It's kinda like DropBox, too.It's something that I have suggested to students that I've tutored. And it's free. That's right. OneDrive.
Are they all the same? Mostly. I have used all three of these services and I recommend OneDrive. Don't have MS Word or Excel on your computer? No problem. Open up your OneDrive and you can use those programs online. Need to do a presentation with PowerPoint but the computer you're using is giving you grief? Open up your OneDrive online and give your presentation like you meant to use OneDrive in the first place. (Had I known this existed during a certain group project for an undergrad class, no one would have had to trade thumb drives or email documents to each other.)
I was a heavy user of Google Drive back when it was Google Docs. When printing a 5 page paper from Google Docs, the formatting always seemed to give me fits. DropBox makes you download the file, make your changes, and re-upload? What a waste of time.
I've found that OneDrive is a good place to keep ALL of my stuff:
- Old pictures from my phone
- Recipes I've shared
- My CV and updated resume
- Old tax return PDFs
- Various versions of my husband's resume depending on what job he's applying for
- Personal/Family budget spreadsheets
- Files from work that sometimes I need at home
- Pictures of my driver's license, social security card, and marriage certificate
- Even a list of passwords for various websites
When it comes to technology, I'm more about an all-in-one way to get things accomplished. I don't have time to try to remember how to use this feature or that trick on 17 different websites. Keep it simple, stupid.
Does OneDrive count as educational technology? If it doesn't it should! My work/life/education balance would be made more difficult to keep organized if I didn't rely on a service like OneDrive. Is it the best choice? Well, it's what I like, and that's all that matters!
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