Big Files

Taking a folder of work home to grade is so 1999. Stacks of papers, loose worksheets, five-page essays the student lazily “crimped” together since they couldn’t find the stapler that’s been in the same place all year.

Drop.io says goodbye to all that.

Drop.io is one of a host of options for on-line file storage and sharing. Like most, Drop offers a range of choices from free to paid storage, but their most impressive feature is ease of use: no log in, no password, no waiting. Just name your “drop” (an online folder for your stuff), choose your files, and click the counter-intuitively named “Drop It!” button, and you’re done.

Anyone who might want the files you’ve saved can get at them through drop.io/yourchosenname. And if you’ve rather that anyone can’t get to your files, you can password protect your drop when you create it.

This week, when I needed a way for students to save audio recordings of an oral commentary, Drop.io saved the day. The 100MB ceiling for each drop was a bit low, so I just created three separate drop boxes for the kids to use.

A quick email with instructions and links to the drops I created, and my students can upload their bloated audio files from wherever they are. My weekend listening plans are set!

Originally found on Lifehacker.com