Frequently Asked Question

Some people use the Cloud for everything, backups, general storage, even file creation if the cloud allows it.  In fact you may even consider keeping all of your important TBC assignments and research papers on Google Drive or some other cloud storage solution.

Moodle allows students a central location to submit assignments.  But if you save your assignments to a cloud storage like Google Drive or Dropbox it's a pain to get those submitted into Moodle.  Well sometimes it's just easier to access those cloud drives directly than it is to have to download a file to your computer in order to submit an assignment.

For this reason we provide two main repositories that you can access quickly and easily from inside Moodle.  Google Drive and Dropbox can both be explored and accessed directly from Moodle without having to log into a separate window.

To do this:

1. Click the Assignment you wish to submit a file for
2. Click the "Add Submission" button or "Edit Submission" button if you've already submitted this assignment once before
3. On the File Submission page select the "Add..." icon.  It looks like a blank page with "+" on it.
4. In the File PIcker select either "Google Drive" or "Dropbox" on the right hand side
5. If it's not already connected you'll see a blue "Login" button.  Click that and follow the prompts to log into your accounts
6. Once logged in the contents of either your Google Drive or your Dropbox account will appear in the left hand pane
7. Select the file you want to download and click the blue "Select this file" button
8. Moodle will download the file, once it's visible click the "Save Changes" button
9. Congratulations you've just submitted a file from Goole Drive or Dropbox