In addition to teaching high school Physics, I also teach Paramedic classes. I was teaching a class last night and the program coordinator wanted a copy of my presentation for the site and for handouts. I had a lot of images in the presentation and it was over 17MB, which means it was going to email well.

So, I used JustBeamIt. With Justbeamit, you simply upload a file (drag and drop), get the private link and send the link to the person you want to share the file with. Leave the browser page open until the person downloads the file. The page will tell you when they have downloaded it.

No account sign up is required and it's very easy to use.

This is a great resource when you need to share a large file.





Some Other file sharing services:

YouSendIt is a service that makes it easy to share large files with anyone. The free account includes 2GB of storage, 5 e-signatures, and a 50MB file size limit. You can add more features and memory for a fee.

YouSendIt allows you to easily send and receive files through you email without worrying about your inbox limits. You can also share folders and sync your files and folders for offline access on your devices. You can also sign online documnets from your computer, smartphone or tablet.

This last feature is a pretty cool one for anyone who hates downloading a file to sign it, than rescan it to resend it.

There is an Android app and an iOS app (although that is still Beta) so you can use it on the go.

Justbeamit is a service I just learned about from Lifehacker (a great web site for resources and tips on everything, literally.)

With Justbeamit, you simply upload a file (drag and drop), get the private link and send the link to the person you want to share the file with.

No account sign up is required and it's very easy to use.

This is a great resource when you need to share a large file.



Some Other file sharing services:

Dropbox is one of those services (free) I use all the time. I have my important files backed up to Dropbox and synced between my home computer and school computer. I can also access these files from any web browser and my smartphone and tablet. I was using a service (Drop.io) in the past to have students send files to my Dropbox, but it shut down. Now there is a new one.

FileStork is a free service that allows you to request files from people right into your Dropbox. This is a great way to collect work from students or files from colleagues.

It is easy to use. You simply send a request to someone via email, or set up a standing link that users can use. They click on the link (emailed or standing) and then upload their files. The files are then available to you in your Dropbox. You can even limit what kinds of files you will allow them to upload.

If you use Dropbox, FileStork is a great service to use. If you don't use Dropbox, check it out!




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AirDropper - request a file from anyone - into your Dropbox

Apps that work with Dropbox

DROPitTOme - receive files to your inbox

Cloud File Storage, Sync, Backup

There are a lot of file sharing apps and services available. I just learned about Fyels from Lifehacker (another great resource).

Fyles is extremely simple and easy to use. The site is pretty much an empty page. The image above is the starting page for it. You simply drag and drop a file onto the web page and then it gives you a link that you send to whomever you are sharing the file with. Doesn't get much easier than that. There is no registration required. There is a 2GB file size limit though. You do get a password for each file you share so you can go back and delete it off their servers if you want.

This is another great way to share files with your students or colleagues (or friends).


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AVG launches file sync, backup, and share system called LiveKive

AVG, the company that brings us free Antivirus software, has just announced the release of their own file sync, backup, and sharing service called LiveKive.

LiveKive is similar to other services like Dropbox, Sugarsync, and Zumodrive. It allows you to store, sync, and share files through their cloud service and is accessible from Windows, Mac, and mobile browsers. Automatic file sync is available for Windows and Mac platforms.

The free account gives you 5GB of storage and you can upgrade to 25GB for $49.99 per year or unlimited storage (with some restrictions) for $79.99 per year.

Like the Dropbox, Sugarsync, and Zumodrive, LiveKive is another great resource for teachers and students, providing file backup, syncing across multiple computers, and the ability to share files with others.


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Cloud file storage, sync, and backup 

World Backup Day - back up your files with these tips and resources

Living in the Cloud

minus is a new file sharing service I learned about from Jonathan Wylie's blog. Minus is currently free and supports all file types (pictures, documents, music, videos, etc). You create an account then just drag and drop files from your desktop and folders directly to your browser to share the files. There are also desktop and mobile apps to use and a Chrome extension and web app.  There is a maximum file size of 25MB and you can only put 50 items in a gallery (folder). But, there is no limit to the number of galleries you can create.  There is even a way to share files as a guest without an account which could be useful for students who want to share a file with a teacher. 




UPDATED - you can now share files up to 2GB and you get 10GB of free storage to use.  You can easily share files, explore what other people are sharing. There is web, desktop, and mobile access. It's free, and very useful. 














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Cloud based file storage, sync, backup and sharing

Uploading it -upload, sync, and share files. 

