Google Drive is an online cloud storage service that is accessible to all Rice users with a NetID. Google Drive integrates with other Google apps, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Sites . You can use it to create new documents, and store and share these and other files and folders with other users.

Academic uses of Google Drive include organizing course materials provided by your instructor, creating documents to house your own work, and sharing documents and folders you want to use for collaboration with others for course projects and assignments.

Non-academic uses for clubs and student organizations include creating content and storing and sharing documents and media that can viewed by any user, and using Forms and Sheets to collect information.

As illustrated in the animation below, Google Drive can be accessed from drive.google.com, where the +New button can be used to create new documents, as well as upload files and folders.

animated image of creating a new document in Google Drive

For a full tutorial on Google Drive features and functions visit the G Suite Learning Center: Get started with Drive: What can you do with Drive? and Google Drive Help.

For information on Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Forms refer to Google Doc Editors Help Center. Google Sites is be discussed further down this module.

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