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Using Google Drive in the classroom or at home
Google Drive-works for you and your students In the ESL field, I have quickly seen that technology is very important when trying to keep up wth our students. Although we all speak a different language, our technological skills seem to speak one language-the language of proficiency. Students from all over the world are able to access the same information on their phones because they've learned the language of technology. I am grateful to the Gods that I have a projector and laptop in my classroom and I am aware of the difficulties some teachers face not having the bare necessities of a photocopier to give their students paper based activities. While teaching elementary, I was requested by my then Principal to not photocopy so much, to find other means of providing students material, to save trees. It took me a long time to understand how to teach students without throwing handouts at them. Google Drive has been one way for me to "save those trees". As a teacher, who loves to giver her students any and every opportunity to practice language and after spending hours researching online for fruitful activities, I need to share with them. I use Google Drive as a tool to provide supplementary activities, post links to videos they can watch and have a bank of activities they can access and practice anytime and anywhere on their phones. My students love it. They thank me everyday for uploading new information they can read when they have 5 minutes to spare. I don't have to use Google Drive in my classroom. I can use it to empower my students to continue their learning outside of those heavy brown doors. I've created a short video that presents you with how to use Google Drive, if this may be your very first time hearing about it. Please watch the video and hopefully share it with other teachers who could benefit from this video. Thanks for reading!