web-assisted and online learning. Business Communication Quarterly 64, p. 98-103. www.dropbox.com www.youtube.com References

16. Thank you