Collaborate with multiple people by editing the same document simultaneously or at different times.Share documents and files with no need to send large email attachments by sharing permissions who has access to your files.Store images and short lecture videos you can link to from Canvas.

Access instructor-led presentations and teaching resources anywhere when you need them.Store audio and video large files and link from or to external sites such as Canvas with the “utk.edu” domain users or external users.Develop course materials, prepare lesson plans, presentations, and resources to access at any Internet available location on any device.Set shared permissions for who will have access to your stored content through Google Drive.Work within one Google document (Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides) with others at the same time.Make your files available to others by turning sharing functions on or off for specific files.Create private, shared, and public folders.

Edit your documents online using the G-Suite for Education Apps (Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides) available via the web on your Mac and PC.

Synchronize documents so that you are always working with the latest version no matter what device you are using.

Store files online so they can be accessed from any Internet-connected device you use such as PC, Mac, Windows Phone, iPhone, and Android.

You can do the following with Google Drive: UT’s contract with Google allows students, faculty, and staff to store Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), personally identifiable information (PII) data, and protected health information (HIPPA/PHI). Google Drive is online storage that allows you to store photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos – almost anything, in a networked storage area.

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