Ge.tt - file sharing service

AirDropper - request a file from anyone - into your Dropbox

Let's Crate - easy, free file sharing

DropItToMe - receive files into your inbox

AirDropper is a site I recently learned about that lets you send an email request to someone to give you a file. The site works with your Dropbox account and the file the person sends you will be in an "AirDropper" folder in your Dropbox folder. The person can not access your files at all, they can only send a file to you.

The site is in Beta, but works very well. It took all of 2 minutes to request a file. There is no AirDropper account to set up, you simply allow it access to your Dropbox account so that it can deposit the file.

I clicked on "START", allowed it access to my Dropbox account, then just entered my email address, their email address (you can add multiple by separating them by commas), pick a name for the request which only you see and then what file are you requesting. That simple. It took about a minute for the test email I did to arrive and then I simple clicked "upload" which takes you to the AirDropper site and uploaded the file.You can select multiple files to upload also. Very easy to use

This is a nice replacement for Drop.io (which was bought by Facebook and then shut down). Teachers can send an email to students to have them submit work.

Another similar service is DROPitTOme.

I just learned about ge.tt this week and was pleasantly surprised. I had been looking for a way to share files with others who don't have a Dropbox account. I tried Let's Crate the other day, but found that it had a limit to the size file you could share. ge.tt doesn't. Just like Let's Crate, ge.tt allows you to share files without an account, but I found that I'd rather spend 1 min and set up a free account and then be able to see how many people are accessing the files I shared with them.

It is very easy to set up an account and then it takes 1 click to set up a sharing point. It opens up a file select window, select the files you want to share, and click open. That's it.

I shared three files today totaling 32MB and it was no problem. I saw someone remark that they posted up to 4GB of files without a problem. There is no mention of a size limit on the site.

You can use this to easily share files with your students, colleagues, and parents. Students could also use it to share files with you.

Easy, free file sharing without file size limits - works for me!

Let's Crate is a free file sharing service that is very easy to use. You can simply drag and drop files to a crate and share the url with someone so that they can retrieve the files. If you don't create a free account, your crate is available for 30 minutes. If you take 2 minutes and create a free account, you can have the crate forever.

It is very easy to use and the only downside I have found so far is that the crates can not handle very large (over 20 MB) yet.

This is a great way to share files with students or parents or other teachers. If it is going to be a quick thing, you don't even need an account.

DROPitTOme is a great resource I learned about from Free Technology for Teachers (Richard Byrne). Richard and I had both lamented over the loss of Drop.io since we both used it to collect electronic versions of student work.

Richard found DROPitTOme and I was finally able to try it out. It works great. It links to your Dropbox account and allows you to have people submit a file to your Dropbox account without being able to see anything else in the account. Dropbox has free accounts available with 2GB of memory. That should be more than enough for most teachers to use for collecting student work. You don't have to keep the work there that long since you could download the files later.

DROPitTOme is a great replacement for Drop.io and very easy to use and set up. Why waste paper? Have you students submit their work electronically. You can even comment/markup/grade it and then email it to them or send it to their Dropbox folder.



Related Posts:
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/09/dropio-online-collaboration-and-file.html
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/dropbox-file-sync-backup-and-sharing.html

Drop.io is an online collaboration and file sharing service. The free "drops" have 100MB limits, but you can purchase more space. 100MB is actually a lot of space. 30 lab reports only used 15 MB.

Drop.io allows users to have a simple, real-time, private online chat and share digital content (images, videos, documents and more). Each drop is non-searchable and non-indexed, can be password protected, and can even expire after a certain amount of time.

You can create a drop from the home page without creating an account or signing up. It is a very simple task and easy to use. You click on "Create a Drop" and then enter your email and they send you the link and password. That's it.

The "About" page on their site is actually a dropped document. It's interesting to see how they did it.

It is a very powerful, easy to use system. You can learn more about how to use it HERE.

I currently use it as a place for students to submit work to me without having to email it to me. I have placed a drop.io button on my classroom blog so the students can easily find it. I am just starting to explore the online chat and will also be using it to return students' electronic documents back to them with comments and grades. (you can also see the subscribe via email box on the class blog site. This site has assignments, due dates, resources and more and by subscribing to it, students get emails when ever I update the site) You can visit my Physics class blog site at: http://mrandradesphysics.blogspot.com/

"Submit Work to Mr. Andrade" sends their files to the drop.io "drop" I created. They click "add files" and it brings up a file explorer window, click on their file, and that's it. The file is sent to the drop for me to go and review and get.

Try it out.