[Sagamore Online] Google Drive (Online Storage/Collaboration)

[Dave Allen Barker Jr]

Well that's not how I imagined it'd work! :)  Thanks for the report, and
I'll check it out when I get a chance.


On 10/08/2013 02:14 PM, David Klein wrote:
> Update:
>
> I went back to the files you copied and everything seemed the same
> (other than that the files were no longer owned by "me"). I then
> pretended I needed to make some changes:
>
> I renamed a file - it's ownership reverted back to me. 
>
> I downloaded a file and then uploaded it back again as if I had made
> some changes to it - it did not give me an option to overwrite the
> original, so now there's two copies (the revised one is owned by "me".
>
> I deleted the original file above - it let me. How do we control the
> trash files/folder?
>
> David
>
> DAVID E. F. KLEIN 
>
> On Oct 8, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Dave Allen Barker Jr <dave at 1.0ne.org
> <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>> wrote:
>
>> Neat—thanks, David!
>>
>> I, as admin at sagamorehillspta.org <mailto:admin at sagamorehillspta.org>,
>> copied-then-removed all of the files and folders you uploaded.  I
>> wonder what kind of confusion that makes on your end (are you using a
>> desktop client or the web?)?  I've explained the reason for such
>> shuffling before
>> <http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_Google_Drive#Theory>.  It feels kind
>> of wrong, but I can't quite think of a better way to do it yet
>> (though I'd love for someone to show me a better way).  Once some
>> structure is established, we can probably do such ownership shuffling
>> infrequently (as we brain stormed).
>>
>> Jonathan had already put a few things under PTA Membership
>> <https://drive.google.com/a/sagamorehillspta.org/folderview?id=0B9psgK8S9NgjVmlVUGd2WW0ySHM&usp=sharing>
>> as well.
>>
>> I experimented and made the Media folder
>> <https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9psgK8S9NgjTW9zUlkwYkdsckk&usp=sharing>
>> publicly viewable (not publicly editable) to see if we could organize
>> items in Drive that we want published on the web as well (links to
>> logos, flyers, etc.).  It seems to work as I'd hoped, and I think it
>> could really improve workflow (I'll explain later).
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/2013 11:50 AM, David E.F. Klein wrote:
>>> Dave (and interested others),
>>>  
>>> I have added folders for all of the PTA positions by title (e.g.
>>> Secretary, Wellness, etc.) under the main folder on the Google
>>> Drive. As an experiment I also uploaded all of the current files for
>>> the Reflections program to the following folder:
>>>  
>>> Sagamore Hills Elementary School / Enrichment (Academic) / Reflections
>>>  
>>> It was a fairly painless process for me, but I am already familiar
>>> with Google Drive. I would like to see if anyone has any problems
>>> downloading them. Thanks.
>>>  
>>> David 
>>>
>>>  
>>> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 16:49:36 -0400
>>> From: dave at 1.0ne.org <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>
>>> To: kwspeece at mac.com <mailto:kwspeece at mac.com>; jennjudy at hotmail.com
>>> <mailto:jennjudy at hotmail.com>; d_e_f_k at hotmail.com
>>> <mailto:d_e_f_k at hotmail.com>; ani.chou at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:ani.chou at gmail.com>; jmbaldwin at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:jmbaldwin at gmail.com>; john at lenzmarketing.com
>>> <mailto:john at lenzmarketing.com>; lara.baldwin at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:lara.baldwin at gmail.com>; monica.ellingson at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:monica.ellingson at gmail.com>; nancy.shober at comcast.net
>>> <mailto:nancy.shober at comcast.net>
>>> CC: sagamore.online at list.9.0ne.org
>>> <mailto:sagamore.online at list.9.0ne.org>; andiesscher at yahoo.com
>>> <mailto:andiesscher at yahoo.com>; jeanie.barker at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:jeanie.barker at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Google Drive (Online Storage/Collaboration)
>>>
>>> To start playing with the PTA's Google Drive account, simply:
>>>
>>>  1. Visit Google Drive <https://drive.google.com/> and *login*
>>>      1. If you don't have a Google Account, you can create one
>>>         <https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail>.  If you're
>>>         nervous about having a Google Account, please talk to
>>>         me—I've been there and may be able to address your concerns.
>>>  2. *Search* for "Sagamore Hills Elementary School".  You should see
>>>     a folder with that name, owned by, "Admin SagamoreHillsPTA".
>>>      1. If you can't find it, let me know—you may not have access.
>>>  3. Optionally, to the "Sagamore Hills Elementary School" folder,
>>>     you can:
>>>      1. "Star" it so you don't have to search for it next time (it
>>>         will be under "Starred" items)
>>>      2. Add it to "My Drive" so that it will sync locally to your
>>>         devices where Google Drive is installed.
>>>  4. Within the "Sagamore Hills Elementary School" folder, feel free
>>>     to *play*: making folders, uploading documents, creating
>>>     documents, etc.
>>>
>>> If you've never used Google Drive, inevitably there's a learning
>>> curve.  There's plenty of info online if you're a self starter.  I'm
>>> up for hosting some education sessions, just name a time and place
>>> (or I will).
>>>
>>> Right now, the following email addresses have access (I don't know
>>> if they're all Google Accounts though).  Let me know if a different
>>> Google Account email address should be used, and who else should be
>>> added.
>>>
>>>   * andiesscher at yah
>>>   * ani.chou at gma
>>>   * d_e_f_k at hot
>>>   * dave at 1
>>>   * jeanie.barker at gma
>>>   * jennjudy at hot
>>>   * jmbaldwin at gma
>>>   * john at len
>>>   * kwspeece at mac
>>>   * lara.baldwin at gma
>>>   * monica.ellingson at gma
>>>   * nancy.shober at com
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/12/2013 12:43 AM, Dave Allen Barker Jr wrote:
>>>
>>>     Took the first baby steps with the PTA's Google Drive account. 
>>>     See my notes <http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_Google_Drive> and
>>>     setup log
>>>     <http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_Hills_PTA_Google_account_setup>.
>>>
>>>     Right now, myself, Nancy, Anindita, Kim, Jen, David, Monica, and
>>>     John, are free to experiment.  Find the "Sagamore Hills
>>>     Elementary School" folder under "Shared with me" in Google
>>>     Drive, or follow this link:
>>>
>>>     https://drive.google.com/a/sagamorehillspta.org/folderview?id=0B9psgK8S9NgjTDg0NWUzSXA0UDg
>>>
>>>     The idea here is that PTA files are controlled and stored online
>>>     by the PTA, but usable by volunteers (e.g. the Board).  Folks
>>>     can use files as they always have (e.g. Microsoft Office), but
>>>     save them to the PTA's Google Drive (i.e. in the cloud) so
>>>     everyone always sees the latest version (no email
>>>     attachments!).  I'll be working to document how this is done.
>>>
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